AssignmentGraphical presentation

For the Higher Biology assignment you need to carry out experiments and research the internet or other sources on a relevant biology topic. This research should be written up in a report with key aims, measurements and a conclusion.

Part ofBiologyExam and assignment

Graphical presentation

You must produce a graph of your experimental data.

Your graph must:

  • be a line graph or a bar graph, whichever is appropriate for your data
  • be large enough to allow points to be read accurately
  • have suitable scales, labels and units on the axes
  • have points which are joined with a line (line graph) or clear bar tops (bar graph)
  • You must use graph paper or graphing software.
  • If you are using graphing software, include both major and minor gridlines, and use plotting symbols that are clear but not too large.

Data/information from an internet/literature source

  • You must include data/information from an internet/literature source that you can compare with the data from your experiment.
  • It must be clear from what you include that this data/information is relevant to the aim of your investigation.
  • You must cite your internet/literature source within the body of the report, near to the relevant data/information, and include a reference later in the report.
  • You can cite a source in many ways. One way is to put a number, for example (1), next to the data/information and the same number beside the reference included later in the report.

You must include the following information in the reference:

SourceReference
Websitefull URL for the page or pages, with the date accessed
Journaltitle, author, journal title, volume and page number
Booktitle, author, page number and either edition or ISBN
Data booklettitle, page number and either year of publication or ISBN or full URL
SourceWebsite
Referencefull URL for the page or pages, with the date accessed
SourceJournal
Referencetitle, author, journal title, volume and page number
SourceBook
Referencetitle, author, page number and either edition or ISBN
SourceData booklet
Referencetitle, page number and either year of publication or ISBN or full URL

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