Mr. O's Class
Viruses 🔬
VS.
Bacteria 💊
VS.
Bacteria 💊
Anatomy of the Heart 💖
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Mystery Mash Ups
Mystery Mash Ups
Which Language Am I?
🔬 Microscope, Telescope 👀 or Binoculars?🔭
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African-American Scientists
African-American Scientists
Fields of Science
Colors🌈
Levels of Organization
U.S. States
100
Name one thing that is included under either:
- good classroom behavior -OR- towards
- safe lab techniques
(+100 for each correct one you can name)
(Answers will vary)
100
!! FREE POINTS !!
100
This type of muscle makes up a majority of the heart - without it, there'd be no main squeeze
Cardiac muscle (myocardium)
-located primarily in the thick middle layer of the heart
-does a majority of the work in beating the heart
-unlike skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle NEVER gets tired!!
100
!! FREE POINTS !!
100
This language was once the language of diplomacy throughout much of the world, and is still used officially in 30 countries around the world
French (Français)
100
Bacteria
microscope
100
George Washington Carver invented hundreds of products related to crops like sweet potatoes and soybeans, and also promoted the use of crop rotation, which increased output.
But he is most famous with his work and inventions involving this product that grows in the ground
Peanuts
100
The branch of science concerned with space and objects in space (celestial objects)
Astronomy
100
In area, this is the largest country in the world with a flag that has red, white, and blue in it
Russia
100
This is the basic unit of all life
(+500: How many of them the average human body has)
Cell
(Approx. 100 trillion cells in the human body)
100
Texas
(capital - Austin;
largest city - Houston)
200
!! FREE POINTS !!
200
Reasons viruses aren't really fully alive - name two
/// They need to be within a host to replicate
/// They're not a cell
/// They don't maintain homeostasis
/// They don't take in nutrients or use their own energy (they don't have a metabolism)
200
The heart has this many rooms
4 (chambers)
200
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This long word meaning "alien life form" contains word roots meaning "beyond earth"... but don't phone home, we haven't discovered any yet
Extra-terrestrial
200
This language gave many European languages including English literally thousands of words and roots that we still use today
(+600: Name a language which evolved from this language)
Latin (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian)
200
Galaxies
telescope
200
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, with a PhD in Chemistry, was the first scientist to understand the link between hypertension / cholesterol and a disease called atherosclerosis, which is a buildup of plaque in these vessels which allow blood to travel out to the rest of the body from the heart.
Arteries
200
!! FREE POINTS !!
200
Of the colors in the visible spectrum, this color is the closest to IR (infrared)
Red
200
!! FREE POINTS !!
200
Hawaii
(capital and largest city - Honolulu)
300
This is most important in Mr. O's class and is given the most points towards your overall grade
Participation / Initiative
300
Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes, but the three main types are this:
Rods (bacilli), spheres (cocci), and spirals (spirilla)
300
The cardiovascular system has these types of muscles - who knew it was so obsessed with the gym?
(+300 for each specific details about these types of muscles)
Smooth muscle - blood vessels
Cardiac muscle - heart
300
The verdict is out whether we have 8 or 9 of these in the Solar System
Planets
300
This language is the language of War and Peace and is also one of the official languages of not only the United Nations but also on board the International Space Station (ISS)
Russian
300
Giraffes
binoculars
300
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who helped do something called trajectory analysis, which means studying how different objects travel through space. She became highly sought after during the Space Race for her skilled math work for this government agency
(+400: Name the movie that depicts her and others who worked as mathematicians)
NASA
(Hidden Figures)
300
the science of the study of the climate, including both recent changes as well as the climate during previous eras on Earth's history
Climatology
300
Of the colors in the visible spectrum, this color is the closest to UV (ultraviolet)
Violet / Purple
300
Cells of similar structure and function assembled into a close matrix are called these in science
Tissues
300
Florida
(capital - Tallahassee;
largest city - Miami)
400
Name one way that classroom resources and/or computers should NOT be used
(+400 for each correct one you can name)
(Answers will vary)
400
Viruses are really good at spreading genes between species. So they are really helpful in increasing this in our world
Genetic diversity / Biodiversity
400
These "rooms" in the heart are where blood is pumped out to somewhere else in the body
(+400: The other word for these "rooms")
(+800: Name which one sends blood to where)
Ventricles (chambers)
(Left ventricle - sends blood out to the rest of the body - also known as systemic circulation
Right ventricle - sends blood out to the lungs - also known as pulmonary circulation)
400
This "organism" is not so very alive: it infects and invades, but it cannot live without a host and is not a cell
Virus
400
!! FREE POINTS !!
400
Quasars
telescope
400
Daniel Hale Williams (1856 - 1931) was the first doctor to perform an open heart surgery on the pericardium, which is the thin sac which encases the heart. Doctors who specialize in working on the heart study this branch of medicine
Cardiology
(Cardiologist)
400
the science of drawing or creating maps
Cartography
400
This cosmic phenomenon / object is a "perfect" absorber of light energy - no light can escape its "pull"
Black Hole
400
When you're looking at something in the body that is made up of multiple different tissue types and which all work together to make certain functions happen, you're talking about one of these in the body
Organ
(heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, pancreas, s./l. intestine, bladder, stomach, esophagus, gallbladder, etc etc)
400
California
(capital - Sacramento;
largest city - Los Angeles)
500
Name one thing that students can do to prepare for class quizzes and Jeopardy games
(+500 for each correct one you can name)
-Participate fully
-Pay attention and stay focused
-Try your best to complete all assignments
-Share in discussions
-Read lesson materials
-Ask questions if you don't understand something
-Study your work and take notes in class
500
This is the name of the little tail that bacteria sometimes have - it's "tail"ored to fit
Flagellum (plural: flagella)
500
The right side of the heart is usually represented by the color blue, which means this
It carries blood that is deoxygenated (and contains waste gases such as CO2)
500
This is the main way to "treat" a viral infection - the word comes from the Latin word for "cow"
Vaccine
500
This language is complex to learn for most speakers of a language coming from Europe - for one thing, it uses multiple alphabetic scripts and thousands of characters (some with multiple pronunciations!)
Japanese
500
Tardigrades
microscope
500
He is an astronomer and astrophysicist who has broken down complicated astronomy and physics concepts for the public. Among other things, he explains the concept of Spacetime, which looks at the ____ dimensions of space and time
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
(4)
500
the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and processes, including things like rock layers, sediments, tectonic and seismic activity
Geology
500
Chlorophyll inside the chloroplasts of plant cells gives a plant this color, though of course other substances in the plant may change the color
Green
500
When looking at the body systems that we will be studying, each one can also be called this
(+1000 for each one you can name)
Organ systems
(Respiratory, Circulatory, Nervous, Muscular, Skeletal, Endocrine, Digestive, Reproductive, Excretory, Lymphatic, Immune)
500
Oklahoma
(capital and largest city - Oklahoma City)
600
This word is found in the syllabus and describes when someone makes the extra effort to make something happen or get something done
Initiative
600
Viruses are real simple - they keep their DNA/RNA locked up in a protein shell called this
Capsid
600
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600
Name the gas giants of the Solar System (2)
Jupiter and Saturn
600
This language is spoken by hundreds of millions of people but don't worry, in the country where it's used, millions of people also speak English - its script is the basis for scripts for at least a dozen other languages
Hindi
600
Quarks
microscope
(a very very powerful sub-atomic microscope!)
(a quark is a type of sub-atomic particle smaller than even electrons etc)
600
!! FREE POINTS !!
600
the branch of science that deals with the speculation of and search for life outside of earth
(+500: name of the likely places where this life would be found)
Exobiology
(Exoplanets)
600
This color with a high visibility is often chosen for use in safety equipment and also is considered an important color in Hinduism and Buddhism
Orange
600
Name all the levels of organization in a human being from smaller than a single cell all the way to the entire human
Organelles --> Cells --> Tissues --> Organs --> Organ Systems
600
Maine
(capital - Augusta;
largest city - Portland)