1. Life Science
Vocabulary
First Semester

2. Experimental Design Vocab
 hypothesis  Meterstick
 constants  Graduated cylinder
 Independentvariable  Triple beam balance
 Dependent variable  Procedure
 Control  Conclusion
 Data table  Metric system
 Graphs  Liter
 Volume  Meter
 Area  gram
 mass  Thermometer

3. Cells in Action Vocabulary
 Diffusion  Mitosis
 Osmosis  Chromosome
 Passive transport  Homologous
chromosome
 Active transport
 Interphase
 Endocytosis
 Prophase
 Exocytosis  Metaphase
 Photosynthesis  Anaphase
 Glucose  telophase
 Cellular respiration  Cytokinesis
 fermentation  centromere

4. Parts of the Cells Vocabulary
 Cell  Endoplasmic
 Cell theory reticulum
 Robert Hooke  Mitochondria
 Anton van  Golgi complex
Leewenhoek  Vesicle
 Cell membrane  Lysosome
 Organelle  Vacuole
 Nucleus  Chloroplast
 Prokaryote  Tissue
 Eukaryote  Organ
 Cell wall  Organ system
 ribosome  organism

5. Heredity & DNA Vocabulary
 Gregor Mendel  Selective breeding
 Heredity  DNA
 Dominant trait  Nucleotide
 Recessive trait  Rosalind Franklin
 Gene  Watson & Crick
 Phenotype
 Transfer RNA (tRNA)
 Genotype
 Messenger RNA
 Meiosis
(mRNA)
 Sex chromosomes
 Mutation
 Walter Sutton
 Substitution
 Sex-linked disorder
 Insertion
 Punnett Square
 deletion

6. Evolution & GTS Vocabulary
 Adaptation  Absolute dating
 Species  Geologic Time
 Evolution Scale
 Fossil  Extinct
 Charles Darwin  Plate tectonics
 Natural selection  Pangaea
 Overproduction  Precambrian Time
 Inherited variation  Paleozoic Era
 Struggle to survive  Mesozoic Era
 Successful reproduction  Cenozoic Era
 Speciation  Hominid
 Relative dating  Homo sapien
 Neanderthal