REVIEW: 2015 Spring Semester Final—Study sessions 3-4ish pm June 9 & 10, Rm 314
Test info:
Final days:
1st, 2nd, 5th-- Wed, June 17
4th and 6th Thurs
Test format: multiple choice, matching, short answer
Notes allowed during test: Two 3x5 cards that you create the notes for.
Energy: Know your vocab from your test on Work and Machines:
Work
Joule
Energy
Newton
Potential energy
Mechanical energy
Kinetic energy
Work (formula)
Law of conservation of energy
Kinetic energy (formula)
Energy transfer
Gravitational potential energy
Energy transformation
Six characteristics of living things:
Be able to list and give examples.
Define species, viable, fertile, hybrid.
Ecosystems:
Review your Levels of Life memorization paragraph and be prepared to fill in the blanks OR list the levels in order. Spell
them correctly.
List 8 examples of abiotic factors.
List 8 examples of biotic factors.
List 8 examples of biomes and know a basic description of a common example. (ex: desert= receives little rainfall, having
little vegetation as a result. Reptiles are common in warmer areas.)
Cells:
On test:
If given examples, can you identify what is a structure and what is a function?
Difference between prokaryote and eukaryote (in both description and drawing them).
Which of the SIX kingdoms are prokaryotes and which kingdoms are eukaryotes?
Shape of animal vs. plant cell.
Organelles that are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells.
Structure and function of cell organelles (vocabulary).
Be able to identify and label the parts (organelles of a cell).
Describe the pathway of a protein from nucleus to its destination.
Endocytosis vs. exocytosis. Can you recognize in in action and by definition?
Know what diffusion, osmosis and concentration gradient is, as well as how fluids move through a membrane to reach
equilibrium.
Scientific method:
Know difference between manipulated and responding variables.