QUARTERLY # 2 - CHECK LIST
- Mitosis/Meiosis
a – Describe chromosomes – where are they located – what info do they contain.
b. Explain difference between haploid vs diploid chromosome numbers.
c. How many chromosomes do humans start and end with in Mitosis and Meiosis?
d. What is a gamete? How many chromosomes do gametes contain?
e. What process forms the gametes?
f. Does Binary Fission produce genetically different or genetically identical orgamisms? Explain.
g. Does Mitosis produce genetically different or genetically identical organisms? Explain.
h. Does Meiosis produce genetically different or genetically identical organisms? Explain.
i. List and identify the stages of Mitosis and Meiosis.
j. List the stages of the entire Cell Cycle.
k. What is Interphase and what are the steps of it? How long are cells in interphase?
2. Cellular Respiration -- Photosynthesis
a. Explain the process of Cellular Respiration. Describe the reaction.
b. Where does each of the stages of Aerobic Respiration occur in a Eukaryotic cell?
c. What are the products of Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and ETC?
d. Where is most of the energy made in Aerobic Respiration?
e. Explain two types of Anaerobic Respiration. What are the products of each type?
f. Explain the process of Photosynthesis. Describe the reaction.
h. What are the products of Light Reaction and the Dark Reaction in photosynthesis?
i. Where do the Light and Dark Reactions happen in the plant cell? Be specific.
3. Passive/Active transport
a. Describe the Cell Membrane structure.
What other names do scientists use to refer to the cell membrane?
b. Identify parts of a Cell Membrane.
c. What is the difference between Active vs Passive Transport?
Which one requires energy? Why?
d. Explain Diffusion and Osmosis. Include both similarities and differences.
e. Explain Facilitated Diffusion - Endocytosis - Exocytosis
f. Differentiate between: Hypertonic - Hypotonic - Isotonic - solutions.
g. Describe plasmolysis.
h. Describe cytolysis.
4. Environment and Ecology
a. What is the difference between an abiotic vsa biotic factor in an ecosystem? Give examples.
b. Differentiate between producers - consumers - decomposers. Give examples.
c. Explain food chains - food webs - food pyramids/levels - in terms of energy flow and biomass.
d - Identify and relate the importance of the 4 main geochemical nutrient cycles.
e. Explain different types of symbiosis. Give examples.
f. What factors can change a population? Explain carrying capacity and how it relates to populations.
g. What is succession? Identify and characterize organisms for each stage of succession.
h. Explainthe difference between threatened – endangered – extinct – invasive species.
i - Differentiate between renewable vs non-renewable resources.
How does it relate to sustainability?
j- Explain how the following chemical elements can impact the quality of the waterway:
DO (Dissolved Oxygen) -- Nitrates - Phosphates -pH - Temperature