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Biology I
Bellringer: Carefully read over the following multiple-choice questions. Pick the answer the best
answer for each question.
1. Study the graph below. What
is the independent variable?
2.
b.
c.
Coquina
d.
Low intertidal
e.
Medium Intertidal
f.
Rock type
g.
Basalt
a. Riverton
b. Smallville
c. Woodland
d. Westfield
e. Ashenvale
4. This line graph compares the growth of plants that were kept in the sun for different amounts of time.
Which terms best describe the trend for plants in 9 hours of sunlight on days 9 and 10? Choose all that
apply.
a. Decreasing
b. Increasing
c. Rising
d. Falling
e. Constant
f. No trend
5. On which axis do you place the independent variable? __________________________
6. On which axis do you place the dependent variable? ____________________________
7. Zavonne wanted to test the effects of sugar consumption on focus in high school students. He decided
found 22 volunteers at his high school who were willing to participate. He mixed up 22 glasses of sugar
water. Each glass contained a couple of scoops of sugar. He asked all the volunteers to drink the sugar
water and then attend a math class for 90 minutes. At the end of the experiment, he had the 22
volunteers take a quiz to determine their level of focus during the math lesson.
Is this a good experiment? YES or NO
Why?
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Objective: I can use my understanding of experimental design to analyze experiments and graph
data.
Homework: Complete HW#21
3. What expert will you consult to gather information on the lab activity?
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4. What tools will you use to record and organize your data?
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5. At what point will eating the M&Ms be permitted?
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Directions:
1. State the problem: (Hint What are you trying to find out?)
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2. Gather information: It is unlikely that you will find any information about colored candies in the library.
Most likely, your best sources of information are experts, people who have experience with colored candies.
Look around, and you will find some experts. In fact, you may be an expert yourself!
What colors of candies are found in these bags?
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Which color do you think is most common? ______________________________________________________
3. Form a hypothesis: Write a statement that tells how many candies you think will be in the bag and how
many there will be of each color. Remember, the total number of candies must equal the sum of candies of each
color.
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4. Experiment! Open the bag of candies. No eating yet! Sort the candies by color.
e. Use the data that you entered to make a bar graph below.
i. Label the horizontal axis with the colors of the candies.
ii. Title your vertical axis.
iii. Label the vertical axis with the numbers from 1 to 12.
iv. Color the bars the same colors as the candies.
v. Give your bar graph an appropriate title.
6. Form a conclusion.
On the lines below, form a paragraph that answers the problem you looked to solve in
the M&M lab. Your paragraph should include:
An answer to the question addressed in #1.
The total number of candies in your bag and how many there were of each color
(frequency).
How your actual results compare with your hypothesis (was your hypothesis
correct? If not, how close were you?)
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Biology I
Date ________________
1. At birth, what is the average number of red blood cells per mm3 of blood?
2. What appears to happen to the number of red blood cells between birth and 2 months?
3. What happens to the number of red blood cells between the ages of 6 and 8 years?
4. Between what ages is a human likely to have 4.6 million red blood cells?
5. After 14 years of age, do males or females have a higher red blood cell count?
6. Make an inference: Why do you think there is a difference in the number of red blood cells for
males and females after the age of 14?