Practice

Biology

Real studies on gulls, garden birds and bumblebees: read the paper, then test your reasoning. Start with Level 1 and work up.

1. Level 1FoundationA short, clear study. Learn to find the question, method and main result.Urban herring gulls use human behavioural cues to locate foodRoyal Society Open Science · 2020 · about 30 min · 5 questions→
2. Level 2IntermediateA standard research paper with tables, figures and statistics.Effects of supplementary feeding on interspecific dominance hierarchies in garden birdsPLOS ONE · 2018 · about 40 min · 15 questions→
3. Level 3AdvancedA complex study. Weigh evidence, controls and limitations critically.Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in an InsectPLOS Biology · 2016 · about 50 min · 15 questions→