AP BIOLOGY EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY #1 - SCAVENGER HUNT
With this assignment, you will be familiarizing yourself with science terms that we will
be using at different points throughout the year. On the next page is the list of terms for
you and a partner to choose from.
1. “Collect” up to 50 items from this list of terms. When I say “collect”, I mean
you should collect that item by finding it and taking a photograph (digital or
paper printed) of that item. You will create flashcards with the pics. You do not
need to find the exact item on the list, say for example, it is an internal part to an
organism, but you must apply the term to the specimen you find and explain on the
flashcard how this specimen represents the term.
a. NO organisms should be harmed in the process of taking your
photographs!
b. Example: If you choose the term “phloem”, you could submit a photograph
you have take of a plant leaf or a plant stem and then explain on the
flashcard what phloem is and specifically where phloem is in your specimen.
2. Original Photos ONLY: You cannot use an image from any publication or the
Web. You must have taken the photograph yourself (or be present when it is
taken).
a. The best way to prove the originality of the photo and your presence 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 pen or a coin or a
key or your phone, etc. Be creative! However, please do not use yourself
because we don’t want to post photos of students.
3. Natural Items ONLY: Some specimens may be used for more than one item, but
all must be from something that you have found in nature. Take a walk around
your yard, neighborhood, and the city. DO NOT SPEND ANY MONEY! Research
what the term means and in what organisms it can be found … and then go out and
find one.
Each item found is worth 2 extra credit points. If you work with a partner, you and your
partner will split the points. So if two of you went for it and collectively created 50
flashcards for 100 points, each of you would end up with 50 points. – For reals!
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abscisic acid
adaptation of an animal
adaptation of a plant
actin & myosin
adhesion of water
aggregate fruit
amniotic egg
anabolic
analogous structures
angiosperm
annelid
anther & filament of stamen
apical growth
archnid
arthropod
archaebacteria
autotroph
auxin producing area of a plant
basidimycete
biological magnification
bryophyte
C4 plant
Calvin cycle
carbohydrate
cambium
catabolic
cellulose
chitin
climax community
cnidarian
coelomate
cohesion of water
conifer leaf modification
commensalism
connective tissue
cuticle layer of a plant
deciduous leaf
decomposition
denaturation
deuterostome
dicot plant with flower and leaf
diploid chromosome number
echinoderm
ectotherm
endosperm
endotherm
enzyme
epithelial tissue
ethylene
eukaryote
exoskeleton
fermentation
flower ovary
frond
fruit – dry with seed vs. fleshy with seed
gametophyte
gastropod
genetically modified organism
59. gibberellins
60. glycogen
61. gymnosperms
62. haploid chromosome number
63. heartwood
64. hermaphrodite
65. homologous structures
66. K-strategist
67. keratin
68. kingdoms of classification
69. larval stage of an insect
70. leaf- gymnosperm
71. Lepidoptera
72. lichen
73. lignin
74. light reactions
75. littoral zone organism
76. long-day plant
77. meristem
78. mimicry
79. modified leaf of a plant
80. modified root of a plant
81. modified stem of a plant
82. monocot plant with flower and leaf
83. mutualism
84. mycelium
85. mycorrhizae
86. nematode
87. niche
88. nymph stage of an insect
89. parasite
90. parenchyma cells
91. phloem
92. pine cone – female
93. pioneer species
94. plasmolysis
95. platyhelminthes
96. pollen
97. pollinator
98. porifera
99. prokaryote
100. protosome
101. r-strategist
102. radial symmetry
103. rhizome
104. scale from an animal with a two-chambered heart
105. spore
106. sporophyte
107. stem – herbaceous vs. woody
108. stigma & style of carpel
109. stomata
110. succession
111. tendril of a plant
112. transpiration
113. vascular plant tissue
114. xerophyte
115. xylem
Adapted from Kim Foglia’s Summer Assignment