Know the Following Terms and Concepts for Success on Your Final
Know the following terms and concepts for success on your final:
Cells and structure
Cells and how they work
Transcription, Translation
DNA and RNA and their structures
DNA replication
nitrogenous bases
nucleotides
protein synthesis
glycolysis
Vertebrates
diploid and haploid cells
monotremes, mammals and marsupials
INSECTS
Fungi; MUSHROOM structure
activation energy
chemical reactions
cellular respiration
Monocots vs. Dicots
Cotyledon
Radial symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Atoms, ions and elements
World population is what?
Ribosomes why are they important?
Microscopes, the diff. types
Heterotrophs vs. Autotrophs
Homozygous vs. Heterozygous
Menedellian genetics.
Theory of Evolution
What is biology?
PMAT
Embryonic studies show what?
Radial vs. Bilateral symmetry.
Pesticides and evolution.
7 characteristics of life
All matter is made of what?
The smallest unit of life
Punnett squares.
Vaccines and pathogens
Dolly
Fossils
Taxonomy and classification
Types of bonds
Transgenic animals
Algae
Antibiotic resistance
Photosynthesis, its products and reactants
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cell differences
Bacteria and its method of reproduction
Powerhouse of the cell?
Chitin, where do you find it?
Eggs and sperm, what, how, why?
Meiosis VS mitosis, why do we have both?
Who was the ‘father of genetics?’
Interphase and its phases
Source of most of life’s energy?
H2O importance to life .
Xylem and Phloem, what’s the difference?
Roots do what for a plant?
Fruits, what makes it a fruit or vegetable
Flowers do what for a plant?
What (arthropods) will inject venom and hurt you?
Hair–why?
What do enzymes do?
Know the photosynthesis/respiration equation.
Sweating? What are you really doing?
What are Polysaccharides?
Darwin’s work. Finches and ancestry
Why do they call centipedes, centipedes?
Diffusion vs. Osmosis, what’s the difference
Electrons, protons and neutrons (not jimmy)
“ATP is the way to be”, why?
How many chromosomes do you have In your gametes? Regular cells? Down Syndrome?
Age of the earth? What are Mass Extinctions?
Animals, plants and fungi evolved from what?
Environment and natural selection
What is an organic compound?
The metric system, know M, mm, cm, Km
Viruses, their structure and why we study them.
Bacteria, their shapes and endospores
Translating the genetic code
Using restriction enzymes.
Wilkins, Franklin, Watson and Cricke
Heredity and genetics
Scientific Theory
What is a lipid bilayer?
Single and multicellular organisms
Mutations and their effects.
What organisms are photosynthetic?
Why can salt water kill you?