Introduction to Biology JEOPARDY!!  Characteristics of Living Things Scientific Method Mixed Topics Microscopes Metric System 10 20 30 40 50

10 Characteristics of Living Things What is biology?

Characteristics of Living Things 10 Characteristics of Living Things Study of Life

When you produce offspring (make babies) you do this… 20 Characteristics of Living Things When you produce offspring (make babies) you do this…

20 Characteristics of Living Things Reproduce

Bears hibernating would be an example of… 30 Characteristics of Living Things Bears hibernating would be an example of…

Responding to stimuli/environment 30 Characteristics of Living Things Responding to stimuli/environment

When populations of species change over time, this is called… 40 Characteristics of Living Things When populations of species change over time, this is called…

40 Characteristics of Living Things Evolution/Evolve

50 Characteristics of Living Things Define homeostasis.

Characteristics of Living Things 50 Characteristics of Living Things The process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits to maintain a stable internal environment.

The work of a scientist begins with what? 10 Scientific Method The work of a scientist begins with what?

10 Scientific Method Observation(s)

20 Scientific Method A possible explanation for a set of observations, an educated prediction.

20 Scientific Method Hypothesis

30 Scientific Method “If sugar is added to yeast, then carbon dioxide gas will be produced” is an example of a…

30 Scientific Method hypothesis

How many variables are tested in a controlled experiment? 40 Scientific Method How many variables are tested in a controlled experiment?

40 Scientific method One.

50 Scientific Method The variable being manipulated by the scientist in an experiment is called the…

50 Scientific Method Independent variable.

10 Mixed Topics The parameters you keep the same in all experimental groups in an experiment are called…

10 Mixed Topics Constants

20 Mixed Topics The comparison group or the most “normal” group in an experiment is called the…

20 Mixed Topics Control group

What is the basic unit of length? 30 Mixed Topics What is the basic unit of length?

30 Mixed Topics Meter

40 Mixed Topics Do/Will we use light microscopes or electron microscopes in our biology labs?

Light microscope (Compound light microscope) 40 Mixed Topics Light microscope (Compound light microscope)

50 Mixed Topics You are studying the effect of sunlight on plant position. What’s the dependent variable?

50 Mixed Topics Plant Position

10 Microscopes What is this called?

10 Microscopes arm

What three colors are the objective lenses? 20 Microscopes What three colors are the objective lenses?

20 Microscopes Red, yellow, and blue

30 Microscopes To move the stage up and down, you would use the…

Course Adjustment knob 30 Microscopes Course Adjustment knob

Regulates the amount of light through the stage… 40 Microscopes Regulates the amount of light through the stage…

40 Microscopes Diaphragm

50 To determine overall magnification, you need to… Microscopes To determine overall magnification, you need to… Hint: what kind of math do we need to do?

Multiply the ocular (10) by the objective 50 Microscopes Multiply the ocular (10) by the objective

10 Metric System What is another name for the Metric System? Hint: It’s two letters…

10 Metric System SI System

How many liters in 1,000mL? 1,000mL = _______________ L 20 Metric System How many liters in 1,000mL? 1,000mL = _______________ L A hypothesis should include only a single…

20 Metric System 1,000mL = 1 L

Name the metric prefixes from 30 Metric System Name the metric prefixes from largest to smallest.

Kilo Hecto Deka (base) deci centi milli 30 Metric System Kilo Hecto Deka (base) deci centi milli

40 Metric System What is a benefit of using the metric system?

40 Metric System It is based on 10s so conversions are very simple. Also the majority of the world uses this system so it is easy to do calculations in other countries.

50 Metric System How many kilometers in 1,230.54 meters?

50 Metric System 1.23054