Introduction Unit 1 What is biology?

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

RED OR GREEN

1.    I am alive although some parts of my body are dead

I am alive although some parts of my body are dead

1. Red
2. green

RED OR GREEN

2.    Every morning you are taller than in the evening. This is growth.

Every morning you are taller than in the evening. This is growth.

1. Red
2. Green

RED OR GREEN

3.    Boys in this class can reproduce (make babies) at a younger age than girls

Boys in this class can reproduce (make babies) at a younger age than girls

1. Red
2. Green

RED OR GREEN

4.    If you glued all your blood vessels together you could circle them  around the world.

If you glued all your blood vessels together you could circle them around the world.

1. Red
2. Green

RED OR GREEN

5.    You need 1 bathtub (the one you have at home in your bathroom) to collect your excretion of urine from 1 year.

You need 1 bathtub (the one you have at home in your bathroom) to collect your excretion of urine from 1

1. Red
2. Green

Assignment :  Use your book Unit 1 BS 1

1.    Which live processes are mentioned in these statements? Look them up in your book in Unit 1, BS 1
2.    Make one statement about one life process that we did not use above.

Answers

1     yes, your hair and nails and the upper layer of your skin are dead.
2    no, not growth only extension of your backbone
3    no, girls are at a younger age fertile (vruchtbaar)
4    yes, you have 100.000 km blood vessels and the world is 40.075 km
5    no, you pee 2.4 liter per day (876 l). 1 bathtub contains 300 l urine so you need 3   bathtubs