1. Define
the word Biology Top
Spring Concepts for Biology
2. Define
the word theory
3. List
the key steps of the scientific method
4. List
the characteristics of living things
5. Draw
a model of an atom and its parts
6. Explain
why cells are always very small
7. List
three kinds of organelles and explain what their jobs are
8. Explain
how particles move in diffusion
9. Compare
diffusion and osmosis
10. List
two types of passive transport
11. Explain
why catalysts are important to living things
12. Recognize
the path of energy in plants and animals
13. Describe
the role ATP plays in cells
14. Draw
and label the site of photosynthesis.
15. Describe
how photosynthesis provides the energy needed by all living things
16. List
three steps of photosynthesis
17. List
the steps of cellular respiration
18. Describe
binary fission
19. List
the stages of mitosis
20. Describe
how cancer affects the cell cycle
21. Name
two kinds of gametes found in sexually reproducing animals
22. Describe
how an offspring organism’s sex is determined
23. Explain
the meaning of the terms recessive allele and dominant allele
24. Draw
a Punnett square of a cross
25. Explain
how pea plants with purple flowers can
produce offspring with white flowers
26. Give
an example of heterozygote and homozygote
27. Explain
the difference between a genotype and a phenotype
28. Define
the word mutation
29. Describe
the structure of DNA
30. Label
the parts of a nucleotide
31. Show
how base-pairing rules work
32. Describe
what complementary strands on a DNA molecule mean
33. List
the steps on DNA replication
34. Define
gene expression
35. Compare
the structure of RNA with the structure of DNA
36. Compare
a pathogen with a vaccine
37. List
two uses of DNA fingerprints
38. Define
the word evolution
39. Explain
how new species may be formed
40. Name
the four basic molecules that all living things are made from
41. Describe
the scientific system for naming organisms
42. List
the seven classification groups in order from most specific to least specific
43. Link
classification to evolution
44. List
the six kingdoms of life
45. List
the three general shapes of bacteria
46. State
two differences between bacteria and typical eukaryotic cells
47. Define
the term bacterial growth
48. Name
two reasons why decomposers are important
49. List
five ways that bacteria can spread
50. Name
two ways to prevent bacterial infection
51. Name
three characteristics of living things that viruses do not have
52. Explain
how a virus is reproduced
53. Name
three parts of a typical animal virus
54. Explain
how eukaryotic cells may have evolved
55. Name
two ways that protests move
56. Define
the term conjugation
57. Name
one multicellular protist and one one-celled protist
58. List
two characteristics of protozoa
59. Define
the word motile
60. Name
the protist that causes malaria
61. Identify
the most effective way of controlling insect-carried protozoa
62. Name
two protozoa that often contaminate water
63. List
two ways that people use fungi
64. Compare
the way fungi digest food with the way animals digest food
65. Draw
& Label the shoot, root, root cap, stem, leaves and veins of a plant
66. Describe
how a plant uses its roots, stems, and leaves
67. Explain
how plants grow
68. Show
how water moves through plants
69. Show
how carbohydrates move through plants
70. Define
the term transpiration
71. Label
the parts of a flower
72. Show
how pollution takes place
73. Explain
the difference between pollination and fertilization
74. The
elements sugar is made of?
75. What
raw materials does photosynthesis require?
76. What
is the end products of photosynthesis?
77. What
chemical stores the energy needed for photosynthesis?
78. If
you are a leaf on a tree and you’re at the bottom should you be big or small to
help your plant out the most?
79. What
cells do photosynthesis occur?
80. What
controls the size of the stomata opening?
81. What
does the stomata do?
82. What
do the guard cells do?
83. What
3 colors are plant pigments?
84. What
is transpiration?
85. What
does the xylem carry?
86. What
does the phloem carry?
87. Where
is the epidermis on a leaf?
88. What
are 5 uses of plants?
89. Why
do leaves change colors?
90. Compare
Photosynthesis with cellular respiration.
91. Talk
about raw materials needed and final products.
92. What
is the cell walls job?
93. What
is the fruits job?
94. When
does fertilization occur in angiosperms?
95. When
does pollination occur in angiosperms?
96. When
a plant looses water faster than it can replace it, it what’s?
97. What’s
the difference between a fibrous and taproot?
98. Legumes
are famous for what benefit?
99. Where
is the terminal leaf bud located ?
100.Where
are the lateral leaf buds ?
101.Trace
the path of water through a plant’s parts.
102.Trace
the path of food through a plant’s parts.
103.What
are three processes by which a plant can move water.
104.Where
does a cactus store water?
105.Which
occurs first the primary or the secondary roots?
106.What’s
the job of the hairy roots?
107.What
are the minerals used for in the forming of the plant?
108.What
are some products produced by the stem of a plant?
109.What
is the job of the epidermis?
110.This
part of the plant produces new xylem and phloem.
111.A
corn plant is a monocot, where would you expect to see the vascular bundles in
the stem?
112.What’s
the difference between a perennial and an annual?
113.Describe
how a monocot and a dicot patterns of xylem differs?
114.If
you put a nail in a tree trunk 5 feet up and you come back 25 years from now,
where would you expect to see
the nail?
115.How
can you tell the age of a tree?
116.Where
is a tree growing NOW?
117.Which
layer of a tree is the oldest?
118.What
are two things people use fungi for?
119.Are
fungi heterotrophic or autotrophic?
120.Why
do ferns need water to reproduce?
121.An
example of a symbiotic relationship in plants is?
122.What
is a fiddle head?
123.What
is a partially developed plant found in seeds?
124.What’s
the cotyledons job?
125.What’s
the flowers job?
126.What
are some examples of gymnosperms?
127.Why
are lichens a good indicator of the environments health?
128.The
tip of the roots and stems that grow are called ?
129.What’s
the pistils job?
130.What’s
the stamens job?
131.What
are 3 ways we use roots?
132.What
are 3 ways we use stems?
133.What
are 3 ways we use flowers?
134.What
are 3 ways we use leaves?
135.Evolution
occurs when the ______of a species change(s) over many generations.
136.The
place where an organism lives is its
137.A
mutation is a change in an organism’s____.
138. The number of light color moths will
probably increase because of ____.
139.Evolution
is the _____ in a species over time.
140.In
1859 ________ proposed the theory of natural Selection to explain how evolution
occurs
141.Old
world Monkeys :
142.A
body part that no longer has a needed function is called:
143.A
new world monkey:
144.Living
things that are well suited to their surroundings will usually:
145.One
kind of evidence that life existed in the past is called a:
146.Many
scientists believe that, over time, the horse changed from a small animal to
the large one we
know today. These scientist would say
that the horse: .
147.The
theory of evolution by natural selection was developed by
148.The
hypothesis that evolution occurs at a slow constant rate is known as
149.Populations
of the same species that differ genetically because they have adapted to
different living conditions
are:
150..The
hypothesis that evolution occurs at anti regular rate is known as :
151..
The accumulation of differences between species or populations is called :
152..
Structures with no function that are remnants
of an organism’s evolutionary past are
153..
When two opposing selective forces affect the frequency of an allele in a
population, it is called
154..
Structures that share a common ancestry or are similar because they are
modified versions of structures
from a common ancestor are :
155..
Unopposed selection which moves the frequency of a particular allele in one
direction is :
156..
The process by which a species become better suited to its environment is :
157..
The amount of time it takes for one-half of the radioactive atoms in a sample
to decay is its
158.MORE
OFFSPRING ARE PRODUCED THAN CAN SURVIVE.
159.INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERS OF A SPECIES ARE SIMILAR BUT THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY ALIKE.
160.NATURAL
SELECTION INCREASES THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ADAPTIVE TRAITS.
161. SOME INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TRAITS THAT MAKE
THEM MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE IN THEIR
ENVIRONMENT.
162.SPECIES
ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT
163.changes
that occur below species level?
164.changes
that occur above species level?
165.