Introduction to Biology JEOPARDY Characteristics of Living Things

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

10 Characteristics of Living Things What is biology?

10 Characteristics of Living Things Study of Life

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

20 Characteristics of Living Things Reproduce

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

30 Characteristics of Living Things Responding to stimuli/environment

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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…

30 Microscopes Course Adjustment knob

40 Microscopes Regulates the amount of light through the stage…

40 Microscopes Diaphragm

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

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

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

20 Metric System 1, 000 m. L = 1 L

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

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

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

40 Metric System It is based on 10 s 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