International Journal of Science Education
By Yip, Din Yan
“Identification of Misconceptions in Novice Biology Teachers and Remedial Strategies for Improving Biology Learning”
Publisher:
4/20
Pp. 416-477
1998
Identification of Misconceptions in Novice Biology Teachers and Remedial Strategies for Improving Biology Learning
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Test
Number of subjects, range: Medium — 11-30
Grade and age of subjects: Adult — over 18 years
- The human body temperature should be always maintained at 37°C by a sophisticated homeostatic mechanism, and a deviation of a few degrees would be fatal.
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Photosynthesis is made up of a light reaction and a dark reaction.
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Proteins in the diet are only important as an organic material for forming body cells and structures.
- Fatty acids and glycerol, formed as a result of fat digestion, were absorbed directly into the lacteals of the villi.
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In the liver, excess proteins are deaminated to form urea.
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During exhalation, the lungs are compressed and the air is expelled from the air sacs.
- In the mammalian circulatory system, the blood flow rate is lowest at the capillaries because the very narrow capillaries offer great resistance to blood flow.
- The formation and absorption of tissue fluid in the capillary network are essential for the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and body cells.
- Most water of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in the loop of Henle and the collecting duct in the distal tubule or in the collecting duct.
- Skin capillaries dilate to promote heat loss.
- Stomata are usually absent in the epidermis of submerged leaves otherwise water will enter into the intercellular spaces and the mesophyll cells would become suffocated.
- Pollen grains were equivalent to the male gametes.
- Genetic variation makes the individuals better adapted to the environment.