Guide 3B
Data Analysis
Drawing conclusions & raising new questions
In this guide you will use different analysis techniques to interpret animal data.
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Data Analysis Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.
Data Analysis Objectives
Managing Data
Describe the role and processes of data analysis, including errors in early interpretations of inheritance; and explain a monohybrid (one-trait cross), including the characteristics of the parents and offspring in the F1 and F2 generations.
Mendel
Explain Mendel’s principles of inheritance, including examples of these principles expressed in organisms; use a Punnett Square to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring produced from parental crosses; and apply the Punnett Square technique to studying rat characteristics.
Cleaning & Homemaking
Analyze data on cleaning behaviors, determining the impact on animal survival; provide examples of animal homes, including their construction, architecture, and impacts on animal survival; and list characteristics of beavers, including their structures, behaviors, and role as a keystone species that impacts ecosystems.
Arthropods
List the characteristics of animals in Phylum Arthropoda; and provide examples of crustacean, insect, and arachnid arthropods.
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