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AP Biology Practice 6: Scientific Explanations and Theories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gK1xWNM7kk&list=PLllVwaZQkS2pjZ33Iwr84PutjISWnYL1H&index=7
1. How are theories developed?

2. What happens after theories form?

3. What happens when the theory no longer fits the data explained in nature?

4. In each of the four main ideas, what are important theories/ideas you should know and be able to
apply:
a) Evolution-
b) Free Energy-
c) Information-
d) Systems-

5. Justify Claims with Evidence: what was the correct answer? A or B or C or D

6. Construct Explanations Based on Evidence: what was the correct answer? A or B or C or D

7. Articulate the reasons that explanations and theories are refined or replaced: Explain how
autosomal linkage deviates from the conclusions of Mendel and his work on inheritance.

8. Make claims and predictions about natural phenomena. Explain what genetic drift is and how it can
impact the genetic makeup of a population.

9. Evaluate alternative scientific explanations. Determine the genotypes of the original parents (P
generation) and explain your reasoning.

10. What is the miasma theory and what replaced that theory?