Biology Honors Word List
1N / haploid
2N/ diploid
3N / triploid
A,B,O blood types
Abscisic acid
Accessory Pigments
Acquired characteristics
Active Transport
Adaptive Radiation
Aerobic
Alternation of Generations
Ameba
Anaerobic
Analogous structures
Anaphase
Angiosperm
Anther /Antheridium
Anthophyta
Antibodies
Antiseptic
Apical Dominance
Apicomplexa
Archaebacteria
Archegonium
Aristotle
Artificial Selection
Ascomycota
Aseptic technique
Asexual Reproduction
Autogenous Theory
Autoimmune disease
Autosome
Auxins
B Cells
Bacillariophyta
Bacillus
Bark
Basidiomycota
Binary Fission
Bryophyta
Capsid
Capsule
Cell Cycle
Cell Mediated Immune System
Cellulose
Centrioles
Centromeres
Chitin
Chorophyta
Chromosome Mutation
Ciliophora
Cladogram
Coccus
Co-Dominant alleles
Cohesion-Tension Theory
Collenchyma
Compound Leaf
Coniferophyta
Conjugation
Conserved DNA
Convergent Evolution
Cork Cambium
Cortex
Cotyledon
Crick
Crossing Over
Cuticle
Cyanobacteria
Cytokinesis
Cytokinins
Cytotoxic T Cells
Darwin
Dendrochronologist
Deuteromycota
Dichotomous Key
Dicots
Differentiation
Dihybrid
Dinoflagellates
Diploid Cells
Disinfectant
Divergent Evolution
Domain
Double Fertilization
Double stranded chromosome
Embryo / Embryology
Endosperm
Endospores
Endosymbiotic Theory
Epicotyl
Epidemiology
Ethylene
Eubacteria
Eugelnophyta
Euglena
Eukaryotic
Facultative
Fairy Ring
Fibrous Root
Filament / Filiamentous
Flower Anatomy
G1 and G2 Phase
Gametophyte Generation
Gene therapy
Genetic Drift
Genetically Modified Organism
(GMO)
Genotype Ratio
Geographic Isolation
Germ Cell
Germ Cell Mutation
Germination
Gibberellic acid
Gradualism
Gram Stain
Gravitropism
Ground tissue
Guard Cell
Gymnosperm
Halophiles
Haploid Cell
Hardy – Weinberg Theorem of
Equilibrium
Heterozygous
Hierarchy
Hilum
Histones
Homologous
Homozygous
Humoral Immune System
Hyphae
Hypocotyl
Imbibition
Incomplete Dominance
Inflammatory Response
Inoculate
Inversion
IPMAT
K, P, C, O, F, G, S
Jenner
Karyogamy
Karyotype
Kinetochore
Koch’s Postulates
LaMarck
Law of Dominance
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Segregation
Linnaeus
Longitudinally
Lysogenic Cycle
Lytic Cycle
M Phase
Macrophage
Meiosis I and Meiosis II
Mendel
Meristematic Cell / Tissue
Metaphase
Methanogens
Micropyle
Miller
Mitosis
Monocots
Monohybrid
Monosomy
Multiple Alleles
Mutation (gene and chromosome)
Mutualism
Myxomycota
Nastic Movement
Natural Selection
Non-disjuction
Obligate
Oparin
Osmosis
Ovary
Ovum
Paleontology
Palisade Layer
Paramecium
Parenchyma
Parthenogenesis
Passive transport
Pasteur
Pathogen
Pedigree
Pellicle
Peptidoglycan
Pericycle
Pestle
Petal
Phaeophyta
Phagocytes / Phagocytosis
Phenotype Ratio
Phloem
Phototropism
Phylogenetic Trees
Phylogeny
Phytoplankton
Pili
Pistil
Plasma Cells
Plasmid
Plasmogamy
Point Mutation
Pollen / Pollination
Pressure-Flow Hypothesis
Primary Growth
Primary Immune Response
Prion
Prokaryotic
Prophage
Prophase
Protozoa (phylum)
Provirus
Pseudopodia
Pteridophyta
Punctuated Equilibrium
Punnett Square
Radicle
Ratios (genotype and phenotype)
Redi
Retro Viruses
Reverse Transcriptase
Rhesus factor
Rhizoid
Rhizome
Rhodophyta
Ring of Inhibition
Root Cap
Root hair
S Phase
Sarcomastigophora
Sargassum
Schlerenchyma
Secondary growth
Secondary Immune Response
Seed
Sepal
Sessile
Sex-influenced
Sex-linked
Sexual Reproduction
Simple Leaf
Simple Stain
Sink
Somatic Cell
Somatic Cell
Somatic Mutation
Source
Spallanzani
Speciation
Spindle Fibers
Spirillum
Spongy Layer
Spore / Sporulation
Spore Cases
Sporophyte Generation
Stanley
Starch
Stem Cells (embryonic / adult)
Stigma
Stipe / Stalk
Stomata
Stratigraphy
Style
T Cells
Taproot
Taxonomy
Telophase
Tetrad
Thallus
Theory of Natural Selection
Thermoacidophiles
Transduction
Transformation
Translocation
Transpiration
Trisomy
Urey
Vaccine
Vascular Bundle
Vascular Cambium
Vegetative Reproduction
Vestigial structures
Viroid
Watson
Xylem
Zone of Cell Division
Zone of Elongation
Zone of Maturation
Zooplankton
Zygomycota
Zygote
m & m Review for Chapter #8
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Compare and Contrast the purpose of, the location of and
chromosome number of Mitosis & Meiosis
Know the anatomy a chromosome
Know the stages of Mitosis, be able to label the structures in a cell
Know the difference between Plant & Animal Telophase
Know the stages of Meiosis, be able to label the structures in a cell
Be able to read a Karyotype
Explain why mitotic reproduction is beneficial in parthenogenic
organisms such as aphids
Explain why parthenogenic organisms, such as aphids, also need to
reproduce by meiosis
Evolution Unit Chapters #14, #15, & #16
1.
Do you know the sequencing of major events in evolution?
2.
Can you describe the arguments concerning the evolution of giraffes’ neck
length
according to Darwin?
according to LaMarck?
3.
What is the difference between Convergent Evolution and Divergent
Evolution?
4.
How do genetic mutations contribute to evolution?
5.
What is the relationship between Adaptive Radiation, speciation and island
distance from the Mainland?
6.
How are the Punctuated Equilibrium & Gradualism Theories similar, how
are they different?
7.Can you describe the physical conditions of Early Earth?
8.What tools are used (besides fossils) to study evolution pathways?
9.Do you know the contributions from the following scientists?
10.Miller, Oparin, Pasteur, Redi, Spalanzani, Urey
11.According to the H-W Theorem, under what conditions will a population NOT
evolve?
Taxonomy Unit Chapter #17
1. What is the difference between Artificial Selection and Natural Selection?
How are they both similar?
2. What could occur in Nature to start speciation? (mechanisms that drive
speciation)
3. What could occur to drive (mechanisms) a species to extinction?
4. What is the taxonomic hierarchy ?
5. Can you correctly write a scientific name? What does a subspecies infer
(mean)?
6. Can you read a phylogenetic tree? A dichotomous key? A cladogram?
7. Do you know the biological definition of species?
8. Do you know why Aristotle’s classification system did not work?
9. What did Linnaeus contribute to taxonomy?
Immunity Unit Chapter #47
1. Do you know the difference between B-Cell and T-Cell immunity? The
difference between Cell-Mediated and Humoral Immunity?
2. Do you know the function of each part of the immune system?
3. What is the difference between active and passive immunity? What are
examples of each?
4. What are the steps in determining the causative agent of a disease? (Koch’s
Postulates)
5. What were the accomplishments of edward Jenner? Louis Pasteur?
Fungus Unit Chapter #26
1. Can you name the Kingdom and Domain of Fungi?
2. Can you name the 3 main fungi phyla AND give examples of fungi that would
belong to each phylum? Canyou name the biological study of fungi?
3. Do you know the benefits of fungi? the harmful affects?
4. Do you know the growing conditions of most Fungi?
5. Do you know the different types of Heterotrophism of the fungi?
6. Do you know the Anatomy & function of a….Mushroom? … a Bread Mold?
7. Do you know the advantage for Fungus by making spores by the process of …
Mitosis? …….Meiosis?
8. Can you read a life cycle of the Fungus Among Us?
Protist Unit Chapter #25
1. What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Protista?
2. Do you know the benefits of protists? The detrimental affect of protists?
3. Do you know the various phyla and their characteristics? Can you give
examples for each phyla?
4. Do you know the vocab describing locomotion, habitat, growth pattern &
reproduction?
5. Can you read a generic Alternation of Generation Life Cycle concerning
multicelluar protists?
Genetics Test Chapters #9 and #12
1. Know the 4 Mendelian Laws and how they apply to current genetics
2. Know Genetics Vocabulary and how to use it to solve …..
A. Monohybrid Story Problem
B. Dihybrid Story Problem
C. Multiple Alleles Story Problem
D. Sex- Linked Story Problem
E. Incomplete Dominance / Co-Dominance
F. Be able to read a Pedigree
3. Be able to read various Karyotypes from human, somatic cell, germ cell,
monosomy, trisomy, disomy
4. Mutation – know definition
A. Know the different types of chromosome mutation (inversion, translocation ,
deletion, non-disjunction.)
B. Know the different types of point mutations (substitution, deletion,
insertion) and if it leads to a frameshift
Bacteria and Virus Unit Chapters #23 and #24
1. What is the difference between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria?
2. What does a simple stain (you used Crystal Violet to make a simple stain slide in
lab) tell the bacteriologist? What does a gram stain tell the bacteriologist?
3. What are some beneficial aspects of bacteria? What are some beneficial uses of
viruses?
4. What are harmful / detrimental aspects of bacteria? What are harmful /
detrimental aspects of viruses?
5. Do you know how to ………
Make a smear?, Fix a slide?, Destain a slide?
Inoculate a Petri dish?, Incubate a Petri dish?
Use aseptic technique?
Count and accurately describe the colonies growing in a Petri dish?
Determine the affect of a disinfectant, antiseptic or antibiotic by the Ring of
Inhibition?
6. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction? What does the term
recombination mean?
7. What are 2 examples of sexual reproduction in bacteria? What is an advantage and
disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
8. What is an example of asexual reproduction in bacteria? What is an advantage and
disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
9. Do you know the basic anatomy and functions of a ……………
Bacterium cell?
Virus particle?
10. What is the difference between the Lytic Cycle & the Lysogenic Cycle?
11. Do you know the ………………………………….
Steps of the Lytic Cycle?
Steps of the Lysogenic Cycle?
12. Can you explain why viruses are not considered to be living organisms?
13. Do you know the scientists (Stanley and Pasteur) and their contribution to
bacteriology and virology?
Plant Unit Chapters#27, #28, #29, #30, #31
1. Can you give the characteristics of a plant and explain its role in Nature?
2. Explain how terrestrial plants have had to adapt to land?
3. What is meant by a non-vascular seedles plant?
Can you give an example of this plant?
Can you read a life cycle?
To what phylum would it belong?
4. What is meant by a vascular seedless plant?
Can you give an example of this plant
Can you read a life cycle?
To what phylum would it belong?
5. What is meant by a vascular seeded plant?
Can you give an example of this plant?
Can you read a life cycle?
What 2 phyla have vascular seeded plants?
6. In the Anthophyta Phylum, what is the difference between a monocot and a dicot?
7. Do you know the anatomy / function of ……….
A monocot root? A dicot root?
A monocot stem? A dicot herbaceous stem? A dicot woody stem?
A monocot leaf? A dicot leaf?
A monocot flower? A dicot flower?
A monocot seed? A dicot seed?
8. Do you know the different plant hormones and what they control in the plant?
9. Do you know the different types of tropisms and when they are + or -?
10. Can you explain Cohesion –Tension Theory ?
11. Can you explain the Pressure-Flow Hypothesis?
12. Do you know about the fast growing Wisconsin plant Brassica? Do you know its
Kingdom, Phylum & Class?
13. Do you know the role of the various organs and tissues of the plant in the process
of photosynthesis?