End of the School Year Final Study Guide

The final will be 40 to 50 multiple choice questions based on the content listed below

A-Block - May 30

B-Block May 31

1.       Know the difference between a cell, tissue, organ, and organ system

2.       What are the levels or organization in living organisms?

3.       Multicellular versus unicellular

4.       Describe the major function of the following systems:

a.       Circulatory

b.       Digestive

c.       Respiratory

d.       Integumentary

e.       Immune

f.        Excretory

5.       How do the different systems relate to each other

6.       Understand the difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration

7.       What is the basic unit of living organisms = Cells

8.       Be able to identify all cell organelles

9.       Understand the energy levels in an energy pyramid

10.   Be able to recognize organisms within a food chain/web, i.e. decomposers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, etc.

11.     Describe the difference between herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore

12.   Know the difference of chromosomes in a sex cells compared to normal body cells: i.e. a fruit fly has 4 chromosomes in its body cells and the sex cells have 2 chromosomes, always half the number

13.   Humans have 46 chromosomes in our body cells and 23 chromosomes in our sex cells, sperm and eggs (sperm & eggs = gametes).

14.   Describe DNA, Chromosomes, Chromatin, RNA, Genes,

15.   What is the process of protein Synthesis

16.   Discuss the difference between Asexual reproduction and Sexual reproduction

17.   How do sperm and egg create a zygote? What is a zygote?

18.   Describe the difference between dominant allele and recessive allele

19.   What does it mean when a gene is sex-linked?

20.   Define heterozygous, homozygous, dominant homozygous, recessive homozygous, how do we abbreviate these for a Punnett Square

21.   Be able to complete a Punnett Square, be able to identify percentages of the genotypes and phenotypes.

22.   Define Natural selection, selective breeding selection, competition, speciation, common ancestor

23.   Autotroph versus heterotroph

24.   Producers versus consumers

25.   Understand the difference between bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals (species within these major groups of classification share similarities. i.e. squirrels and rabbits are with the animal kingdom.

26.   Understand the age of fossils within rock layers