2021 Mid-term Exam Topics
Be familiar with the following terms:
Characteristics of life
Cells structure
 Organelle functions
 Membrane structure & function
 Membrane transport
o Diffusion
o Osmosis
o Active transport
o Facilitated diffusion
Homeostasis
Sources of heat
Directional terms
Latin Prefixes and Suffixes
Body cavities
 Linings of cavities
Chemical reactions
 What causes reactions
 Types of reactions
 Energy of reaction (endergonic and
exergonic)
 Dehydration synthesis
 Hydrolysis
 Anabolism
 Catabolism
Organic compounds
 Most abundant
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Most needed
Components
monomers
o of carbohydrates
o of proteins
 enzymes
o of lipids ( I mean what makes
up a triglyceride. They are not
polymers)
o of nucleic acids
 Mutations
 Protein synthesis
Acids and bases
 pH
Cell cycle & Mitosis
Cellular respiration
 glycolysis
 Krebs cycle
 ETC
 ATP
Tissues
 Epithelial
 Muscle
 Connective
 Nervous
Glands
 Endocrine
 Exocrine
Please go to Moodle. There you will find a link to review notes
and review questions for each unit included on the mid-term
exam. It would be VERY helpful for you to do those questions
as a part of your exam preparation. (HINT! HINT! HINT!)