Q1. Who is your Bio 161 teacher?
Q2. What language is spoken in the North of
Belgium?
Q3. What renaissance
painter is born and
worked in Antwerp?
Q4. Bio 161 will cover the following biology
topics:
A.Adaptation to the environment.
B.Community / population ecology.
C. ???
D.Introduction to geology.
E. Evolution.
Q5. To add to my class notes I can
_____________________.
Q1. For you to be successful in college, reaching
your goal should be a ________?
Q2. What is a CORRECT belief or activity about
learning?
1. People are naturally good learners.
2. The amount of time spent studying is
irrelevant.
3. Learning is highlighting.
4. Take copious amount of lecture notes.
5. Effective instruction results in successful
course performance.
Q3. What is wrong with the information?
Ragweed allergies are
most prominent in fall.
Q4. What is worrisome about the following study
schedule (Hrs/wk)?
Biology
Chemistry
Latin
GW
Boxing
Eating
Lecture (Hrs)
5
4
4
3
Study (Hrs)
6
8
4
2
Other (Hrs)
2
3
15 + meet.
15
Q5. You often get bored in lecture. How can you
gain control? Name one learning strategy that
can prevent boredom: _____________________.
Q1. To know = to
Q2. To learn is to
Q3. Learn this passage:
“ At the center of the cell is the nucleus. The nucleus is the
information center of the cell. The nucleus contains chromatin
(DNA + associated proteins). The nucleus is surrounded by a
nuclear envelope that consists of two membranes. The nuclear
envelope is penetrated with many large pores that mediate
transport in and out of the nucleus.”
Q4. Your processing of the passage of the previous
question was largely based on making ___________ .
Q5. A concept picture not only helps you understand
a passage, it also allows you to _______________ .
Q1. What is the central thesis
of Kiewra’s book?
Q2. In determining the grade
of Bio161 the quizzes count as
much as ….?
Q3. Linking individual bits of information of a reading or
lecture into a single picture is to make …?
Q4. Kiewra advises to re-organize information in
preparation for learning. The organization structures are
called … ?
Q5. (a) Lists of things are organized in
__________________ ,
(b) when the order of events is emphasized we use a
_______________ ,
(c) and when comparison is important we choose a
_______________ .
Q1. You can COAST from lecture / discussion /reading
notes to a notebook. ST stands for?
Q2. We measured the average temperature and
precipitation of three locations in the us. What do you
conclude from the results?
Q3. A notebook starts with lecture notes. What TWO
properties are most helpful when taking lecture notes?
Q4. You can COAST from lecture / discussion /reading
notes to a notebook. What TWO tools can accomplish
the “O” in COAST?
Q5. Reorganizing information, adding questions,
comments, clarifications, applications, and predictions to
your notebook constitutes ________________ learning.
Q1. What two assumptions are made by Science?
Q2. Science is both __________ and ______________ .
Q3. Scientists are materialists because they …
Q4. What is the meaning in science of the word “theory’
in “evolution theory”.
Q5. Explain why religions are authoritarian and science is
not.
Q1. What is the single most important factor that
gives authority to a scientific paper?
Q2. What is the difference between nominal,
ordinal, and numerical variables?
Q3. Is the variable “Time” numerical, ordinal, or
nominal?
nematode migration
8
Distance traveled (m)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2
4
8
16
Time (days)
32
64
Q4. Make a graph (one panel) with one dependent
variable and two independent variables.
Q5. Make a table (outline) with two dependent
variables and one independent variables.
Migration of cells towards
increasing concentrations of 6
attractants.
Science 4 September 2015 vol. 349 p 1071 Fig. 3b.
Concentration (ng/ml)
Q1. How many variables are there in the graph (6
panels)?
Migration of cells towards
increasing concentrations of 6
attractants.
Science 4 September 2015 vol. 349 p 1071 Fig. 3b.
Concentration (ng/ml)
Q2. Identify the independent and dependent variable(s).
Migration of cells towards
increasing concentrations of 6
attractants.
Science 4 September 2015 vol. 349 p 1071 Fig. 3b.
Concentration (ng/ml)
Q3. For each, indicate whether the variable is nominal,
ordinal, or numerical.
Q4. What realm comprises Asia SOUTH of the Himalayan
mountains?
Q5. On what basis are plants and animals grouped in a
particular biome?
Q1. (a) Where do you find the ozone layer?
(b) What does the ozone layer absorb?
Q2. CO2 and CH4
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
reflect visible light from the sun back into space.
absorb UV light of solar radiation.
trap visible light from the sun.
trap infrared light radiated back by the earth.
trap visible light radiated back by the earth.
Q3. What changes in the CO2 concentration of the
atmosphere are demonstrated by the graph?
Q4. A major source of the increased methane
concentration of the atmosphere is
Q5. What causes this distribution of temperature zones
of the earth?
Q1. From the graph you conclude that solar energy
input at the pole is
(a) ______________
(b) ______________
Q2. Warm air _____________, forming a zone of
______________ pressure.
Q3. During the autumnal equinox, the sun is
perpendicular to the
A. Tropic of Cancer.
B. Equator.
C. Tropic of Capricorn.
Q4. You find major deserts:
(a) In the center of large continents.
(b) __________
(c) __________
Q5. Explain in four steps why the windward side of a
mountain is wet.
Q6. Explain what happens when a warm, moist air
(warm front), collide with cold air (cold front).
Q1. The doldrums characterize a permanent zone of
_________ air and ____________ pressure at the
_________ .
Q2a. Trade winds blow from the ___________.
Q2b. Where do you find westerlies?
Q3. Why does the location of the US determine that
the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains are lush
and green and the eastern planes are a semi-desert?
Q4. Use a simple schematic to explain why the
summers of coastal cities such as LA are dry and the
winters are humid and rainy.
Q5. India is located between 15
degrees north and the Tropic of
cancer. (Select North or South.)
On July 21 the highest
temperatures are found
_________ of India.
On December 21 the highest
temperatures are found
_________ of India.
90
60
30
0
Q1. Why do the trade winds over South-East Asia flip
direction between summer and winter?
Q2. Ocean currents or gyres run __________ in the
northern and ____________ in the southern hemisphere.
Q3. Despite its
high latitude (57
degrees north),
the climate of
Ireland is very
mild because of
the presence of
the
_____________ .
Palm trees on the west coast of Ireland.
Q4. Explain the nature of an El Nino event?
Q5. What is the name of Cherubino’s girlfriend?
Q1. What limits the growth of trees in the tundra?
(a) ______________________ .
(b) ______________________ .
Q2. The Northern Boreal Forests:
(a) Are also called : ______________ .
(b) The forest floor is characterized by: _____________ .
Q3. When a field in Indiana is left fallow it ultimately
returns to a
A. Evergreen forest.
B. Temperate rain forest.
C. Deciduous forest.
D. Prairie.
E. Cold desert.
Q4. The animals most typical for the grasslands are the
(general) _____________________ .
Q5. Of the Chaparral? What typifies the
a) vegetation?
b) leaves of the plants?
c) roots and seeds of the plants?