Honors Biology Summer Assignment - Cresskill Public Schools

Honors Biology Summer Assignment
1) Define all terms on the Branches of Biology worksheet. All definitions MUST be HANDWRITTEN or
no credit will be given.
2) Read the following excerpts found on the class website.
Study of Science
Basic Chemistry
Carbon Compounds and Functional Groups
3) Summarize the steps of the scientific method.
4) In your own words explain the contributions of Democritus, Aristotle, Dalton, Thompson, Rutherford, and
Bohr in determining atomic structure. (There is a PowerPoint presentation at the above website that will
help you)
5) Define the following chemistry terms: MUST BE HANDWRITTEN
a. Matter j. Electron
b. Mass k. Isotope
c. Element l. Compound
d. Atom m. Chemical bond
e. Nucleus n. Covalent bond
f. Proton o. Molecule
g. Neutron p. Ion
h. Atomic number q. Ionic Bond
i. Mass number r. Hydrogen Bond
6) Draw the structures of each of the following functional groups and give an example of a type of substance
where you would find each.
a. Hydroxyl
b. Carboxyl
c. Amino
d. Phosphate
All assignments are due the first day of school. They will be collected and
graded. You will also be tested on the material during the first week of school.

Anatomy:
Bacteriology:
Biochemistry:
Botany:
Cytochemistry:
Cytology:
Dendrology:
Ecology:
Embryology:
Endocrinology:
Entomology:
Evolution:
Genetics:
Helminthology:
Herpetology:
Histology:
Immunology:
Kinesiology:
Limnology:
Mammology:
Microbiology:
Molecular Biology:
Morphology:
Oncology:
Ornithology:
Branches of Biology

Paleontology:
Parasitology:
Pathology:
Pharmacology:
Phylogeny:
Physiology:
Pomology:
Taxonomy:
Virology:
Zoology: