SUBTERM 1 FINAL REVIEW GUIDE
Ch. 1, 2, 7, 10
Chp 1: Scientific Method
- What is a hypothesis?
- What is a variable?
- What is a control?
- What is the difference between inference and observation?
- What is the main goal of science?
- What was the spontaneous generation hypothesis?
- Why do scientists publish their results?
- What is the purpose of conducting an experiment?
- When do you use a dissecting microscope?
- When do you use a compound microscope?
- KNOW THE PARTS OF A MICROSCOPE!
- What is the total magnification is the eyepiece magnifies 10x and the objective you are using magnifies 30X?
- When are trying to locate an object under high power while using a light microscope, which focus do you use?
- What is a microscope's limit of resolution?
- What are the characteristics of living organisms? (8)
Chp 2: Macromolecules
- What is the charge and location of the 3 parts of an atom?
- Calcium is in Family 2. What does this mean?
- How many valence electrons does Calcium have?
- To become a positive ion (Ca+2), what did Calcium have to give away or transfer?
- What is the difference between a covalent and an ionic bond?
- What does the statement "Water molecules are polar." mean?
- What is the difference between a compound and a mixture?
- How do you know if a liquid is an acid, base, or is neutral?
- A higher concentration of OH- ions is found in what type of solution?
- What is the difference between a monomer and a polymer?
- List the 4 types of organic compounds.
- Make a grid of the monomers and polymers of the 4 organic compounds. Include a specific food/nonfood example of each. (HINT: 3 of the examples will be food)
- What is the function of enzymes?
- What is the name of the location where reactants bind to enzymes?
- How do you know if a compound is organic?
- What is an amino group?
List the organic compound(s) that have amino groups.
- What is a carboxyl group?
List the organic compound(s) that have carboxyl groups.
- What is a peptide bond?
- Most enzymes have what type of ending for their name?
- Most sugars (carbohydrates) have what type of ending for their name?
- Why is carbon special?
- What is the difference between an unsaturated fat and a saturated fat?
Chp 7: Cells
- What are the 3 components to the Cell Theory?
- List the function of the following cell parts and know what they look like in a cell:
- nucleus
- cytoskeleton
- mitochondria
- chloroplast
- endoplasmic reticulum
- Golgi apparatus
- ribosomes
- DNA/chromatin/chromosomes
- lysosomes
- vacuole
- What is the difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
- Which cell structures are ONLY found in plant cells?
- List 3 types of passive transport?
How are they different?
How are they the same?
- List 2 examples of active transport?
How are they different?
How are they the same?
- Cell membranes are constructed of what basic unit?
- What is cell specialization?
- What is the relationship between a cell, and organ, a tissue, and an organ system?
Chp 10: Cell Cycle
- What problems do cells have as they grow larger?
- What type of surface area-to-volume ratio is best for a cell?
- How does volume relate to a cell?
- How do cells solve their surface area-to-volume problem?
WHY?!?
- How do cells solve their surface area to volume problem?
- What are the 3 steps to the cell cycle?
- Why is it called a Cell CYCLE?
- What are the 4 phases of mitosis?
- Using this grid, fill in the 4 phases of mitosis. Describe what happens in each phase and sketch what that cell would look like if it had 4 chromosomes.
MITOSIS PHASE / WHAT HAPPENS / SKETCH
- What are cell cycle regulators?
- List an example of a cell cycle regulator.
- What is cancer?
- What are the causes of cancer?
- Briefly define the following vocabulary:
•Chromatid
•Centromere
•Centriole
•Spindle
•Chromosome
•Chromatin
•Interphase
•Mitosis
•Cytokinesis
•Cyclin
•Cancer
•Daughter cell
•Parent cell