BIOLOGY B: UPDATE

Since Miss Springer has not been here for

two days in order to help prepare you for
the Chapter 1 test >> It is being postponed
until Friday{tomorrow}.
The lab originally planned for Friday will be
pushed until Monday > a Remind Cell
Phone notification will be sent out over the
weekend to remind students of proper lab
dress for Monday.
Today we play a review game!

Lets get started with the

review .

4 Corners Review Game

This is an individual review game in order to
check for your understanding regarding the
topics and vocabulary from the chapter.
Each students will need:
- A score card (index card)
- Pencil
- Dry erase board
- Dry erase marker
- Piece of paper towel

How to play
Make sure you know how to follow the rules of the game so that it is played
correctly and fairly.
First all students will start at their own desks >> this is home base.
This game involves a lot of moving around the room .. If you are at anytime not
acting properly, you will be removed from the game and released back to home
base.
If a question on the board is a multiple choice question move to the corner of
the room that is labeled with your answer choice (A, B, C or D)
Each correct answer is awarded a point value.

MULTIPLE CHOICE 2 points

FLASH VOCABULARY 5 points
On your score card, you are to record the points you earn.
If the question on the board is a flash vocabulary question write your response
on the white board. If your answer matches the correct answer bonus points
will be added to your score.

Multiple Choice Question

Biology is the study of
a. minerals.
c. the weather.
b. life.
d. energy.

Multiple Choice Question

All organisms possess DNA. DNA
a. creates energy for cells.
b. allows sensitivity to environmental
stimuli.
c. contains information for growth and
development.
d. captures energy from the sun.

CELL
THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE

Multiple Choice Question

Homeostasis means
a. a change over long periods of time.
b. keeping things the same.
c. rapid change.
d. the same thing as evolution.

UNICELLULAR
MADE OF ONLY ONE CELL

Multiple Choice Question

The smallest units that can carry on all
the functions of life are called
a. molecules. c. organelles.
b. cells.
d. species.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD
A 6 STEP PROCESS USED TO SOLVE A
PROBLEM

Multiple Choice Question

All living things maintain a balance
within their cells and the environment
through the process of
a. growth.
c. homeostasis.
b. development. d. evolution.

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
IN AN EXPERIMENT WHAT YOU ARE
TESTING. ALSO CALLED THE
MANIPULATED VARIABLE.

Multiple Choice Question

Which example of scientific methodology is incorrect?
a. observationa number of people in a certain place
dying of a disease outbreak
b. measurementa record of the number of people with
symptoms of a disease and the number of people who
had died from the disease
c. analysis of datacomparison of the effects of mixing
monkey cells with virus-containing blood in test tubes
and the effects of mixing liquid from these test tubes
with fresh monkey cells
d. inference makingidentification of the Ebola virus as
the cause of a disease by taking electron micrographs
of substances found in the blood of persons affected
with the disease

Multiple Choice Question

The English physician Ronald Ross knew
that the parasite Plasmodium was always
found in the blood of malaria patients. He
thought that if the Anopheles mosquitoes
were responsible for spreading malaria,
then Plasmodium would be found in the
mosquitoes. This idea was a
a. prediction. c. theory.
b. hypothesis. d. scientific truth.

MULTICELLULAR
MADE UP OF TWO OF MORE CELLS

Multiple Choice Question

The word theory used in a scientific
sense means
a. a highly tested, generally accepted
principle.
b. a guess made with very little
knowledge to support it.
c. an absolute scientific certainty.
d. None of the above

BIOLOGY
THE STUDY OF LIFE

Multiple Choice Question

Typically, the order in which the steps of the
scientific method are applied is
a. observations, predictions, hypothesis,
controlled testing, theory, verification.
b. predictions, observations, hypothesis,
theory, controlled testing, verification.
c. observations, hypothesis, predictions,
controlled testing, theory, verification.
d. observations, hypothesis, predictions,
controlled testing, verification, theory.

DEVELOPMENT
WHAT ORGANISMS AND CELLS DO AS
THEY MATURE

HOMEOSTASIS
MAINTAINING STABLE INTERNAL
CONDITIONS WHEN THE OUTSIDE
ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING. A
BALANCE.

Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following is not an
example of good laboratory practice?
a. working alone in the lab
b. asking permission before using
equipment
c. working with a partner in the lab
d. wearing goggles in the lab

ECOLOGY
THE INTERACTIONS OF ORGANISMS
WITH EACHOTHER AND THEIR
ENVIRONMENT

EVOLUTION
A CHANGE IN GENERATIONS OVER
TIME

Multiple Choice Question

A hypothesis is
a. a definite answer to a given
problem.
b. a testable possible explanation of an
observation.
c. a proven statement.
d. a concluding statement.

NATURAL SELECTION
ALSO KNOWN AS SURVIVAL OF THE
FITTEST
FAVORABLE TRAITS ARE PASSED ON TO
OFFSPRING

Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following is not
necessarily a characteristic of living
things?
a. homeostasis c. complexity
b. metabolism d. reproduction

ADAPTATION
THE ABILITY TO ADJUST TO A
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. ADAPT.

Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following is not a partial explanation for
our lack of understanding of many of the living things
on Earth?
a. Many organisms are microscopic in size and
therefore difficult to observe.
b. Many organisms are so different from other
organisms that it is difficult to understand them.
c. Many organisms live in areas of the world that are
difficult to explore.
d. Tropical rain forests contain many species, and it is
difficult to find all of them in these dense forests.

CONTROL GROUP
IN AN EXPERIMENT, THE GROUP THAT
STAYS THE SAME AND IS USED FOR
COMPARISON

Multiple Choice Question

Scientists share their research results
by
a. publishing in scientific journals.
b. presenting at scientific meetings.
c. avoiding conflicts of interest.
d. Both a and b

DEPENDENT VARIABLE
IN AN EXPERIMENT WHAT CHANGES
BECAUSE OF THE INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE. OFTEN TIMES IT IS WHAT
WE OBSERVE OR THE DATA THAT WE
COLLECT.

Add Up Your Scores

And the winner of the game is .

Possible Essays for

Tomorrow
1. Briefly discuss some of the major themes in biology
that we will examine this year. Write your answer in the
space below.
2. Name five characteristics that are considered distinct
properties of all living things. Write your answer in the
space below.
3. The results of an experiment do not support the
hypothesis that the experiment was designed to test.
Was the experiment a waste of time? Explain. Write
your answer in the space below.
4. Why is it important to study biology even if you are not
planning a career in biology? Write your answer in the
space below.