Assignment # 1
Life Science Chapter 1:
1. Read section 1. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 Scientific method
 Hypothesis
 Controlled experiment
 Variable
b. Complete the section review
c. Complete the Making Observations worksheet (2 pages).
d. Complete the Forming Hypotheses worksheet (2 pages).
e. Complete the Identifying Variables worksheet (2 pages).
f. Complete the Making Bar Graphs worksheet (2 pages).
g. Complete the Making Line Graphs worksheet (2 pages).
3. Read section 3.
h. Define all of the following:
 Model
 Theory
 law
i. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 4.
a. Define all of the following:
 Technology
 Compound light microscope
 Electron microscope
 Area
 Volume
 Mass
 temperature
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the Measuring Distance worksheet (2 pages).
3. Complete the chapter review.
Assignment # 2
Life Science Chapter 2:
4. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 Cell
 Stimulus
 Homeostasis
 Sexual reproduction
 Asexual reproduction
 Heredity
 metabolism
b. Complete the section review.
5. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 Producer
 Consumer
 Decomposer
 Protein
 Carbohydrate
 Lipid
 Phospholipid
 ATP
 Nucleic acid
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the Characteristics of Living Things Worksheet.
6. Complete the chapter review
Assignment # 3
Life Science Chapter 3:
1. Read section 1
a. Define all of the following:
 Cell
 Cell membrane
 Organelle
 Nucleus
 Prokaryote
 Eukaryote
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the Comparing and Contrasting worksheet.
2. Read section 2
a. Define all of the following:
 Cell wall
 Ribosome
 Endoplasmic reticulum
 Mitochondrion
 Golgi complex
 Vesicle
 Lysosome
b. Complete the section review
3. Read section 3
a. Define all of the following:
 Tissue
 Organ
 Organ system
 Organism
 Structure
 function
b. Complete the section review
Project # 1
Complete the Cell Project. Make sure to read all of the directions. The rubric that will be used to grade your work
is included. You will need to report and discuss your experiment results with your teacher. Discuss with your
teacher how he/she would like you to report your findings.
Assignment # 4
Life Science Chapter 4:
1. Read section 1
a. Define all of the following:
 Diffusion
 Osmosis
 Passive transport
 Active transport
 Endocytosis
 Exocytosis
b. Complete the section review
2. Read section 2
a. Define all of the following:
 Photosynthesis
 Cellular respiration
 Fermentation
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the How Plants Make Food worksheet
3. Read section 3
a. Define all of the following:
 Cell cycle
 Chromosome
 Homologous chromosomes
 Mitosis
 Cytokinesis
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the How Body Cells Divide.
Assignment # 5
Life Science Chapter 5
1. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 Heredity
 Dominant trait
 Recessive trait
b. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2
a. Define all of the following:
 Gene
 Allele
 Phenotype
 Genotype
 Probability
b. Complete the section review.
3. Read section 3.
a. Define all of the following:
 Homologous chromosomes
 Meiosis
 Sex chromosome
 pedigree
b. Complete the section review.
Project # 1
Project # 2
Complete the First Rate Traits experiment. You will need to report and discuss your experiment results with your
teacher. Discuss with your teacher how he/she would like you to report your findings.
Assignment # 6
Life Science Chapter 6:
1. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 DNA
 nucleotide
b. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 RNA
 Ribosome
 Mutation
b. Complete the section review.
Assignment # 7
Life Science Chapter 9:
1. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 Classification
 Taxonomy
 Dichotomous key
b. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 Archaea
 Bacteria
 Eukarya
 Protista
 Fungi
 Plantae
 Animalia
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete The Five Kingdoms of Living Things: Classifying Living Things worksheet.
d. Complete the Critical Thinking: Classifying worksheet.
e. Complete the Practice Classifying worksheet.
f. Complete the Classifying worksheet.
Project # 3
Complete the Sort it Out experiment. You will need to report and discuss your experiment results with your
teacher. Discuss with your teacher how he/she would like you to report your findings.
Assignment # 8
Life Science Chapter 12:
1. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 Nonvascular plant
 Vascular plant
 Gymnosperm
 Angiosperm
b. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 Rhizoid
 Rhizome
b. Complete the section review.
3. Read section 3.
a. Define all of the following:
 Pollen
 pollination
b. Complete the section review.
4. Read section 3.
a. Define all of the following:
 Xylem
 Phloem
 Sepal
 Petal
 Stamen
 Pistil
 Ovary
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the Parts of a Flowering Plant worksheet.
Project # 4
Choose one of the following experiments. Complete the experiment. You will need to report and discuss your
experiment results with your teacher. Discuss with your teacher how he/she would like you to report your findings.
Assignment # 9
Life Science Chapter 22:
1. Read section 1.
a. Define all of the following:
 Homeostasis
 Tissue
 Organ
b. Complete the section review.
2. Read section 2.
a. Define all of the following:
 Skeletal system
 Joint
b. Complete the section review.
c. Crossword Puzzle of the Human Skeleton.
3. Read section 3.
a. Define all of the following:
 Muscular system
b. Complete the section review.
c. The Three Kinds of Muscles.
4. Read section 4.
a. Define all of the following:
 Integumentary system
 Epidermis
 Dermis
b. Complete the section review.
Assignment # 10
Life Science Body Systems:
1. Read section 1: The Cardiovascular System
a. Define all of the following:
 Cardiovascular system
 Artery
 Capillary
 Vein
 Pulmonary circulation
 Systemic circulation
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the Heart Chart worksheet.
2. Read section 4: The Respiratory System
a. Define all of the following:
 Respiration
 Respiratory system
 Pharynx
 Larynx
 Trachea
 Bronchus
 Alveoli
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete The Breath of Life worksheet.
3. Read section 1: The Digestive System
a. Define all of the following:
 Digestive system
 Esophagus
 Stomach
 Pancreas
 Small intestine
 Liver
 Gallbladder
 Large intestine
b. Complete the section review.
c. Complete the How You Digest Food worksheet.
Assignment # 11
Life Science: Body Systems continued.
1. Read section 1: The Nervous System.
a. Define all of the following:
 Central nervous system
 Peripheral nervous system
 Neuron
 Nerve
 Brain
b. Complete the section review.
2. Use what you learned from this class and any internet or library resources to complete the following
worksheets: