Misc.
Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Graphing
Characteristics of Life
100
What should you be doing while one of your peers or Ms. Pigan is talking during a lesson or discussion?
Listening
100
Should you be horseplaying or running in the lab?
No
100
What is an observation?
Something you can sense or see.
100
Which axis does the dependent variable belong with?
The Y axis
100
How many of the characteristics of life must be present for something to be considered alive?
All of them/8
200
Where should you be when the tardy bell rings?
In your assigned seat.
200
Who should you report accidents, injuries, or any other problems to in the lab?
Your Teacher
200
How do scientists write about their conclusions?
With a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning.
200
Why do we make graphs and tables in science?
To organize and represent data in a way that is accessible to as many people as possible.
200
Name an organism that has cells.
Any living organism
300
Where should you turn in your work when you are finished?
To the folder with your period's number at the front of the room.
300
How should you unplug electrical equipment?
From the base of the cord and with dry hands.
300
What is a control in an experiment?
Something that should stay the same across different trials of an experiment.
300
How many students donated 6-11 cans?
11 children
300
Name two of the characteristics of life.
Made of Cells, Reproduce, Has a Common Code, Grow, Requires Energy, Responds to its Environment, Maintain an Internal Balance, Change over Time
400
What are Ms. Pigan's three rules to success in biology?
Listen, participate, and turn your work in.
400
Name three examples of lab safety equipment that you can wear.
Goggles, Lab Coat, Gloves, Hair net, Mask
400
Give a specific example of qualitative data.
Example: a person has blue eyes, a red shirt, black hair, etc.
400
What's wrong with this graph?
There's no Y-label
400
What is a producer and what is a consumer?
Producers create their own energy from the sun, and consumers eat other organisms as an energy source.
500
What is my cat that I feature on the board named?
Loki
500
Identify a piece of lab safety equipment found in the lab and state its function.
Safety Shower: Washing chemicals off of your body
Eyewash Station: Washing chemicals out of your eyes
Fire Extinguisher/Blanket: Stopping fires
Broken Glass Container: Throwing away broken glass safely
500
If I compare new information, such as comparing new cells to known cells in order to make a hypothesis about the new cells, what type of reasoning is this?
Deductive reasoning
500
Create a graph from this data set:
Bar Graph with 4 categories, labels on X and Y axes, and title
500
What is homeostasis?
The ability for an organism to maintain internal balance.