An activity to be used with student teachers to get them thinking about common biology misconceptions. v1.0 - first draft

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3. Why do you think that?

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5. The material that makes up this tree mainly comes from the ground.

6. Plants only respire at night.

7. Pollen grains are like the eggs of a plant.

8. Which of these are fruits?

9. Girls inherit characteristics from their mother but not their father.

10. If monkeys evolved into humans, why do we still have monkeys?

11. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

12. Giraffes developed long necks so that they could reach higher leaves.

13. Most of the water contained in our food is reabsorbed in the colon.

14. Enzymes are killed by high temperatures. Enzymes work best at 37oC

15. Food never actually enters our bodies.

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