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

2 10 Characteristics of Living Things
What is biology?

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

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

5 20 Characteristics of Living Things
Reproduce

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

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

8 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…

9 40 Characteristics of Living Things
Evolution/Evolve

10 50 Characteristics of Living Things
Define homeostasis.

11 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.

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

13 10 Scientific Method Observation(s)

14 20 Scientific Method A possible explanation for a set of observations, an educated prediction.

15 20 Scientific Method Hypothesis

16 30 Scientific Method “If sugar is added to yeast, then carbon dioxide gas will be produced” is an example of a…

17 30 Scientific Method hypothesis

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

19 40 Scientific method One.

20 50 Scientific Method The variable being manipulated by the scientist in an experiment is called the…

21 50 Scientific Method Independent variable.

22 10 Mixed Topics The parameters you keep the same in all experimental groups in an experiment are called…

23 10 Mixed Topics Constants

24 20 Mixed Topics The comparison group or the most “normal” group in an experiment is called the…

25 20 Mixed Topics Control group

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

27 30 Mixed Topics Meter

28 40 Mixed Topics Do/Will we use light microscopes or electron microscopes in our biology labs?

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

30 50 Mixed Topics You are studying the effect of sunlight on plant position. What’s the dependent variable?

31 50 Mixed Topics Plant Position

32 10 Microscopes What is this called?

33 10 Microscopes arm

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

35 20 Microscopes Red, yellow, and blue

36 30 Microscopes To move the stage up and down, you would use the…

37 Course Adjustment knob
30 Microscopes Course Adjustment knob

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

39 40 Microscopes Diaphragm

40 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?

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

42 10 Metric System What is another name for the Metric System?
Hint: It’s two letters…

43 10 Metric System SI System

44 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…

45 20 Metric System 1,000mL = 1 L

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

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

48 40 Metric System What is a benefit of using the metric system?

49 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 50 Metric System How many kilometers in 1, meters?

51 50 Metric System


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