AP Bio Task Verbs

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

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

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

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

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.

Provide relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

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

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

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

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