Honors Biology Summer Assignment 2017
For all students (freshmen and sophomores) entering Honors Biology in the 2017-2018 school year
Welcome to honors biology! To help you be ready for the school year please complete the following
work this summer.
1. Assignment 1: Use this link
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/glossary/index.html
to look up each word from the list (below) and make hand written (not typed) flash cards on 3 by 5 inch,
or similar, index cards. Use the flash cards to study the words and their meanings. There will be a quiz
on these words (word meanings, not the origin) the first week of class. The flash cards will be collected
or checked the day of the quiz and graded as a homework assignment. Follow this example for making
the cards. Please number all cards and put your name on the first card.
Front of the card-vocabulary word
and card number only
Macromolecule
#15
Back of the card, top for the word
origin information if provided, bottom
of the card for the definition
From the Greek makros meaning large and the Latin
diminutive for mass
A giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller
molecules, usually by condensation synthesis.
Polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids are
macromolecules
2. Assignment 2:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/secretlife/video-profiles/
a. Go to the above web site. There you will find of dozens of scientists listed. If you click on their
name you will be linked to a page with more information and short videos about each scientist.
Select two scientists that interest you. Read about them and watch the videos about them.
(Please look over the long list before you make your selection, they seem to be in no particular
order!)
b. Paragraph 1. Summarize the information about the first scientist you selected. What is their
name and what do they work on? Do they have a “non-science” interest or hobby? Did they
have any particular obstacles to overcome? Did they have a particular moment of inspiration?
What did you find interesting or inspirational about them?
c. Paragraph 2. Summarize the information for the 2nd scientist (use the above guidelines).
d. Paragraph 3. Describe two personal qualities that you think scientists should have. Why do you
think these qualities are needed in science? You do not need to do any research other than
profiling the two scientists in paragraphs one and two.
e. Do not type your assignment, please write it on loose leaf paper. This is a graded assignment
that is due the first week of school. I will not give a length requirement but please use complete
sentences and paragraphs numbered as directed above, and answer the question/prompts in
good detail.
3. These two assignments should be completed without assistance from others, when you put your
name on an assignment it means that you did the work. Please email me if you have questions, I
will check my email periodically: [email protected]
4. By the way, on Monday August 21, 2017 there will be a total eclipse of the sun visible in parts of
the United States. If you are interested here in a link for more information!
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how
Vocabulary list: please number cards like this list
1. Abiotic*
2. Aerobic*
3. Allele*
4. Amino acid*
5. Anaerobic*
6. Anaphase*
7. Autotroph*
8. Decomposer
9. Denitrification
10. Dependent variable
11. Diffusion*
12. Diploid cell*
Vocabulary
list (number
13. Eukaryotic
cell cards like this list)
1. Abiotic
14. Gamete*
2. Aerobic
15. Gene*
3. Allele
16. Genotype
4. Amino
acid
17. Glycolysis*
5. Anaerobic
18. Haploid cell*
6. Anaphase
7. Autotroph
8. Decomposer
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
Heterotroph*
Heterozygous
Homologous chromosomes*
Homozygous
Hypertonic solution*
Hypotonic solution*
Independent variable
Lipid*
Meiosis*
Monomer*
Niche (ecological)
Phenotype*
Polymer*
Prokaryotic cell*
Respiration*
Solute
Solvent
Zygote*
*include word origin information
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