AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 11 | H YPER P REP S CIENCE • 207

4. Which of the following would be good animals to use for the experiment? F. Adult females G. Newborn females H. Newborn males J. Adult males The second step in understanding a Data Representation passage (and •‘‡ ‡•‡ƒ”…Š —ƒ”› ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡•Ȍ ”‡“—‹”‡• –Š‡ ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †ƒ–ƒ trends. To recognize a trend, read each column, noting the trend as the row variable changes. Typical items ask for predictions of what will happen if particular variables are changed in the experiment or for comparisons of the results of two or more trials. The following two items test the ability to recognize the trends from the ’”‡˜‹‘—• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǣ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…ƒŽŽ›ǡ –Š‡ ‡ˆˆ‡…–• ‘ˆ ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰ ˆ‘‘† ƒ† ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰ temperature on the age of sexual maturity. 5. Š‹…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‡š’‡”‹‡–• ™ƒ• ƒ…‘–”‘Ž ˆ‘” š’‡”‹‡– ͷ when the variable being tested was food intake? A. Experiment 1 B. Experiment 2 Ǥ š’‡”‹‡– ͵ D. Experiment 6 6. If all other variables are kept constant, which of the following will result in an increase in the age at which the animals give birth? Ǥ ‡…”‡ƒ•‡ ‹ ˆ‘‘† ˆ”‘ ͵Ͳ ‰”ƒ• –‘ ͳͷ ‰”ƒ• Ǥ …”‡ƒ•‡ ‹ –‡’‡”ƒ–—”‡ ˆ”‘ ʹͷι –‘ ͵ͷι Ǥ …”‡ƒ•‡ ‹ ˆ‘‘† ˆ”‘ ͳͷ ‰”ƒ• –‘ Ͷͷ ‰”ƒ• Ǥ …”‡ƒ•‡ ‹ –‡’‡”ƒ–—”‡ ˆ”‘ ʹͷι –‘ ͵Ͳι Finally, take a moment to imagine how the experiments might have been performed. The third step in understanding a Data Representation passage ”‡“—‹”‡• ‰‘‹‰ „‡›‘† ™Šƒ– ‹• •’‡…‹ϐ‹…ƒŽŽ› •–ƒ–‡†Ǣ ‹– ‹˜‘Ž˜‡• ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‰ conclusions drawn from the data presented. Avoid conclusions that are not supported by the data.

ANALYZING TRENDS

MAKING CONCLUSIONS