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DRAWINGSyouwillbeaskedtodrawdiagramsoffruits,insects.etc.intheexam.
Makesure
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it'sinpencil,
drawntothecorrectsize,
Thedrawingshouldbeaslargeasyoucanfitinthespaceprovided
hasdefiniteoutlines(no'sketchy'lines),
noshading,
noarrowheadswhenlabelling
andmakesurelinespointexactlyatthelabelledpart.
MAKINGCOMPARISONS
1. Makesurethepointsyouusetocomparediagramsarevisibleinthe
diagrams.
2. Uselabelsonthediagramsasyourguide.
3. Anddon'tcomparesizesunlessyou'regivenascale.
4. Youcancomparenumbersshapeandproportionalsizes.
DESIGNINGANEXPERIMENT
1. Findthevariablewhichistobechanged(fromthequestion)andmention
howyouaregoingtochangeit(ex:tochangetemperature,use
thermometercontrolledwaterbathattemperatures10to50degree
Celsius).
2. Listallvariablesthatyouhavetokeepconstantthroughouttheexperiment
(ex:roomtemperature,volumeofwater,insectspecies).Makesurethere's
onlyonevariablefortheinvestigation.
3. Mentionhowlongyourexperimentwilllast.
4. Sayhowyouwillmeasureexperiments'results(ex:ifyou'reexamining
presenceofstarch,saythatthefoodsamplewhichturnstheiodine
solutionadeeperbluecontainsmorestarch)
5. Finally:say'repeatexperimenttogetmorereliableresultsandminimise
error.It'sguaranteedtogainyoumarks.
6. Ifyoucan,setacontrolforyourexperiment.(ex:useboiledenzymeinan
experimenttotestforenzymeactivity)
DRAWINGTHEGRAPHS
CONTROLLEDVARIABLEANDINDEPENDENTVARIABLEISTHESAME
Alwaysjoinpointsusingarulerunlessaskedtodootherwise(ex:lineofbestfit)
MAGNIFICATION
MAGNIFICATION=OBJECTORIMAGESIZE
ACTUALSIZE
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ACTUALSIZE=OBJECTORIMAGESIZE
MAGNIFICATION
TESTFORVITAMINCREAGENTUSEDISDCPIPDYE
TakeImlofDCPIPdyeintoatesttube
Addexcessofthesolutionofthefoodsampletoit
IfthebluecolouredDCPIPIdyegoescolourless(getsdecolourised)
ThefoodsamplecontainsvitaminC
IfthedyestaysbluethenVitaminCisabsent
ThistestcanbeusedtotestwhichfruitjuicescontainmoreVitamimC
Take1mloftheDCPIPdyeinseparatetesttubes
Addeachfruitjuicedropbydroptothedye
ThejuicethatdecolourisesDCPIPFASTESThasthemostVitaminC
ThismeanstheleastvolumeoffruitjuiceneededtodecolouriseDCPIPdyehas
thehighestVitaminC
CHEMICALtesttoidentifywater
1) Wateroritsvapourwillturncobaltchloride
paperfrombluetopink.
Totestifthechemicalisliquidputtheliquidontoa
stripofbluecolouredcobaltchloridepaper.Ifitturns
frombluetopinkcolouritmeanstheliquidiswater.
2)Wateroritsvapourturns
anhydrouscopper(II)sulfatecrystalsfromwhitetoblue.
3)Watermeltsat0Candboilsat100C.
USEOFHYDROGENCARBONATEINDICATORTOTESTINRESPIRATIONAND
PHOTOSYNTHESISEXPERIMENTS
InnormalairornormalcarbondioxidegastheindicatorisRED
InHIGHcarbondioxidegasORACIDICPHtheindicatorisYELLOW/ORANGE
InLOWcarbondioxidegas/INHIGHOXYGEN/ALKALINEPH
theindicatorisPURPLE
REVISEFOLLOWINGEXPERIMENTSEXPERIMENTS
1.HOWTOMEASUREHEARTRATE
2..HOWTOMEASURETHERATEOFRESPIRATIONUSINGRESPIROMETEROR
ANUTUBEMANOMETER
3.HOWTOMEASURETHERATEOFPHOTOSYNTHESISWITHA
PHTOSYNTHOMETER
5. HOWTOMEASURETHERATEOFTRANSPIRATIONUSING
POTOMETER
6. HOWTOMEASURETHERATEOFRESPIRATIONINYEAST