Experimenting with Science
An educated prediction of what you think might happen with good reasoning
What is a hypothesis?
A process that plants use to make their own food and energy
What is photosynthesis?
What is a cell?
Los Angeles recently acquired 2 NFL football teams. Name one of them
The Rams and The Chargers
A good scientific experiment usually meets these 4 requirements
What is MORC?
(Measurable. Observable. Replicable. Controlled)
Another term for the Calvin Cycle
A chemical process that breaks big molecules into smaller molecules
What is a catabolic reaction?
What is an organelle?
How many pixar movies are there in existence?
23 pixar movies
What causes the changes of results in an experiment (what you are in control of changing)
What is an independent variable?
These are the 3 products made by the light dependent reaction
What is NADPH, ATP, and Oxygen?
A standard way in which we organize living and extinct organisms
An organelle within the chloroplast where the light dependent reaction takes place
What is a thylakoid?
Ms. Go has how many siblings?
8
Collecting data is a critical part of testing a scientific experiment. One of the most common ways scientists can collect data is by gathering numbers and making observations. These types of data are...
What is quantitative and qualitative data
Carbon Dioxide is an important reactant in photosynthesis. Without it, plants wouldn't be able to produce their own foods completely. In what stage of the photosynthesis process is carbon dioxide used, and alongside what other 2 reactants?
CO2 is used as a reactant in the Calvin Cycle, along with ATP and NADPH to produce glucose
Autotrophs and heterotrophs are terms we use to describe how an organism gets their energy. Describe what plants and fungi are considered and which ones are producers/decomposers
Plants are autotrophs and fungi are heterotrophs. Plants are producers, fungi are decomposers
Name the 4 main organelles and what they do
DNA carries genetic information, ribosomes (makes proteins), cell membrane (controls what goes in/out), cytoplasm (provides floating space and buffer between organelles)
Earlier this year, Ms. Go tried 3 times to stop the birds from eating the breads from the moldy bread lab. After moving them indoors to her window sill, the bread was still being eaten. But they weren't birds. What were they?
Stupid squirrels
Why is the scientific method not actually always true to steps when we actually do science experiments?
Why you think desert plants can survive the extreme heat with no water, months at a time? How do you think photosynthesis affect them differently?
Over winter break, Room S4 had a bad ceiling leak from the rain. When teachers walked into the room on Monday, the ceilings and floors were filled with mildew everywhere! Explain how this fungus was able to grow in that condition.
Fungal growth requires moisture, nutrients, and glucose in order to grow. But before they can grow, a spore is needed! Luckily, they are everywhere
We are going to be learning about cells and organelles in much more detail this semester. Correctly put the hierarchy of organization in order from smallest to biggest:
Organelle, cell, organ, tissue, organism, ecosystem
organelle -> cell -> tissue -> organ -> organism -> ecosystem
Free throw an object from one side of the room to the trash can for extra credit points for everybody! You have 2 tries. (1st try in = 5 extra credit points. 2nd try in = 2.5 extra credit points)
Good luck!