BIOLOGY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
This summer assignment has been designed for three purposes:
To motivate you to think during those summer months to keep your mind
sharp, because we will expect a lot out of it come August!
 To expand your vocabulary by familiarizing you with terms that we will be
using in class
To introduce you to major concepts from Biology that will be used throughout
the year
ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY
Assignment
#
Task
1
Biology Vocabulary
(create flashcards of pertinent vocabulary that will be used throughout the year)
2
Biology Prefixes & Suffixes
(research the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes used in scientific terms)
3
Elements & Macromolecules
(study elements and macromolecules that are essential to life)
*These assignments are due the first day of school (Aug 24). These will count for the first
assignment grades that you will receive. Please make sure that you start the year off on the right
foot and turn in quality work. Aside from special circumstances (to be determined on an individual
basis by your assigned teacher), late work will NOT be accepted.
ASSIGNMENT #1
BIOLOGY VOCABULARY
Create flashcards of the definitions for the following terms:
Abiotic
parasite
mutualism
Biotic
host
commensalism
Adaptation
herbivore
biomass
Polarity
carnivore
cell wall
Biodiversity
omnivore
monosaccharide
Succession
scavenger
carbohydrate
Producer
decomposer
eukaryote
Niche
aerobic
prokaryote
Photosynthesis
anaerobic
protein
Cellular respiration
chemosynthesis
enzyme
Mitochondria
diffusion
nucleic acid
Chloroplast
osmosis
nucleus
Cellulose
lipid
binary fission
Homeostasis
mutation
budding
Ribosome
mitosis
meiosis
ASSIGNMENT #2
BIOLOGY PREFIXES & SUFFIXES
Learning science vocabulary can feel like learning a different language, mainly because
it is! The roots of most of these words are either Latin or Greek based. By breaking
them down and learning the meanings of their prefixes and suffixes, we can begin to
understand the “Language of Science.” Look up the meaning of each prefix and suffix
below and give an example of a word that uses it.
Prefix
Meaning
AntiAutoBiCytoDiHemiHeteroHomoHydroHyperHypoInterIntraMacroMicroMonoPolyTherm-
Example word
Suffix
-gram
-graph
-ism
-it is
-lysis
-philic
-phobic
-ology
Example word
Meaning
ASSIGNMENT #3
ELEMENTS & MACROMOLECULES
The following elements and macromolecules are essential to our studies this year and
must be mastered prior to the beginning of class. Fill out the table completely and
correctly and learn the information.
Element
Structure
Function
How Does the
Body Acquire It?
Structure
Function
How Does the
Body Acquire It?
Carbon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Macromolecule
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids