BIOL 1407 – General Biology II
Review Sheet for Exam 1
Mr. Dees
(please note that this is not intended to be a totally inclusive list – just a place to start)
Chapter 22
Adaptations
What is the primary unifying concept in Biology?
Descent with modification
Important People (know what they contributed to science)
Aristotle
Linneaus
Hutton
Lamarck
Civier
Darwin
Lyell
Wallace
Scala naturae
taxonomy
hierarchical system of classification
binomial nomenclature
gradualism
Use and disuse
and Inheritance of acquired characteristics
Fossil
paleontology
catastrophism
HMS Beagle
Uniformitarianism
The Origin of Species - book
Natural Selection as proposed by Darwin and his five observations
Artificial selection
Examples of experimental selection – the fish in the ponds
Evidences of evolution
Chapter 23-24 (parts of each)
Fitness
Levels of biological organization
Microevolution vs macroevolution
Role of genetic variation; where does genetic variation come from?
Natural selection and three modes (directional, disruptive & stabilizing)
Genetic drift (founder effect and Bottleneck effect)
Gene flow
On which level of biological organization does evolution work
Speciation & allopatric vs. sympatric with examples
Species defined
Who is Ernst Mayr
Reproductive isolation – prezygotic vs. postzygotic barriers with examples
Polyploidy
Adaptive radiation
Gradualism
Punctuated equilibrium
Chapter 27
Characteristics of Domains Bacteria and Archaea
Common shapes of bacteria
Functions of cell wall found in most prokaryotes
Gram and Gram’s stain
Capsules
fimbriae
or pili
Locomotion in prokaryotes
nucleoid region
prokaryotic chromosome
plasmids
binary fission
endospores
Importance of prokaryotes
Heterocysts
Types of symbiosis
with examples
bioremediation
Be sure to look over the different bacteria (examples) we discussed in class as far as diseases or other human impacts are concerned – there will be exampleson the test!!
Chapter 28
General characteristics
Taxonomy – is very confusing, so be sure you know the examples we discussed in class
Three informal groups –protozoa, algae, slime/water molds
-Giardia lamblia
giardiasis; aka beaver
- –Trichomonas vaginalis
Flagella and undulating membrane
Trypanosoma brucei and T. gambiense and T. cruzi
Africa Sleeping sickness
Chagas disease
Vectors – Tse Tse Fly, blood-sucking cone-nosed bug
- Plasmodium
spp. (know life cycle!!)
- Paramecium
cilia
conjugation
Amoeba proteus
Pseudopodium
Chaos chaos
Nagleria fowleri – PAM
Entamoeba histolytica
– Euglena
- diatoms
Test of silica
Diatomaceous earth and its uses
Kelps- examples and importance
Brown algae
thallus and components
Red Algae –examples and importance
Green algae - examples and importance
Spirogyra
Conjugation bridge
Slime and water molds –examples
Chapter 31
Major characteristics of kingdom
Know the taxonomy with examples of all three phyla discussed in class
Chitin
General body plan of fungi – mycelium, hyphae (septate and coenocytic), fruiting body
Spores
Phylum Zygomycota
- Rhizopus stononifer know life cycle
Phylum Ascomycota
- Peziza – know life cycle
Phylum Basidiomycota
-know life cycle
fairy ring
importance of fungi discussed in class with examples
lichens
Flemming – penicillin
Mycorrhizae
Yeasts and fermentation