First Lab day!!!

I started you off with daily questions to get you thinking - but as a CLASS we didn't answer them.  I asked you to work within your group to see if you could start to do this on your own.  I have told you before and will tell you again and again, Get comfortable with being a little confused. IT'S OK!!!  Don't SETTLE (our motto for this year) for being confused though - work it out!!!!  

Collaborate with each other and see what happens!!!  Here were the questions and answers.

Wednesday August 29^th

The fact that we sweat when it is hot outside could be an example of two different characteristics of life.  Which two and why?
Homeostasis - because we are trying to maintain a constant body temperature.
Respond to Stimuli because we are responding to our environment.

Determine which choice best answers the following question. (Be prepared to tell me what is wrong with the others)

Which characteristic is share by all prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms?

A.  Need for a source of energy(Correct answer because this is metabolism)

B.  Ability to make their own food
All organisms don't make their OWN food, but all organisms to go through metabolism.

C.  Ability to reproduce asexually
Not all organisms reproduce asexually, but all organisms DO have the capability of reproducing.

D.  Need for oxygen for respiration
Not all organisms need OXYGEN for repiration, but all organisms do go through different forms of metabolism.

E.  Have Feelings
Not all organisms have feelings - but all organisms DO respond to stimuli in some form.

I also had you working through your first lab, see a future blog post about this and we will discuss what happened tomorrow!!
Great job today with your first lab.  It was a little chaotic, but sometimes labs get that way.  As long as we are focusing on our goal, a LITTLE chaoes never hurt anyone ;)