Review For Honors Biology Semester 1 Final
Cells
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Describe homeostasis
Differentiate between an isotonic, hypertonic, and hypotonic solution
Identify the direction molecules will move across a membrane in a given concentration
Distinguish between the different types of passive and active transport
Compare and contrast passive and active transport
Describe the limits of cell growth with regard to volume and surface area
Describe the role of transport proteins in active and passive transport
Identify the role of ATP in a cell
Compare and contrast endocrine vs nervous system cell to cell communication
Label the parts of a neuron
Identify the major cause of multiple sclerosis and diabetes, and the hormones (if any) involved in the disease
Compare and contrast a plant and animal cell
Recall the functions of each of the major organelles discussed in class
Ecology
 Interpret an energy/biomass pyramid, food chain, and/or food web
 Identify how much energy is available at each trophic level (10% rule)
 Identify levels of consumers based on diagrams and/or descriptions
 Distinguish between the different types of consumers and levels of consumers
 Identify the key components of the biogeochemical cycles (nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus)
 Differentiate between biological, chemical or geological process
 Interpret a population graph
 Understand and apply the Competitive Exclusion Principal
 Define limiting factor
 Differentiate between logistic and exponential growth
 Differentiate between density dependent and density independent limiting factor
 Understand and explain carrying capacity
 Identify the population trends of each phase of the demographic transition, and the social factors that contribute to
each trend
 Given and example, differentiate between the different types of symbiosis using words or symbols
Biochemistry
 Define a hydrogen bond
 Describe the difference between adhesion and cohesion and identify examples of each
 Understand the role of buffers in biological systems
 Describe the difference between a polymer and a monomer, and identify the monomer of each polymer
(macromolecule)
 Identify each of the 4 macromolecules by sight, both the monomer and polymers (including the composition of a
lipid)
 Identify the major function of the 4 macromolecules
 Differentiate between a saturated vs. unsaturated vs. polyunsaturated lipid
 Explain the characteristics of enzymes and describe how they work
 Describe the function of catalysts
 Interpret a graph of a catalyzed vs. non-catalyzed reaction
 Define dehydration synthesis