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This document outlines the components of a biology internal assessment, including: - Stating the research question, independent variable, dependent variable, and controlled variables - Providing background information and a hypothesis - Describing the materials, apparatus, variables, and procedures used - Presenting quantitative data in tables and graphs - Discussing trends in the data, limitations, and relating results to previous research - Stating conclusions and ways to improve the experiment in the future

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Bio IA Template

This document outlines the components of a biology internal assessment, including: - Stating the research question, independent variable, dependent variable, and controlled variables - Providing background information and a hypothesis - Describing the materials, apparatus, variables, and procedures used - Presenting quantitative data in tables and graphs - Discussing trends in the data, limitations, and relating results to previous research - Stating conclusions and ways to improve the experiment in the future

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Biology Internal Assessment () Practical Research question Independent variable (range of values), Dependent variable (how data is collected),

controlled variables, control experiment (positive/negative). Broad aim Background information Lit review Mode of mechanism cellular/ molecular level? Biological aspect If spectrophotometer choice of wavelength Hypothesis

Table of materials S/No 1 2 3 Material Concentration Quantity

Table of apparatus S/No Apparatus 10cm3 measuring cylinder 25cm3 measuring cylinder 50cm3 measuring cylinder 100cm3 measuring cylinder Ruler Electronic stopwatch Electronic mass balance Laboratory thermometer Spectrophotometer 50cm3 burette 5cm3 syringe 8mm cork borer 50cm3 beaker 100cm3 beaker 250cm3 conical flask White tile Quantity Uncertainty 0.1cm3 0.5cm3 0.5cm3 1cm3 0.1cm3 0.01s 0.01g 0.5C 0.005 A 0.01cm3 -

1 1 1 1 1

Table of control of variables Independent Variable Ways of controlling Apparatus used

Variables

Values of variable

Positive Control (has an effect on exp)

Negative Control (no effect on exp) e.g. non-germinating


Table 3.1: Table of independent variables showing the values of the independent variables, how they are controlled and the materials used

Variable

Dependent Variable Method(s) of Assessing Apparatus used

Unit of measurement

Table 3.2: Table of dependent variables showing the ways of assessing and the apparatus used.

Variable

Controlled Variable Significance

Way(s) of controlling

Table 3.3: Table of controlled variables showing the variables to be controlled, their significance and how they are controlled.

Procedure *mention control Qualitative Data Aspect observed Photograph(s) Observations *no numbers e.g. conditions of seeds walls of respiratory chamber water vapour?

Table of formulae

Formula

Worked example

Rationale

Calculation of Mean Average Formula Sample calculation of 10C mean absorbance

n 0.758 + 0.644 + 0.546 + 0.836 + 0.846 5 = 0.726

Table 5.1: Calculation of Mean average. The values for sample calculation were obtained from Table 4.1, the raw data.

Calculation of Standard Deviation Formula

( x - x )
(n - 1)
= 0.129

Sample calculation of 10C Standard Deviation

(0.758 - 0.726)2 + (0.644 - 0.726)2 + ... + (0.846 - 0.726)2 (5 - 1)

Table 5.2: Calculation of Standard Deviation. The values for sample calculation were obtained from

Calculation of Enzyme Activity Method Sample calculation of 10C Enzymatic Activity

1.177 - 0.726 = 0.451

Means absorbanceControl - Mean AbsorbanceVariable

Table 5.3: Calculation of Enzyme activity. The values for sample calculation were obtained from the mean absorbance of the positive control and the variable from Table 6.1.

Quantitative Data *keeping figures to x d.p. for meaningful comparison **data following uncertainty (2m) The following graphs in fig 4, 5 and 6 are depicted to calculate the rate of cell respiration by taking the gradient of the respective trendlines using Microsoft Excel 2007 equation function. Graph of processed data *Error bars showing standard deviation for 5 replicates Discussion CE1: Description of trend (section 1 info Molecular level)

(cite references, footnote) Limitations/large stan dv will be discussed in the evaluation T-test: MUST BE DISCUSSED. Parallel to other reports (optional) Prove trends/results are significant/reliable b/c they concur w/ research papers Conclusion

Limitations and improvements Procedure Limitation Ways of collecting data Failure to control controlled variables Improvement

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