TOPICS FOR EXAMINATION III - Biology 1407, CAMPBELL AND REESE 10e
KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ALL TOPICS AS A FUNCTION OF THE CONCEPT CHECK
HEADINGS IN YOUR TEXT!!
Modified from study topics prepared by Dr. David Schwartz, HCC SW
CHAPTER 29, CHAPTER 30
What is a gametophyte? What is a sporophyte? Know the general characteristics of the mosses, the ferns, the
gymnosperms and the angiosperms. What is the major chemical constituent of plant cell walls? Know the specific
and comparative changes and differences observed as the plants evolved - mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, then
angiosperms. Know the important anatomical and reproductive differences between the mosses, ferns,
gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Which feature would definitively identify organisms as land plants? Know the
definition of and the stages of alternation of generations. What are antheridia, and how do they function? What are
archegonia, and how do they function? What is the difference between gametangia and sporangia? Which stage is
dominant in the mosses, the ferns, and the flowering plants - the sporophyte or the gametophyte? What are
Embryophytes - what is important about them? Know the details of the embryophyte lifestyle. Why are
angiosperms so successful in reproduction? What are the advantages of reproduction by seeds?
CHAPTER 32
Know the anatomical structures and physiological functions which are characteristic of all animals. What
are the general differences between acoelomate, pseudocoelomate, and coelomate animals? between
protostome and deuterostome animals? between lophotrichozoan and ecdysozoan animals? What is radial
symmetry and which animals have it? What is bilateral symmetry and which animals have it Which major
groups of animals are protostomes? Which are deuterostomes?
CHAPTER 33
Know the key Phyla of Invertebrates Illustrated in the Table on page 695 and their key traits and
descriptions. Use the text from the chapter for those phyla.
CHAPTER 34
What are the basic characteristics shown by chordates? What is the order of evolution of the major groups
of vertebrates, including birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles? What is an amniotic egg and why is it
important? How is it postulated that vertebrate jaws evolved? What are the most important characteristics
that define the birds and the mammals? Also have a general knowledge of primate and hominid diversity
and the major steps in their evolution.
CHAPTER 40
What is the functional significance of the extensive branching seen in many human organs and systems?
What is interstitial fluid, and why is it important? What environmental component must surround all
living cells? Know all human tissue types by cellular composition, and by function. Understand the way
tissues come together to form a functional organ, organ system, and organism. What is
homeostasis/negative feedback? What is positive feedback and how does it happen? How are negative
feedback and positive feedback different?