Name ______Date ______Period ______
Life Science Marking Period 2 Exam Study Guide
Topic/Textbook: Bacteria to Plants
Exam Format: 32 multiple choice, 2 open-ended
The Scientific Method (pgs. 186-187)
1. Controlled experiment: ______
2. Independent Variable: ______
3. Dependent Variable: ______
4. Hypothesis: ______
Mendel’s Work Cell Textbook (pgs. 80 – 85)
5. Traits: ______
6. Heredity: ______
7. Genetics: ______
9. The factors that control traits are called ______.
10. The different forms of a gene are called ______.
11. A ______allele is one whose trait always shows up in the organism when it is present.
12. A ______allele is masked whenever a dominant allele is present.
Probability and Genetics Cell Textbook (pgs. 88 – 93)
13. ______is the likelihood that a particular event will occur.
14. If you flip a coin what is the probability that it will land heads up? ______
15. An organism’s genetic makeup, or specific allele combination, is called its ______.
16. An organism’s visible physical traits are called its ______.
17. An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is ______.
18. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait is ______.
19. In ______, neither allele is dominant or recessive.
20. Create a Punnett square crossing a homozygous person with dimples and a person without dimples. Dimples are dominant.
a. Is the parent without dimples heterozygous? ______
b. What percent of the offspring will have dimples? ______
c. What percent of the offspring will be homozygous? ______
d. What is the genotype for offspring 1? ______
e. What is the phenotype for offspring 1? ______
Living Things (pgs. 16-23)
21. Define organism: ______
22. 6 characteristics of all living things: ______
______
23. 4 needs of all living things: ______
24. The process of producing offspring that are similar to the parents is called ______.
25. Explain the difference between unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms. Give an example of each. ______
26. Explain the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs. Give an example of each. ______
Classifying Organisms (pgs. 28-37)
27. The scientific study of how living things are classified is called ______.
28. Describe the contributions of each of the following scientists to taxonomy:
a. Aristotle: ______
b. Carolus Linnaeus: ______c. Darwin: ______
29. 7 levels of biological classification from broadest to most specific:
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
30. An organism’s scientific (binomial) name consists of its ______& ______.
The Six Kingdoms (pgs. 40-42)
31. The 6 Kingdoms:
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
32. Explain the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Give an example of each. ______
Viruses (pgs. 48-54)
34. 2 basic parts of a virus: ______
35. Explain the difference between an active virus and a hidden virus. ______
Bacteria (pgs. 56-65)
36. 2 bacteria kingdoms: ______
37. 2 characteristics of all bacteria: ______
38. 2 methods of bacteria reproduction: ______
Protists (pgs. 80-89)
39. 2 characteristics of all protists: ______
40. Complete the following table with information about protists:
Type of Protist / Also Known As… / Shared Characteristics / ExamplesAnimal-like / ______/ 1. ______
2. ______
3. ______/ Sarcodine: ______
Ciliate: ______
Zooflagellate: ______
Sporozoan: ______
Plant-like / ______/ 1. ______/ 1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
41. Draw an amoeba using the diagram on p. 82. Label the 6 structures shown. / 42. Draw a paramecium using the diagram on p. 83. Label the 9 structures shown.
43. Give the function of the following protist cell structures:
a. Pseudopod: ______
b. Cilia: ______
c. Oral Groove: ______
d. Food Vacuole: ______
e. Contractile Vacuole: ______
44. Draw a Euglena using the illustration on p.87. Label the 6 structures shown. / Give the function of the following:44. Chloroplast: ______
45. Flagellum: ______
46. Eyespot: ______
47. Euglena is a ______-like protist.
Fungi (pgs. 95-104)
48. 4 characteristics of all fungi: ______
49. Sketch a mushroom in the space below (refer to the diagram on p. 96). Label the cap, gills, stalk, hyphae.
50. Explain using 3 steps how fungi get food:
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
51. Ways Fungi are helpful1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
4) ______/ 52. Ways Fungi are harmful
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
Plants (pgs. 110-161)
53. 5 characteristics of all plants: ______
______
54. The green pigment that allows plants to carry out photosynthesis is called ______.
55. The 3 raw materials required for a plant to carry out photosynthesis are:
______
56. The 2 products of photosynthesis are: ______
57. 3 non-vascular plants are: ______
58. 3 characteristics of non-vascular plants: ______
59. 4 characteristics of ferns: ______
60. 3 characteristics of seed plants: ______
61. Vascular tissue that transports food from the leaves to other parts of the plant: ______
62. Vascular tissue that transports water and nutrients throughout the plant: ______
63. 3 functions of leaves: ______
64. 2 functions of roots: ______
65. ______is the earliest stage of plant development and begins when the seed absorbs water.
66. Draw a seed using the illustrations on p.142. Label the seed coat, embryo, and cotyledon. / Give the function of each of the following:67. Seed Coat : ______
______
68. Embryo: ______
______
69. Cotyledon:______
______
70. 2 characteristics of gymnosperms: ______
71. All angiosperms produce ______& ______.
72. Draw a flower using the illustration on p. 157. Label the stamen, anther, filament, stigma, style, ovary, pistil, petal, and sepal. / 73. Name the male reproductive parts of a flower.______
______
______
74. Name the female reproductive parts of a flower.
______
______
______
75. Why do many flowers have colorful petals?
______
______
______