Name
Class
Date
Skills W orksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases prov ided below, complete the concept map showing
the impor tance of science.
biology
heredity
reproduction
cellular structure and function
homeostasis
the scientific process
ecology
interdependence
evolution
life functions
Science
uses
includes
1.
2.
which is the study of
organisms
which
carry
out
3.
which is the study of
5.
4.
that include
10.
6.
9.
7.
8.
metabolism
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Biolog y and Y ou
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the characteristics of organic compounds.
carbohydrates
lipids
phospholipids
DNA
monosaccharides
polysaccharides
enzymes
nucleic acids
proteins
fats
nucleotides
RNA
O rganic compounds
include
1.
2.
3.
which include
4.
which are made of
5.
amino acids
which are made of
which include
6.
and include
9.
disaccharides
7.
10.
8.
and include
11.
12.
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Chemistry of Life
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the characteristics of cells.
animal cells
chloroplasts
flagella
cell membrane
cilia
plant cells
cell wall
cytoplasm
prokaryotes
central vacuole
eukaryotes
ribosomes
Cells
are grouped into
1.
all have a
2.
3.
which contain
and
which are called
organelles
and include
6.
bacteria
4.
which can have
and
5.
which can have
7.
that have
9.
8.
10.
12.
11.
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Cell Structure
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the characteristics of cell transport.
active transport
facilitated diffusion
receptor proteins
concentration gradients
ion channels
sodium-potassium pump
endocytosis
passive transport
Cell transport
includes
5.
which includes
1.
which includes
which is caused by
4.
osmosis
diffusion
3.
and
2.
7.
6.
8.
exocy tosis
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Cells and T heir Environment
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the characteristics of cellular respiration.
anaerobic process
glucose
NAD
electron transport chain
glycolysis
pyruvate
fermentation
Krebs cycle
Cellular
respiration
often begins with
1.
which is broken
down during
2.
which produces
which is an
6.
3.
as is
pyruvate
that is used in
aerobic
respiration
4.
which involves the
which recycles
7.
5.
8.
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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the principles of cell division.
asexual reproduction
growth
sexual reproduction
cytokinesis
prokaryotes
synthesis phase
eukaryotes
repair
first growth phase
second growth phase
Cell division
occurs in
1.
2.
is part of the
by
during
cell cycle
binary fission
6.
which includes
3.
5.
development
4.
10.
7.
8.
mitosis
9.
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Chromosomes and Cell Reproduction
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the process of meiosis.
chromatids
homologous chromosomes
crossing-over
meiosis II
haploid reproductive cells
M eiosis
includes
meiosis I
results in
1.
2.
which involves
3.
which separates
4.
which separates
5.
which unite during
sexual
reproduction
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Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the principles of genetics.
codominance
multiple alleles
probabilities
heredity
mutations
Punnett squares
modern genetics
polygenic traits
Genetics
is the study of
1.
which includes
Mendel’s
theory
2.
which uses
which includes
3.
pedigrees
incomplete
dominance
4.
8.
6.
5.
7.
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Mendel and Heredity
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the discovery of DNA structure.
amount of base pairs
DNA polymerases
double helix
five-carbon sugar
Franklin and Wilkins
nitrogen base
phosphate group
purine
pyrimidine
replication
Watson and Crick
Discovery of
DNA structure
includes research by
Chargaff
1.
who showed
who showed
who showed
3.
2.
X-ray photos
of DNA
4.
which
can be a
which undergoes
which is composed of
7.
nucleotides
5.
6.
which involves
made of a
such as
8.
9.
10.
11.
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DNA: The Genetic Material
Name
Class
Date
Skills Worksheet
Concept Mapping
Using the terms and phrases provided below, complete the concept map showing
the principles of protein synthesis.
amino acids
RNA
transcription
genes
RNA polymerase
translation
Protein synthesis
includes
1.
2.
which uses
3.
4.
which results in
which uses
5.
which results in
protein
which is made of
6.
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How Proteins Are Made