Knowledge Focus Areas:
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Be able to differentiate characteristics of the domains and kingdoms (Prokarya, Eukarya,
Bacteria, Protist, Archaea, etc. About 6 questions
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Understand the concept of homeostasis.
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Be able to define tissue
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Understand the levels of life
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Be able to distinguish the levels of testing/experiments
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Be able to differentiate between osmosis, active transport, diffusion, passive transport, facilitated
diffusion
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Understand the differences between endocytosis, exocytosis and pinocytosis and know what
phagocytosis is
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Know properties of water: adhesion, cohesion, polarity
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Know what membrane bound organelles are and what they do (e.g., golgi complex)
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Understand the function and structure of mitochondria and what it stores
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Understand what lactic acid is and how it is formed
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Understand cellular respiration and the products and where it occurs
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Glycolysis
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Know the types of connective tissue
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Be able to distinguish between endocrine and exocrine glands
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Understand what hyaline cartilage is and where typically found
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Know which layers of the skin
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Know the various skin cancers and which are more common, less common, deadly, etc.
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Know what melanin is and where it is found
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Be able to differentiate between epidermis, dermis and hypodermis
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Know the different types of cells – squamous, cuboidal, columnar, pseudostratified columnar
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Know the functions of the skeletal system
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Bones-spongy bone, compact bone and coverings, number of bones we have, fracture repair
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Know what a hinge joint is, ball and socket
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Be able to differentiate bursitis, tendonitis, strain, sprain
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Be able to differentiate cardiac, smooth and skeletal muscle
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Be able to label bones off the given list