ap bio task verbs

Calculate:

Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer, including
algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of
units and significant figures.

Construct/Draw:

Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that
illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena. Labels may or may not be
required

Determine:

Decide or conclude after reasoning, observation, or applying
mathematical routines (calculations).

Evaluate: Judge or determine the significance or importance of information,
or the quality or accuracy of a claim.

Judge or determine the significance or importance of information,
or the quality or accuracy of a claim.

Explain:

Provide information about how or why a relationship, process,
pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or
reasoning to support or qualfiy a claim. Explain “how” typically requires
analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome;
whereas explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for
the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome.

Identify:

Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without
elaboration or explanation.

Justify:

Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide
reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim.

Make a claim:

Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge.

Predict/Make a prediction:

Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or
disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or
system.

Represent:

Use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, illustrations, and/or
tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics,
and/or relationships.

State (the null/alternative hypothesis):

Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defend a claim about a scientifically testable question.

Support a claim:

Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or
qualifies a claim.