Honors Biology 1st Semester Final Study Guide
This final will be based on all of the material covered in the first semester. Over 70% of the final will be
based on cellular structure and function, cellular respiration, and photosynthesis. The written portion of the
exam will be all multiple choice/True or False format answered on a Scantron. Do not take this test lightly.
The questions asked will demand that you understand each topic in detail. The second portion of the final
will be based on your group’s photosynthesis lab.
Topic covered:
1. Chemistry
a. Know how to calculate the total number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom using a
periodic table
b. Why do atoms bond together (bonding)?
i. Covalent
ii. Ionic
iii. Hydrogen
iv. Van der Waal Forces
2. Ecology:
a. Definition of Ecology
b. What are abiotic and biotic factors? Examples.
i. How these factors affect the dispersal of organisms.
3. Biological Macromolecules
a. What are the 4 main biological macromolecules (polymers)?
i. What monomer makes up each?
4. Metabolism
a. What is the difference between endergonic and exergonic reactions?
b. What is ATP?
c. What is activation energy?
i. What affects (lowers and raises) activation energy?
d. What is a catalyst?
e. What is an enzyme?
i. What factors affect enzyme catalyzed chemical reactions?
5. Cell Structure and Function
a. Cell Membrane
i. What macromolecules make up cell membranes
ii. Selectively permeable?
b. Cell Structures and functions
i. Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
ii. Know all the cellular structure and functions we discussed in class
iii. What cellular structures are different between animal and plant cells?
6. Cellular Respiration
a. Equation?
b. Where does each phase of cellular respiration take place?
c. What happens in the presence of oxygen and without oxygen?
d. Know each step of each reaction.
e. What reactants go in and at what stage do they enter?
7. Photosynthesis
a. Equation?
b. Where does photosynthesis take place?
c. What organisms perform photosynthesis (autotroph or heterotrophs)?
d. Know each step of each reaction.
e. What reactants go in and at what stage do they enter?