WHS Honors Biology
Summer Assignment
Welcome to Honors Biology!!! We congratulate you on choosing a rigorous curriculum for your ninth grade year at Woodstown High School. We have high expectations and hope that you are ready to learn!
The Assignment: The summer assignment packet is designed to review with you graphing scientific data, writing hypotheses, identifiying variables in experiments and reviewing prefixes and suffixes to help with learning scientific vocabulary that will be used all year. The entire packet should be completed.
Due Date: This assignment is due the first day of school. If your assignment is late, you will receive a 10 point grade deduction and an Academic Detention the first day of school. You will take an assessmentcovering this material the first week of school.
Materials Needed For Honors Biology: This course requires a 1 – 2 inch 3 ring binder, notebook paper, pencils and pens, and 2 marble notebooks (1 for labs and 1 for Science Fair).
One of the requirements of Honors Biology is a Science Fair Project. Over the summer you might think of some ideas of what you would like to do. We will begin the Science Fair process in early October.
If you have any questions during the summer about the assignment, you may contact Mrs. Adams at .
Biology Prefixes and 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. By breaking them down and learning the meaning of their prefixes and suffixes we can begin to "speak scientist!” Look up the meaning of each prefix and suffix below.
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Prefix / MeaningAb
Anti
Auto
Bi
Cyto
Di
Macro
Meta
Micro
Mono
Hemi
Hetero
Homo
Hydro
Hyper
Hypo
Inter
Intra
Iso
Neuro
Path
Poly
Photo
Pseudo
Sub
Therm
Trans
Tri
Un
Zoo
Suffix / Meaning
-asis
-blast
-emia
-genic
-gram
-graph
-ism
-ist
-itis
-kinesis
-lysis
-meter
-oma
-osis
-otomy
-ous
-phyll
-philic
-phobic
-scope
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Hypothesis & Variable Statements
Define the following:
Hypothesis-
Independent Variable-
Dependent Variable-
A hypothesis is usually written a particular way. Hypothesis are written as an “If this, then that” statement. In the following statements, create a hypothesis and identify the independent variable
and then the dependent variable.
1. Will loud music affect the height of corn plants?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
2. Will nicotine affect mold growth?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
3. Will growing tomato plants in water affect mass size?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
4. Will salt in water affect the breathing rate of a goldfish?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
5. Will the use of bug spray attract fewer mosquitoes?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
6. Will eating cake every day increase a person’s health?
Hypothesis: ______
______
Independent Variable: ______
Dependent Variable: ______
GRAPHING RULES AND TIPS
1.Bar and line graphs contain a horizontal “X” axis and a vertical “Y” axis.
2.The independent variable is plotted on the “X” axis and the dependent
variable is plotted on the “Y” axis.
Y dependent variable
X independent variable
3.Both axes must be properly labeled. If necessary, measurement units must be included. Two ways to show a measurement with units are shown below:
- Length of fish in cm
Length of fish (cm)
4.Increment marks on the “X” and “Y” axes should be evenly spaced and numbered properly. The example on the left is correct.
1 2 3 1 2 3 not spaced
properly
5. Give the graph a descriptive title.
WHAT GRAPH SHOULD YOU USE?
Line Graph: Line graphs are used to show trends or relationships between data. They often demonstrate data collected over time.
Pie graph (chart):Pie graphs orcharts show how parts make up a whole. Percentages are often shown in pie graphs.
Bar graph: Bar graphs are used are typically used to display data that show “how many” of something such as the results of a survey, populations, etc. If you’ve counted items in a category during your data collecting, it is likely the data will be displayed on a bar graph.
Honors Biology Summer Assignment Graphing Activity:
1. When looking at the set of data below, give a detailed explanation on how and why you would decide to create either a line graph or a bar graph.
Type of Graph: ______
Why?:
2. Given the following data table, create a graph that displays the data in the correct scientific manner. The graph must be created using graph paper. No computerized graphs accepted.
Kaibab deer population of Arizona from 1905 to 1939
Year / Deer Population1905 / 4,000
1910 / 9,000
1915 / 25,000
1920 / 65,000
1924 / 100,000
1925 / 60,000
1926 / 40,000
1927 / 37,000
1928 / 35,000
1929 / 30,000
1930 / 25,000
1931 / 20,000
1935 / 18,000
1939 / 10,000
3. When looking at the set of data below, give a detailed explanation on how and why you would decide to create either a line graph or a bar graph.
Type of Graph: ______
Why?:
4. Given the following data, create a graph that displays the data in the correct scientific manner. The graph must be created using graph paper. No computerized graphs accepted.
The average number of hours of sleep that students in our Biology class get per night
Hours of Sleep (per night) / # of Students4 hours / 1
5 hours / 2
6 hours / 4
7 hours / 8
8 hours / 7
9 hours / 2
10 hours / 1
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