Application - the ability to apply, generalize, choose, organize, develop, use, classify, restructure. Synthesis - the ability to derive a set of abstract relationships. As you recall, the story line has Goldilocks visiting the bears' home, sleeping in a bed, eating the baby bear's food, and breaking the baby's chair. As you progress along the categories, one word answers are not sufficient. Also, note that memorization will not suffice to answer the more advanced questions.
Careful thought is required to formulate a decent response.
In general, Biol 115 students do very well with levels 1 and 2, knowledge and comprehension, and probably at least half of your exam will consist of this type of question. You will have some questions that require deeper levels of understanding.