BIOL 2600 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Computation biology is the
science of using biological data to develop algorithms or models in order to
understand biological systems and relationships
Biology is the study of
emergent properties of living system.
What is an emergent property?
a property which a collection or complex system has
A complex system has
a set of interacting or interdependent components that forms a integrated whole.
What are data?
they are sets of values of qualitative or quantitative variables that convey information
about some attribute of one or more persons or objects.
What is the purpose of collecting data?
To support the testing of hypothesis
What kind of variables are there?
- Continuous variables
- Discrete variables
- Categorical variables
What are continuous variable?
, numeric variables that can have an infinite set of values within a given range.
i.e length
What are discrete variables ?
numeric variables that have a countable number of values within a given range
I.e age, number of fishes in the lake
What are categorical variables?
contains a finite number oof categories or distinct groups could be ordinal or nominal
i.e live and dead, low altitude, mid altitude or high altitude
There may or may not be a logical order to these variables
What are types of biological data types?
1. morphological data (i.e height, weight, colour...)
2. image data (i.e LIDAR, histology...)
3. Genetic data ( i.e DNA markers, genome...)
4. Gene expression data (i.e RNA or protein abundance, chromatin structure...)
5. Physiological data (i.e heart rate, BMI, skin temperature ...)
6. Behavioural data (i.e time to complete a task, frequency of foraging behaviours)
7. interview data (I.e formulary data, free responses, longitudinal)
8. Health data (I.e cholesterol levels, mental health parameters ... )
What is an algorithm?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Computation biology is the
science of using biological data to develop algorithms or models in order to
understand biological systems and relationships
Biology is the study of
emergent properties of living system.
What is an emergent property?
a property which a collection or complex system has
A complex system has
a set of interacting or interdependent components that forms a integrated whole.
What are data?
they are sets of values of qualitative or quantitative variables that convey information
about some attribute of one or more persons or objects.
What is the purpose of collecting data?
To support the testing of hypothesis
What kind of variables are there?
- Continuous variables
- Discrete variables
- Categorical variables
What are continuous variable?
, numeric variables that can have an infinite set of values within a given range.
i.e length
What are discrete variables ?
numeric variables that have a countable number of values within a given range
I.e age, number of fishes in the lake
What are categorical variables?
contains a finite number oof categories or distinct groups could be ordinal or nominal
i.e live and dead, low altitude, mid altitude or high altitude
There may or may not be a logical order to these variables
What are types of biological data types?
1. morphological data (i.e height, weight, colour...)
2. image data (i.e LIDAR, histology...)
3. Genetic data ( i.e DNA markers, genome...)
4. Gene expression data (i.e RNA or protein abundance, chromatin structure...)
5. Physiological data (i.e heart rate, BMI, skin temperature ...)
6. Behavioural data (i.e time to complete a task, frequency of foraging behaviours)
7. interview data (I.e formulary data, free responses, longitudinal)
8. Health data (I.e cholesterol levels, mental health parameters ... )
What is an algorithm?
