IB/AP Biology Action Verbs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Analyze | Interpret data to reach conclusions |
| Annotate | Add brief notes to a diagram or graph |
| Apply | Use an idea, equation, principle, theory, or law in a new situation |
| Comment | Give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation |
| Compare | Give an account of similarities and differences between two or more items referring to all of them throughout |
| Construct | Represent or develop in graphical form |
| Deduce | Reach a conclusion from the information given |
| Define | Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, or physical quantity |
| Derive | Manipulate a mathematical relationship(s) to give a new equation or relationship |
| Describe | Give a detailed account |
| Design | Produce a plan, simulation, or model |
| Determine | Find the only possible answer |
| Discuss | Give an account including, where possible, a range of arguments for and against the relative importance of various factors, or comparisons of alternative hypotheses |
| Distinguish | Give the differences between two or more different items |
| Draw | Represent by means of pencil lines |
| Estimate | Find an approximate value for an unknown quantity |
| Evaluate | Assess the implications and limitations |
| Explain | Give a detailed account of causes, reasons, or mechanisms |
| Identify | Find an answer from a given number of possibilities |
| Label | Add labels to a diagram |
| List | Give a sequence of names or other brief answers with no explanation |
| Measure | Find a value for a quantity |
| Outline | Give a brief account or summary |
| Predict | Give an expected result |
| Show | Give the steps in a calculation or derivation |
| Sketch | Represent by means of a graph showing a line and labeled but unscaled axes but with important features clearly indicated |
| Solve | Obtain an answer using algebraic and/or/ numerical methods |
| State | Give a specific name, value, or other brief answer without explanation or calculation |
| Suggest | Propose a hypothesis or other possible answer |
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