Intro to Biology
Scientific Method
Graphing
CERs
Miscellaneous
100
The definition of biology.
What is the study of life?
100
A variable in an experiment that does not change.
What is a control variable?
100
The name of the vertical axis.
What is the Y-axis?
100
The terms that stand for CER.
What are Claim-Evidence-Reasoning?
100
What you should do in the lab whenever someone is hurt, something is on fire, or if glass is broken
What is tell the teacher immediately?
200
The most basic unit of life
What is the cell?
200
A variable that is measured/observed?
What is a dependent variable?
200
The axis on which the independent variable belongs.
What is the X-axis?
200
The number of pieces of data/observation in evidence statements.
What is 2?
200
The definition of hypothesis
A testable prediction or explanation of a natural phenomenon.
300
An explanation for why fire is or is not alive.
What is fire is not alive because it's missing many characteristics of life, including being made of cells?
300
A variable that is manipulated by the scientist.
What is an independent variable?
300
The mnemonic to remember how to label graphs (including the full words for each letter).
What is TAILS (Title, Axis, Interval, Labels, Scale)?
300
The role of reasoning statements in CERs.
What is explaining how the evidence supports the claim?
300
The base unit scientists use for measuring volume
What is a liter?
400
An example of homeostasis in the human body
What is (any of these) shivering when cold, sweating when hot, urinating when too much water is in the body, releasing insulin when blood sugar levels are too high, etc.?
400
The independent variable in an experiment with the research question "What is the effect of sleep deprivation on attention span?"
What is the amount of sleep deprivation?
400
The conditions for using a line graph.
What is when the data is continuous such as change over time?
400
A claim that answers the question: "What is the effect of temperature on heart rate?"
What is "As temperature increases, so does heart rate"?
400
The average of the numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
What is 5?
500
The 7 characteristics of life described by the mnemonic "DR. GRACE"
What are "Displays organization, responds to the environment, grows, reproduces, adapts, is made of cells, and uses energy"?
500
Two possible control variables for an experiment with the research question "How does amount of time spent on social media use affect student academic performance?"
What are (any of these): the same type of social media, the same academic class/teacher/assessments, the same students, etc.? (Basically anything that's not the amount of time spent on social media or student academic performance.)
500
The graph that shows the data in this table.
What is a graph similar to this?
500
Two pieces of evidence from this graph.
What are (any 2 of these): 15 children prefer guitar, 10 prefer drums, and 20 prefer keyboard?
500
The kilogram equivalent of 24.3 grams.
What is 0.0243 kilograms?