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Biology Term Scavenger Hunt
For this part of your summer assignment, you will be familiarizing yourself with some of the science
terms that we will be using at different points throughout the year.
PROCEDURE:
1. Select and “collect” 25 pictures using the groupings or terms: (When I say “collect”, I mean
you should collect that item by finding it and taking a photograph (digital).
2. The other 25 points will come from creating and presenting a power-point, of your photographs.
Each slide will include 1.) The picture of the term or grouping/terms, 2.) a definition of term and
3.) an explanation of how term applies to the picture. ( See the example below.) These will be due
during the first day of school in August on a labelled jump drive!
You do not need to find the exact item on the list, say for example, if it is an internal part to an organism (I
don’t want you to hurt any living organism), but you must apply the term to the specimen you find and in
the explanation tell how this specimen represents the term.
EXAMPLE: If you choose the term “phloem”, you could submit a photograph you have taken of a plant leaf or a plant
stem and then define phloem and explain on your slide show what phloem is and specifically where phloem is in your
specimen.
ORIGINAL PHOTOS:
You must have taken the photograph yourself. The best way to prove that is to place an item in all of your
photographs that only you could have added each time, something that you might usually have on you
like a ring or a necklace or a key or your cell phone, etc. It must be the same item for each picture and
must be in every picture. You could also take a “selfie” with each item. You cannot use an image from
any publication or the Web.
NATURAL ITEMS ONLY:
Each specimen (picture) may NOT be used for more than one item. Take a walk around your yard,
neighborhood, and town. DON’T SPEND ANY MONEY! Research what the term means and in what
organisms it can be found... and then go out and find one.
TEAMWORK:
Feel free to help each other with words and definitions but no students should have the same picture for
the same definition.
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Yes, I know that the water on the penny is not a natural item. Since cohesion is one property of water, I did not want to
give any natural hints.
BIOLOGY COLLECTION TERMS
Groupings – Each specimen is worth 3 points. Total points for each grouping indicated by the
group and each grouping must include all points. The bold words are the important terms in the
groupings. HAPPY HUNTING.
1. Different biomes (9 points – so you may have 3 different biomes represented; name the specific
biome)
2. Different types of carbohydrates (monosaccharides, starches, cellulose, chitin - 12 points)
3. Evidence of 2 different alleles for the same trait (6 points)
4. Organisms in 3 different animal phyla (9 points)
5. Organisms in 3 different plant divisions (9 points)
6. Two organisms in the same class but different orders (6 points)
7. Two organisms in the same genus but different species (6 points)
8. Three organisms on different levels of the same food chain (9 points)
9. Organism exhibiting the different types of interspecific species interactions (competition,
predation, herbivory, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism - 18 points)
10. Three properties of water (9 points)
Individual items – each specimen is worth 3 points. You may only have one example of each item.
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adaptation of a plant
adaptation of an animal
altruistic behavior
amniotic egg
analogous structures
animal that has a segmented
body
anther & filament of stamen
autotroph
Batesian mimicry
Bilateral symmetry
biological magnification
C 4 plant
C3 plant
cambium
cellular respiration
coevolution
connective tissue
cuticle layer of a plant
detritivore
deuterostome
dicot plant with flower & leaf
diploid chromosome number
dominant vs recessive
phenotype
ectotherm
endotherm
epithelial tissue
exoskeleton
feedback mechanism –
positive or negative
fermentation
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flower ovary
frond
gametophyte
genetic variation within a
population
genetically modified
organism
gymnosperm cone
haploid chromosome
number
Heterotroph
Homeostasis
Homologous structures
Introduced species
Keystone species
K-strategist
lipid used for energy storage
littoral zone organism
mating behavior (be
careful!)
meristem
modified leaf of a plant
modified root of a plant
modified stem of a plant
monocot plant with flower &
leaf
Mullerian mimicry
mycelium
mycorrhizae
niche
Pathogen
phloem
57. plant hormone (name
hormone)
58. pollen
59. pollinator
60. protein
61. protostome
62. radial symmetry
63. rhizome
64. r-strategist
65. spore
66. sporophyte
67. stem – herbaceous
68. stem – woody
69. stigma & style of carpel
70. succession – primary or
secondary
71. taxis
72. tropism
73. unicellular organism
74. vestigial structures
75. xylem
Please complete the term and picture/explanation columns in the grade sheet below.
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You may do 2 extra pictures for insurance purposes. To insure you get all points.
Points
In Biology, chemistry is the basis for all biotic or abiotic factors. The questions below are knowledge
you should have learned in Chemistry class. I will not review this information.
Answer the following questions over chemistry in complete sentences.
This will be your 1st daily grade. It is due on the first day of school.
1. What is the difference between elements and compounds?
2. Name the four elements essential to life that make up 96% of living matter.
3. Draw a sodium atom.
4. Define and distinguish among atomic number, mass number and atomic mass.
5. What is a valence electron and how many does your sodium atom have?
6. Explain what radioisotopes are and why they are important to biologists?
7. Explain the octet rule.
8. Compare and contrast between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent and ionic bonds.
9. Define the following key terms:
a. atoms,
b.
elements,
c. compounds,
d. protons,
e. neutrons,
f.
electrons,
g.
molecules,
h. ions,
i.
cations,
j.
anions,
k. isotopes,
l.
half-life,
m. chemical equilibrium,
n. energy,
o. electronegativity
10. Complete the chart for each of the following functional groups: include a picture of the functional group, name
of compounds formed by the groups, examples and properties of the functional group. (this is the only new
chemistry information but is important to know for our discussion of macromolecules)
Functional group
Hydroxyl
Carboxyl
Amino
Phosphate
Carbonyl
Methyl
Name of compounds
formed by groups
Properties of the
functional group
Examples of functional
group