Coral Reef Biology 200
Exam 1 Study Guide
· Understand the scientific method
· Know the difference between a hypothesis, theory and law
· Describe the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning
· Describe Jim Ingram’s study on ocean currents
· Describe the snowshoe hare and lynx study
· Understand the message from the poem “The elephant and the blind men”
· Know the terms independent and dependent variable, sample size, replication, randomization, experimental group, control group, confounding variable, and biased sampling
· Know the 5 & 6 Kingdom system of classification and examples from each phylum
· Understand the difference between a prokaryote and eukaryotes
· Explain the hierarchy of life, i.e., from the smallest unit to the largest unit
· Understand the characteristics of all living things
· Know the difference between organic and inorganic molecules
· Explain the concept of homeostasis
· Know the chemical formula for photosynthesis and respiration
· Describe the difference observed in fossil data from the Precambrian and Cambrian Period
· Understand the major stages of animal development
· Discuss differences in animals’ body plan, e.g., symmetry, primary germ layers, gut organization…
· List the four classes of Phylum Cnidaria and know their general characteristics
· Know their general characteristics and life cycle stages (polyp & medusa)
· Describe the differences between hermatypic and ahermatypic corals
· Know the order of hermatypic corals
· Describe the skeletal features of scleractinian coral
· Know the anatomy and morphology of the anemone and coral polyp
· Understand the factors that influence coral colony morphology
· Discuss the difference between heterotrophic and autotrophic nutrition
· Describe three types of nematocysts
· Describe the relationship between zooxanthellae and hermatypic corals
· Know where zooxanthellae are located in the coral polyp and how they get into their host