Biology Basics
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the Mitochondria.
What are safety goggles?
This scientist is famous for developing the theory of relativity and the equation E=mc^2
Who is Albert Einstein?
Ms. Kempfer teaches these two courses here at West Shore
What is Biology and AP Science Research?
This West Shore attendance monitor is known for their love of all things flamingos and funny jokes
Who is Mrs. Morin?
This process is performed by plant cells to convert water, sunlight and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose
What is Photosynthesis?
Before leaving the lab, you should always do this to ensure no chemicals are left on your hands
What is washing your hands?
This initial step of the scientific method involves making an educated guess about the outcome of an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
Ms. Kempfer graduated from this university with a degree in Agricultural Education
What is the University of Florida?
This West Shore tradition is the so-called field day for battling upperclassman homerooms
What is Wildcat Challenge?
This 2 by 2 chart is used to visualize possible outcomes in offspring genetics
What is a Punnett Square?
In case of a chemical spill on your skin, you should immediately rinse the affected area with this
What is water?
This type of graph is ideal for comparing different categories of data with bars representing the Frequency of amount for each category
What is a bar graph?
Ms. Kempfer is the coach for this fall sport
What is Volleyball?
West Shore offers 3 foreign language programs, Spanish, French and Latin. The 3 language classrooms are found in this building
What is Building 2?
This famous world traveler and theorist is known for his novel On the Origin of Species and his take on the mechanism for change in species over time.
Hint* He was a fan of little birds
Who is Charles Darwin?
This item should never be consumed in the lab, as it could be contaminated with chemicals or biological materials
What is food (or drink)?
This final step of the scientific method involves summarizing the findings and determining whether the hypothesis was correct
What is drawing a conclusion?
Ms. Kempfer‘s dog is named after this movie character’s call sign with famous lines of “let’s turn and burn”, “going ballistic man” and ”show me something Mav”
Who is Goose?
The freshman class color is yellow, eighth grade orange, and this color for sophomores
What is Red?
This phase of mitosis is characterized by the alignment of chromosomes along the Middle line of the cell, preparing for cell division
What is Metaphase?
In the event of a small fire on the lab bench, this piece of equipment should be used to smother the flames
What is a fire extinguisher (or fire blanket)?
This polish-born physicist and chemist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and discovered the elements polonium and radium
Who is Marie Curie?
Ms. Kempfer will be changing her last name to this change of season after her wedding next summer
What is Winter?
West Shore received this distinction and award for the 4th time being honored for its standard of excellence evidenced by student achievement
What is National Blue Ribbon?