Introduction to Biology
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Characteristics of
Living Things
Scientific Method
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10 Characteristics of Living
Things
In order to pass on genetic
information and to future
generations, living things must be
able to…
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Characteristics of Living
Things
Reproduce
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Living things need materials and
energy. This is known as…
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Characteristics of Living Things
Metabolism
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Living Things
Bears hibernating would be an
example of…
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Living Things
Responding to stimuli/environment
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Living Things
In order for a species to survive
generation after generation in the
continuously changing environment,
living things must be able to..
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Evolve
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Living Things
Define homeostasis.
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The process by which organisms
keep everything inside their bodies
within certain limits to maintain a
stable internal environment.
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Scientific Method
You notice the plant in your window
has grown taller. This is an example
of a(n)…
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Scientific Method
Observation
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Scientific Method
Investigations or experiments begin
with…
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Scientific Method
*observations and asking
questions
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Scientific Method
“If sugar is added to yeast, then
carbon dioxide gas will be
produced” is an example of a…
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Scientific Method
hypothesis
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Scientific Method
Throughout a lab experiment, you
collect…
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*data.
Scientific method
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The variable being manipulated by
the scientist in an experiment is
called the…
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Independent variable.
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the variable being measured
in an experiment is called
the…
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Dependent variable
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To have a standard for comparision
in your experiment, you should
always have a…
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Control group
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To ensure only a single variable is
tested in an experiment, scientist
need to do what?
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Set many controlled variables
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More Scientific Method
You are studying the affect of
sunlight on plant position. What’s
the independent variable?
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sunlight
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You are studying the
affect of sunlight on
plant position. What’s
the dependent
variable?
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Method
*plant position
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Microscopes
What is used to support the
microscope when carried?
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arm
Microscopes
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Microscopes
The objective lenses
magnifications are…
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4X, 10X, 40X
Microscopes
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Microscopes
To move the stage up and down,
you would use the…
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Course Adjustment knob
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Microscopes
Regulates the amount of light
through the stage…
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*diaphraghm
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Microscopes
To determine overall magnification, you
need to…
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Microscopes
Multiply the ocular (10)
by the objective (4, 10,
or 40)
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10 Population Growth
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Q: if both a bear in Yosemite and one in
Alaska fall into the water
which one disolves faster?
A: The one in Alaska because it is
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Alimentary: What Sherlock Holmes said to Dr. Watson.
Urinate: What a nurse would say if a patient asked her what room
he's in.
Urine - The opposite of "You're out!"
Benign: What we want when we are eight.
Intestine - Currently taking an exam
CARDIOLOGY: advanced study of poker playing
TERMINAL ILLNESS: getting sick at the airport
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Potpourri
The group that gets the treatment in an
experiment is referred to as the…
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Experimental group
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A hypothesis should include only a
single…
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Independent variable.
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Organisms eating other organisms
show which characteristics of life?
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*Metabolism (ability to obtain and use
energy).
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Pill bugs moving away
from light into the dark
show which
characteristic of life?
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Respond to environment/stimuli
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List five controlled variables from the yeast lab.
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Test tubes
Water (source and temperature)
Yeast (type and quantity)
Sugar (type and quantity)
Time
Location
Balloons