USABO: Difference between revisions
From OpenWetWare
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
=== Ecology (10%) === | === Ecology (10%) === | ||
=== Biosystematics (5%) === | === Biosystematics (5%) === | ||
* [http://web.mit.edu/~kaull/www/usabo/IBO_Guide14_e.pdf IBO Syllabus] - has the complete, official list of what you need to know. (Yes, that list. It's several pages long. Memorize it now or kick yourself later.) | |||
* [http://web.mit.edu/~kaull/www/usabo/BOT-pics.ppt LARGE ppt] - from Kay's high school biology team, written in 2003. Pictorial tour of basic taxonomy. | |||
== Practical Topics == | == Practical Topics == | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 20 May 2006
Introduction
Welcome to the USABO link exchange. Collect any useful links you come across and put them up on this site. Spend your time studying - not Googling fruitlessly - and help your colleagues do the same.
This page is intended as a resource for those preparing for the USA Biology Olympiad. Others are welcome.
IBO Syllabus
Contains a complete list of exam topics, rules, and background information. Not to be missed.
Theoretical Topics
Cell Biology (20%)
Plant Anatomy and Physiology (15%)
Animal Anatomy and Physiology (25%)
Ethology (5%)
Genetics and Evolution (20%)
Ecology (10%)
Biosystematics (5%)
- IBO Syllabus - has the complete, official list of what you need to know. (Yes, that list. It's several pages long. Memorize it now or kick yourself later.)
- LARGE ppt - from Kay's high school biology team, written in 2003. Pictorial tour of basic taxonomy.
Practical Topics
Science Process Skills
Basic Biological Skills
Biological Methods
Cytological methods
Methods to study plant anatomy and physiology
Ethological methods
Ecological and environmental methods
Taxonomic methods
Physical and chemical methods
Microbiological Methods
Statistical Methods
All-Purpose Resources
Textbooks
Practice Questions
Specific to USABO
- Camp 2006
- Advice to Students
