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Patterns of Heredity
A family tree of dogs guides students through this activity, in which students analyze the pedigree. With a key describing the genetic attributes (tall dominant, short recessive, or male/female), students complete five questions about...
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Human Heredity II
Using deductive skills and reasoning based on the data provided about a family's blood genotype, blood phenotype, chromosomes, and genetic conditions, 9th graders answer the questions below. The conditions discussed are Down Syndrome and...
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Human Heredity Vocabulary
Ninth graders review the terms "aneuploidy," "fetus," and "karyotype" in this vocabulary worksheet, which includes three multiple choice questions about each term. This activity could be expanded into a more developed vocabulary lesson...
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Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane
In this homeostasis and the plasma membrane worksheet, students complete a flow chart and 5 questions related to homeostasis and the plasma membrane. They complete a flow chart that illustrates the plasma membrane and cellular transport....
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Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane
In this homeostasis and plasma membrane activity, students use the given diagram to answer 5 questions at the bottom of the sheet. They determine what the outside layers of a plasma membrane are made up of. Then, students explain how the...
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Energy in a Cell
In this cell energy worksheet, students will use an energy map to investigate how cells create ATP to store energy and how ATP loses a phosphate to release the energy to the cell. Students will then complete 4 short answer questions.
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Energy in a Cell
For this energy worksheet, students describe how plants store energy and how animals use the energy stored in plants by answering 5 short answer questions.
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Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane
In this homeostasis and plasma membrane worksheet, 9th graders identify and solve 11 different vocabulary terms and definitions. They review the definitions of the words listed and then use the clues to complete the puzzle shown....
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Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane
In this homeostasis and plasma membrane learning exercise, students complete 4 different questions related to the diagram shown at the top of the sheet. They draw an arrow across the plasma membrane in the diagram to show which way water...
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The Chemistry of Life
In this molecule worksheet, students will use a diagram of a water molecule to see how many electrons and protons the molecule has and use a glycerol molecule diagram to discover carbon atom bonds. 5 fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Boron and Oxygen Atoms
In this atom molecule learning exercise, learners will use a boron atom diagram to answer three fill-in-the-blank questions. Then students will label the protons, neutrons, and electrons on an oxygen atom diagram.
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Maintaining the Natural Balance
In this pollution worksheet, learners will identify the sources of air, water, and land pollution. Then the students will list some of the problems caused by these types of pollutions in 3 short answer questions.
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Wise Use of Our Resources
In this resource review learning exercise, students will review the definition of key vocabulary words and then fill in the blank with the correct term in 10 sentences.
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The Chemistry of Life
In this chemistry of life worksheet, students will review key terms of plant cell structure and chemistry by reading 13 clues to complete the puzzle. Word bank is included.
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Ferns and Gymnosperms
In this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will read about two types of vascular tissue: xylem and phloem. Then students will read about the difference between sporophytes and gametophytes. Using this information students will...
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Adapting to Life on Land
In this plant structure instructional activity, 5th graders will use a diagram of a leaf to complete 3 short answer questions on the purpose of a plant's cuticle, open and closed stomata, and leaves.
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What is a Plant?
In this plant worksheet, 5th graders will use a word bank to label 6 parts of a plant. Then students will label 5 plant reproductions statements as true or false.
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Seedless Vascular Plants
In this fern and gymnosperm activity, students will study a diagram of the life cycle of a lycophyte and then correctly order four life cycle statements. Then students will complete two true or false statements about fertilization of...
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Genes and Chromosomes
For this DNA worksheet, students will review vocabulary about the structure and characteristics of DNA and the processes of replication and mutation. 3 true or false questions, 6 matching questions, 5 fill in the blank statements.
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Fishes and Amphibians
In this fish and amphibian activity, students will compare a diagram of an invertebrate chordate with a diagram of a fish and complete 2 short answer questions. Then students will name four characteristics that allow amphibians to live...
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Reptiles
In this reptiles activity, students will compare the characteristics of reptiles with the characteristics of amphibians to complete 2 short answer questions.
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Reptiles and Birds
In this reptile and bird worksheet, students will read a paragraph about reptile characteristics and then answer 2 short answer questions. Then students will read a paragraph about bird characteristics and complete 2 short answer questions.
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Fishes
In this fish evolution worksheet, students will use 3 diagrams of the evolution of the jaws of fish to complete 2 short answer questions.
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DNA Technology
In this DNA technology worksheet, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This worksheet has 4 short answer...