2013 Mid-Term Review
This sheet is only to serve as a guide to help refresh your memory about topics that we covered this
semester. You are responsible for knowing anything that we did this semester. The midterm exam will
consist of multiple choice questions, matching, and diagram identification. There will also be an essay
and short answer part. The format will be similar to the tests we have taken this semester.
Please bring (2) sharpened #2 pencils with a good “pink” eraser to the exam. You may want to bring
some reading material since midterm exams will not be collected before a given time.
The scientific method - controlled experiment, hypothesis, metric system
Scientific tools/techniques - SEM, TEM, Compound Light, resolving power, magnification, cell size,
surface area to volume ratio
Chemical reactions/equations - define atom, elements, compounds, chemical bonding, isomer
- endergonic vs. exergonic
- catabolic vs. anabolic
Chemical properties/pH/functional groups - Acids/bases, solution, solvent, solute, pH scale, parts of a
chemical reaction
Macromolecules and their building blocks - carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, dehydration synthesis,
hydrolysis, structure and function, functional groups, recognition of compounds
Energy and how it relates to the cell – enzymes, activation energy, chemical form of E (ATP), how the cell
carries out chemical reactions
Domains and kingdoms - prokaryotic cell structure, eukaryotic cell structure, examples of eukaryotic and
prokaryotic cells
Cell structure/organelles - comparison of plant and animal cell, function of all organelles
Cell membrane properties - osmosis, active transport, diffusion, facilitated diffusion, exocytosis,
endocytosis, phagocytosis, endocytosis, Na+/K+ pump
Cell respiration - structure and function of ATP, chemical equation of cellular respiration, glycolysis,
Krebs Cycle, ETC, chemiosmosis, fermentation
Photosynthesis - structure and function of chloroplast; light reactions, photosystems, dark reacations;
chlorophyll a, accessory pigments
Labs:
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Molecules of Life Lab – Building Carbohydrates
Testing Organic Substances – Using Indicators
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Characteristic of Life (yeast)
Testing pH of Household Substance
Basic Unit of Life Lab – Cell structure
Catalase: enzyme activity
Passive Transport: Diffusion and Osmosis
Skin Sensitivity
Paper Chromatography