For your Biology Qual, pick a citation style and stick with it - consistency is key.
Academic writing requires that you acknowledge use of the intellectual work of others. These are some of the most common situations that require that you identify and give credit to the work of others:
It is not necessary to give credit for commonly known facts or expressions ("the sky is blue"). [1]
[1] The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003), 444-45.
Chicago Manual of Style (Z253.U69 2017 - Online, at the Ref Desk, in Reference, PARC Reference, and in the stacks)
NOTE: There are two versions outlined in Chicago: A, the humanities style, and B, author-date, preferred by social science and science disciplines.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (LB2369.G53 2016 - at the Ref Desk, in Reference, and in the stacks)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (BF76.7 .P83 2020 - at the Ref Desk, in Reference, PARC Reference, and in the stacks)
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