Andrew Alott and David Mindorff Solutions for Chapter: Interaction, Exercise 13: Summative assessment

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Andrew Alott Biology Solutions for Exercise - Andrew Alott and David Mindorff Solutions for Chapter: Interaction, Exercise 13: Summative assessment

Attempt the practice questions on Chapter 6: Interaction, Exercise 13: Summative assessment with hints and solutions to strengthen your understanding. MYP Biology A concept based approach Years 4&5 solutions are prepared by Experienced Embibe Experts.

Questions from Andrew Alott and David Mindorff Solutions for Chapter: Interaction, Exercise 13: Summative assessment with Hints & Solutions

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Design an experiment to test the hypothesis which states “Heart rate slows down in humans when the face is immersed in cold water." Include all the details of how variable will be in controlled. Your method should exclude the possibility that are slowing of the heart rate is due to the stopping breathing rather than contact with cold water.

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Non-apneic facial immersion experiment was performed to test the hypothesis which states that “Heart rate slows down in humans when the face is immersed in cold water." Explain how this experiment can be ensured to be safe and ethically acceptable.

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Explain the problems for the scientists in measuring the ages of narwhals.

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Discuss the validity of the scientists' methods for estimating the age of narwhals. Suggest any improvement to the method.

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The bar chart below shows the age estimates of narwhals produced by the research in West Greenland in 2014.

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Draw an age pyramid chart for the narwhals investigated in West Greenland.

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Suggest reasons for the differences between the human and the narwhal age pyramids.

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Write a reference to the scientific paper on the ages of narwhal.

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Write a paragraph to explain how the narwhals’ ages were estimated, using scientific language in away that non-scientists should be able to understand.