What is Life?

Lab Equipment

Cells Safety Genetics Scientific Inquiry

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What is Biology?

• The study of Life!

What is a biosphere?

• Thin layer of land, air, and water that is home to all living things on Earth!

What is population.

• A group of living organisms of the same species living in the same place.

Compare abiotic with biotic and give an example of each.

• Abiotic- nonliving components of an ecosystem– Water, rocks, air, sun, wind etc…

• Biotic- living components of an ecosystem (or something derived from something living)– Fish, trees, poop, milk, animals etc…

What are the 5 main characteristics of Life? Describe

each.• Cellular organization- all living

things have cells• Metabolism- all use energy• Reproduction• Homeostasis- keeping body stable• Heredity- DNA

What does a triple beam balance do?

• It measures the mass of objects

Why do you use test tube tongs??

Test tube tongs allow you to transfer hot test tubes without burning your hands!

Cutter

What is the name of the tool we use to cut a plant tissue

Ok you find jar sitting on a counter with no

label and no lid. What should you do?

• Tell your teacher immediately! She/he will deal with the solution.

How do you measure the amount of liquid in a graduated cylinder?

• You read the bottom of the meniscus to give you the amount of liquid.

Energy producers

• Mitochondria

Cell transportation system

• Endoplasmic reticulum

Protein Factory

• Ribosome

Center of vital activities

• Nucleus

Golgi Body

• Stores Glycoprotein

When do you wear your goggles?

• ALL the time! • During every lab!• Until you are done

completely!

Your lab partner catches on fire, what should you

do?• You should immediately tell

the teacher, then go and get the fire blanket.

What should you always wear when working in the

lab?

• Your lab coat

How do you mix acid and water?

• You always pour acid into water!

What is the very last and most important thing you should do before leaving

the lab?

• WASH YOUR HANDS!

Who is the father of genetics

• Mendel

The stronger genetic character is called

• Dominant

If an individual have 2 identical characters it is

called (2 names)• Homozygous - pure

What do you use to test for starch ?

• Iodine

How many chromosomes are there

in human arm cell• 46

Scientific inquiry that involves students to do

everything

• Open Inquiry

What is the kind of inquiry that teacher is doing everything?

• Demo

True or false ?Individual differences

are learning styles only.

• No also cognitive differences ….. Etc..

Authentic science is classroom science do

you agree

• No inquiry activity is authentic science.

Inquiry cycle includes 4 steps what are them?

• What do you think?• Why do you think

that?• How could you find

out?• Do you still think

that now?