Evidence Lecture
Collecting and organizing data
In this guide you are starting to collect data about organisms and their environment.
Video Overview
We will begin with this guide overview video.
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Evidence Lecture Guide Contents
This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.
Evidence Lecture Objectives
Forms of Data
Provide examples of different forms of data about the natural world, including the types of information data can convey; discuss the techniques, benefits, and limitations of sampling from a larger population; and list and explain the basic characteristics of grasses, including ability to survive extreme conditions and significance in the human diet.
Patterns
Describe what a pattern is and provide examples of patterns in nature; identify different forms of population data including a population size chart, carrying capacity, and population distribution; and provide the names, locations, and characteristics of temperate grasslands.
Field Notes
List the contents of field notes and explain why these contents may be important; describe the tropical savanna, including climate and seasonal impacts on organisms; and provide an example of a temperate savannah, and explain why it is not a forest.
Identification
Explain why it is important to identify and classify organisms; describe the work and contributions of Carl Linnaeus; and list the three Domains of life, and the four Kingdoms in Domain Eukarya.
