BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW--FALL 2008
SB4 Ecology
Assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within
their ecosystems
1. What is the focus of study of each of the following: anatomy, biochemistry, ecology, genetics?
anatomy—study of the structure of living things
biochemistry—study of chemistry of living things
ecology—study of the interaction among organisms and between organisms and their environment
genetics—study of inheritance
2. producer → primary consumer→ secondary consumer → tertiary consumer Define and distinguish between food
chain and food web. What is the term that describes the levels in a food chain? What types of organisms are the primary
consumers (are they herbivores, carnivores, or decomposers?) A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism
to another; it is the pathway through which energy flows in an ecosystem. A food web shows the interconnectedness
of food chains; it links organisms in an ecosystem. Each level in a food chain is called a trophic level. Primary
consumers are organisms that eat the producers—these would typically be herbivores.
3. The first organism in most food chains uses the energy of the sun to make its food in a process called photosynthesis (these
are photoautotrophs), but some bacteria use chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide to produce carbohydrates in a process
called chemosynthesis and do not require sunlight to live.
4. An autotroph (producer) makes its own food. Organisms that use sunlight as their energy source are photoautotrophs and
include plants, algae, and some bacteria. A heterotroph (consumer) must rely on other organisms for its own food. This
group of organisms includes animals, fungi, most bacteria, and many protists.
5.
Know these terms: herbivore, carnivore, scavenger (eats food killed by others), detritivore (eats dead, decomposing
organisms), decomposer (obtains nutrients from dead organisms by breaking them down; bacteria and fungi are
examples), predator, prey
6. What is a population? A population is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. A community?
A community is a group of populations in an area. (An ecosystem is a community and all the abiotic factors in an
area.)
7. In a natural community, all the living things that directly or indirectly affect the environment are known as biotic factors.
Plants and animals and their interactions and nutritional relationships are examples of these factors. Nonliving things such as
water, temperature, pH, gases, etc. in an ecosystem are called abiotic factors. An ecosystem involves interactions between
both of these factors. Be able to identify examples of each of these factors.
8. Ecological pyramids include energy pyramids, biomass pyramids, and pyramids of numbers. A typical energy pyramid has
a large section at the base and sections that become progressively smaller above. This is because only about 10% of the
energy of each trophic level is passed to the next. Which trophic level will receive the largest amount of its energy directly
from the sun? Most primary producers get their energy directly from the sun, while all consumers get the sun’s energy
indirectly by consuming other organisms.
9. Not all ecological pyramids are shaped like a pyramid: some are inverted triangles or even diamonds, and both biomass
pyramids and pyramids of numbers may have these odd shapes. What is biomass and which trophic level will have the
greatest biomass? Biomass is the total dry mass of all the organisms in a given area. Producers will have the greatest
biomass.
Pyramid of Numbers
Pyramid of Energy
10. The term biodiversity refers to the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere.
11.
fox
Identify the primary consumers in the diagram by drawing a circle around them.
snake
Identify the secondary consumers by drawing a rectangle around them.
frog
insects
Oak tree
Identify the tertiary consumers by drawing a triangle around them. The snake
and the fox are both secondary and tertiary consumers.
mice
grass
rabbit
lettuce
In the diagram to the left, which organism is classified as both a primary and a
secondary consumer? The mouse is a primary consumer because it eats grass,
but it is also a secondary consumer because it eats insects that ate
producers.
Which three organisms are competing for the same food source? The insects,
mice, and rabbits all compete for the grass.
10. The relationship between two species that need the same resources for survival is called competition. One species
will be better at obtaining the resources, resulting in a decline in the number of individuals in the other population.
11. Distinguish between these relationships: symbiosis—a long-term relationship between two species,
commensalism—one species benefits from the relationship while the other species is neither helped, nor
harmed, mutualism—both species benefit from the relationship, parasitism—one species benefits and the other
species is harmed.
12. Define niche—the unique position occupied by a species in an ecosystem; its role or job in the ecosystem; what
it eats, where it eats, where it nests, when it reproduces, when it feeds, etc.
13. Ecological succession describes the predictable change in species in an area over time. Which type of succession
begins on bare rock? Primary succession begins on bare rock, such as that produced by a lava flow or exposed
by a retreating glacier. Which type of succession begins where soil already exists? Secondary succession occurs
where soil already exists. It may occur after a natural disaster such as a forest fire or flood or after a farmer
abandons a plowed field.
14. What are pioneer organisms? Pioneer organisms, or pioneer species, are the first organisms to inhabit an area.
What is a climax community? A climax community is a community that has undergone ecological succession
and is generally stable, with little change
15. In which biome would mostly deciduous trees such as oak, hickory, and maple trees be found? Deciduous trees are
typical of the Temperate Deciduous Forest, sometimes simply called the Temperate Forest. Coniferous trees
may also be found in the temperate forests. Some deciduous trees are also found in the Taiga, but the taiga is
predominantly characterized by evergreen trees such as pines and firs.
16. Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost? Brrrrr. The tundra.
17. What characteristic animals would be found in the biome that has cold to moderate winters, warm summers, fertile
soils, and is home to a variety of vegetation, such as coniferous trees, broadleaf deciduous trees, flowering shrubs,
and ferns? This describes the temperate deciduous forest, and typical animals include bears, wolves, whitetailed deer, foxes, raccoons and squirrels.
18. Which biome do we live in? Georgia is located in the temperate deciduous forest.
19. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity? The tropical rainforests have the greatest biological diversity.
20. Lakes and ponds are the most common standing-water ecosystems; while rivers and streams make up flowingwater ecosystems.
21. What kind of water is found in an estuary? Estuaries are found where a river flows into the ocean. The water in
an estuary is not fresh because it contains some salt, but it is not as salty as ocean water. The salt
concentration may vary with the tides.
26. Population size generally increases as long as resources are plentiful and the birth rate
exceeds the death rate. As resources in a population become less available, population
growth slows and levels out as indicated in the graph. What is the term that describes the
maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can sustain? carrying capacity
carrying capacity
The number of organisms that enter (immigration) or leave (emigration) a population also
affects the size of a population.
27. What two factors allow a population to increase in size? immigration and birth rate
Decrease? emigration and death rate
28. Label the graphs as representing exponential or logistic
growth
logistic
exponential
29. Name three renewable resources. Wind energy and solar energy are renewable resources, as are many
agricultural products. Name an important resource that is nonrenewable. Oil and coal are nonrenewable
resources.
30. Study the carbon cycle. In what form is carbon found in the atmosphere? (hint: plants use this gas for photosynthesis)
Carbon is found as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What processes release carbon into the atmosphere? [hints:
(1) all organisms need to be able to use the energy from their food (2) human actions are responsible for much of the
carbon that is added to the atmosphere] Carbon dioxide is naturally released into the atmosphere by cellular
respiration and volcanic activity. Excess amounts of carbon dioxide are also released by the burning of fossil
fuels
31. What is the term for the natural phenomenon that maintains Earth’s temperature range when certain gases reflect heat
back to the Earth’s surface? The greenhouse effect is the natural phenomenon that helps maintain Earth’s
temperature.
32. What is the term for the increase in Earth's average temperature caused by the buildup of carbon dioxide and other
gases in the atmosphere? Global warming occurs when excess greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere
and reflect additional heat back to the earth. What can we do to slow the buildup of CO2 in the atmosphere? Since
burning fossil fuels adds a lot of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, the development and use of alternative
energy sources would slow the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
33. Power plants that burn coal with a high sulfur content have a negative impact on the environment, including damage to
forests and aquatic ecosystems. What environmental problem is caused by these coal-burning power plants? The
sulfur in the coal reacts with water vapor in the atmosphere, producing acid rain. Acid rain negatively affects
forest and freshwater ecosystems.
34. Which animal has modified ecosystems more than any other animal and has had the greatest negative impact on world
ecosystems? Humans must take the blame for the greatest negative impact on world ecosystems.
35. One of the greatest threats today to biological diversity is the destruction of the places that organisms live. What is the
term that describes the place where an organism lives? The place where an organism lives is its habitat.
36. Define endangered species. An endangered species is a species that is on the brink of extinction—the population
of these species has shrunk to levels that make it difficult to sustain the species.
37. What chemical that is released into the atmosphere by human actions is the major cause of ozone depletion?
Chlorfluorocarbons, or CFCs, are the major cause of ozone depletion.
38. The water cycle includes several steps including the uptake of water through the roots of plants and the release of
water vapor to the atmosphere by plants. What is the name of the process by which plants release water vapor to the
atmosphere? Plants release water vapor to the atmosphere by the process of transpiration, which is evaporation
through the leaves of the plants. Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, etc. are all a part of the
water cycle, but plants are an essential part of the water cycle through uptake of water by the roots and
transpiration.
SB1c Macromolecules-FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Identify the function of the four major macromolecules
1. What element is found in ALL organic compounds? CARBON
2. What are the 4 major macromolecules found in living things? CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, NUCLEIC ACIDS
3. Which type of organic compound is produced during photosynthesis and is the main source of energy for living things?
CARBOHYDRATES What are the monomers (subunits) of these compounds called? SACCHARIDES
4. Cellulose, sugar, starch, glycogen and chitin are examples of which type of macromolecule? CARBOHYDRATES
5. What type of organism contains cellulose in its cell walls? PLANTS (Fungi contain chitin in their cell walls)
6. Like other macromolecules, proteins are composed of monomers. What are the monomers of proteins called? AMINO
ACIDS
7. Proteins perform a variety of functions in a cell. The function of a special group of proteins is to speed up the chemical
reactions of metabolism. What are proteins that do this called? ENZYMES ARE THE PROTEINS THAT SPEED UP
CHEMICAL REACTIONS. Other proteins may control the rate of chemical reactions, regulate cell processes,
build tissues such as bone and muscle, transport materials, or fight disease.
8. There are two types of nucleic acids. What are the 2 types of nucleic acids, and what is the function of each type? DNA—
STORES HEREDITARY INFORMATION, CONTAINS CODED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PROTEINS
RNA—IS USED TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE PROTEINS; 3 TYPES OF RNA—mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
9. What are the monomers of nucleic acids? DNA IS A DOUBLE-STRANDED, HELICAL MOLECULE COMPOSED
OF NUCLEOTIDES. RNA IS A SINGLE-STRANDED MOLECULE WHICH CAN HAVE SEVERAL FORMS,
BUT WHICH IS ALSO COMPOSED OF NUCLEOTIDES
10. Oils, fats, and steroids do not dissolve in water. To which group of macromolecules do they belong? OILS, FATS, AND
STEROIDS ARE ALL TYPES OF LIPIDS. LIPIDS FUNCTION IN ENERGY STORAGE, AS PARTS OF
MEMBRANES, AND AS WATERPROOF COVERINGS. THEY DO NOT DISSOLVE IN WATER. MOST
CONTAIN FATTY ACIDS, WHICH HAVE A POLAR, HYDROPHILIC HEAD AND NON-POLAR,
HYDROPHOBIC TAILS.
11. Review the structure of the plasma membrane. What type of organic molecule found in plasma membranes forms the
bilayer? THE BILAYER IS FORMED FROM PHOSPHOLIPIDS. What type of organic molecule found in plasma
membranes acts as channels and pumps to move substances across the membrane? PROTEINS ACT AS CHANNELS
AND PUMPS TO MOVE SUBSTANCES ACROSS THE MEMBRANE.
12. Carbohydrates and lipids both serve as a source of energy in living things. Which of these macromolecules releases more
energy when metabolized? LIPIDS STORE MORE ENERGY THAN THE OTHER TYPES OF ORGANIC
MOLECULES.
SB1d Water
Explain the Impact of Water on Life Processes
1. What is diffusion? Diffusion is the random movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of
low concentration. Is energy required in this process? No cellular energy is required for this process.
2. What is osmosis? Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane. Is energy required in this
process? Since this is a form of diffusion, NO cellular energy is required for this process.
3. The large ovals in the diagram below represent cells in a solution. The hexagons represent dissolved solutes. The solutes
cannot cross the cell membrane.
solution A
solution B
solution C
Isotonic
Hypotonic
Hypertonic
Identify each solution as hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic.
Indicate the direction in which water will move across the membrane in each diagram and tell whether the cell will swell,
shrink, or stay the same.
4. When an animal cell is placed in fresh water, it will burst. What does osmotic pressure (the pressure of the water against the
membrane) have to do with this? The fresh water is hypotonic with respect to the egg, so osmotic pressure
causes water to move into the cell. The cell will eventually burst as the cell membrane is stretched and
weakened.
5. Does the process illustrated below require energy? How do you know? No energy is required because the process is
facilitated diffusion. The solute molecules are moving from an area of high concentration through the protein
channel to an area of lower concentration. What does the circled structure represent? The circled structure
represents a channel protein. What is the name of the process? The process is facilitated diffusion. For what
reasons would the solute need to go through the circle structure instead of through the phospholipid bilayer? Solutes
that are too large to pass between the lipids in the cell membrane may pass through the channel protein.
Molecules that are not soluble in lipids would also be unable to pass through the membrane and would need to
pass through the channel protein.
solutes
6. Define homeostasis. Homeostasis is the maintenance of stable internal conditions in living things.
Some single-celled organisms have a structure called the contractile vacuole, which pumps excess water out of the
organism, thus maintaining homoeostasis by keeping a constant water balance within the cell.
7. Some materials are too large to enter or leave a cell through the cell membrane by diffusion or facilitated diffusion. Large
food particles may enter the cell by one of these processes, and waste products may leave by the other method. The diagrams
below illustrate the processes by which these materials enter or leave the cell. Label each diagram with the term that describes
the process illustrated.
Do these processes require energy? Yes, these processes require energy. They are forms of active transport.
endocytosis
exocytosis
8.
Refer to the illustration below: Are the H + ions being transported from a region of high to low concentration or
from a region of low to high concentration? Does the process illustrated below require energy? Is it active or
passive transport? As indicated by the arrow, the hydrogen ions are moving from a region of low
concentration to a region of high concentration. Movement against the concentration gradient requires
the use of cellular energy and is therefore a method of ACTIVE transport.
SB1b Enzymes-Final Review
Explain how enzymes function as catalysts
1. Enzymes work with specific substrates. What model attempts to explain this mechanism of enzyme specificity? The lock
and key model explains how enzymes work with specific substrates. In this model, the reaction cannot occur unless
the substrates fit into a specific region of the enzyme called the active site. Once the substrate fits into the active
site, the enzyme changes shape and catalyzes the formation of the product.
2. Enzymes influence chemical reactions in living systems by decreasing the activation energy needed for chemical
reactions to occur. How does this affect the rate at which reactions occur? When the amount of energy needed to start
the reaction is decreased by the enzyme, the reaction can occur more quickly; the enzyme speeds up the chemical
reaction.
3. The graph provided for you below is labeled.
Be able to interpret an unlabeled graph that shows the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction when an
enzyme is present and when no enzyme is present. In the graph below, circle the double-arrowed line that represents the
amount of energy required when an enzyme is used. Compare this energy to that needed when no enzyme is present. Will
this chemical reaction occur more quickly when the enzyme is present or when it is not present? The amount of energy
needed when an enzyme is present is much lower than the amount needed when no enzyme is present. The reaction
can occur more quickly since less energy must be obtained.
4. Recognize an enzyme, substrate and products in a picture as shown below. Note that substrates bind to the active sites of
enzymes where they are converted into products. Circle the active site of the enzyme in the first picture below. Choose
any color and color the substrate.
6. What are 3 factors that affect the functioning of enzymes? Enzyme function can be affected by pH (the enzyme may
be less effective or cease to function at high or low pH values), substrate concentration (if there is little substrate,
the reaction will occur slowly), and temperature (the enzyme may be less effective or cease to function at high or
low temperatures). Product concentration may also affect the functioning of some enzymes.
(be able to interpret graphs such as those shown above to identify the optimum conditions at which an enzyme might function)
Optimum function occurs at the highest point on the Y-axis, representing the rate of enzyme activity.
SB3a Photosynthesis – Final Review
Explain the cycling of energy through the process of photosynthesis and respiration
1.
Draw and label an ATP molecule. What is the difference in ADP and ATP? ADP has two phosphate groups and
ATP has three phosphate groups—ATP has more stored energy than ADP.
ADENINE
PHOSPHATE GROUPS
RIBOSE
2.
How is energy released from ATP? Energy is released from ATP when a chemical bond is broken and a
phosphate group is released.
3.
What is the ultimate original source of energy for all living things on Earth? The sun is the ultimate original source
of energy for most living things on Earth.
4.
What is the process that plants use to capture energy and make complex molecules such as glucose? Plants use
photosynthesis to capture solar energy and produce food.
5.
Write the equation for photosynthesis? 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy
C6H12O6 + 6 O2
6.
What is raised to a higher energy level (gets excited) and leaves the pigment to travel along a series of proteins in the
thylakoid membrane when pigment molecules such as chlorophyll absorb light energy? When a chlorophyll
molecule absorbs light energy, some of its electrons are raised to a higher energy level. What is the series of
proteins along which it travels called? The electrons are passed from protein to protein in an electron transport
chain.
7.
NADP+ is important in photosynthesis because the energy it carries is used to produce organic molecules such as
glucose. The molecule carries energy when a hydrogen ion and a high energy electron are attached to NADP+,
producing NADPH.
8.
What substance in the atmosphere enters the food chain through photosynthesis and provides the carbon that is used to
make all organic molecules? All organic molecules contain carbon atoms that ultimately can be traced back
through the food chain to the carbon dioxide plants take in from the atmosphere.
9.
Define autotroph and heterotroph. Organisms, such as plants and algae, that make their own food are called
autotrophs, while organisms that do not make their own food are called heterotrophs.
10. Consider the formula for photosynthesis. What gas is produced by plants? Plants give off oxygen when they
undergo photosynthesis.
11. Consider the formula for photosynthesis. If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant's environment, what would
happen to the plant's production of high-energy sugars? If carbon dioxide were removed from a plant’s
environment, it would not have one of the reactants needed for photosynthesis, and the production of highenergy sugars by photosynthesis would slow and eventually stop. What other environmental factors might affect
photosynthesis? Temperature, the amount of water available, and the intensity of sunlight are all environmental
factors that might affect photosynthesis.
SB3a Respiration – Final Review
Explain the cycling of energy through the process of photosynthesis and respiration
1.
Write the correct equation for cellular respiration. 6O2 + C6H12O6  6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
2.
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are almost opposite processes: Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere, and cellular respiration puts it back into the atmosphere.
3.
What is broken down to release energy during cellular respiration? Food molecules (glucose) are broken down to
release energy during cellular respiration.
4.
List the correct sequence of events in cellular respiration:
GLYCOLYSIS KREBS CYCLE  ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN
5.
During which part of cellular respiration is the most energy released? The part of respiration that releases the
most energy is the Electron Transport Chain.
6.
Define aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic means that oxygen is required. Anaerobic means that oxygen is not
required. Is cellular respiration aerobic or anaerobic? Cellular respiration requires oxygen, so it is an aerobic
process.
7.
During cellular respiration in eukaryotes, where does electron transport take place? Electron transport occurs in
the mitochondrial membranes of eukaryotes.
8.
What is the name of the process that takes place when organic compounds are broken down in the absence of
oxygen? When organic compounds are broken down in the absence of oxygen, the process is known as
fermentation.
9.
What step occurs in both fermentation and cellular respiration? Both fermentation and cellular respiration begin
with the process of glycolysis.
10. Which type of fermentation occurs when muscles are exercised extensively in the absence of sufficient oxygen?
Lactic acid fermentation occurs when muscles are exercised extensively in the absence of sufficient oxygen.
What is the product that builds up in muscles and causes soreness following exercise? Lactic acid builds up in the
muscles, causing muscle soreness following exercise.
SB1a Organelles– Final Review
Explain the role of cell organelles for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including cell membrane,
in maintaining homeostasis and cell reproduction
1.
All cells contain cytoplasm, which is surrounded by a cell membrane (plasma membrane) What are the functions
of this structure? The plasma membrane acts as a boundary between the cell and the environment, controls
ehat enters and leaves the cell, and provides support and protection for the cell.
2.
Eukaryotes differ from prokaryotes. Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus. Eukaryotes are generally much larger, and
the DNA of eukaryotes is contained within a nucleus. In addition, they contain membrane-bound organelles that
carry out various functions for the cell.
3.
Are cell walls found in prokaryotes? Prokaryotes do have cell walls.
4.
Organelles help to maintain stable conditions within a cell. What is the process of maintaining stable internal
conditions called? The maintenance of stable internal conditions is called homeostasis. How does the cell
membrane help to maintain stable conditions within a cell? The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves a
cell; the concentration of various solutes is maintained at a constant level by the cell membrane.
5.
Which organelle contains enzymes that help to break down food and worn-out organelles? Lysosomes function to
break down food particles and worn-out organelles.
6.
Which organelle found in plants and algae functions to convert the energy of the sun into chemical energy that is
used as food? The chloroplast is the organelle that functions to convert solar energy to chemical energy. What
is this process called? The process in which the sun’s energy is used to make chemical compounds is called
photosynthesis.
7.
What are saclike structures that that cells often use to store materials such as water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates
called? Vacuoles are saclike structures that are used to store a variety of materials within a cell.
8.
What is the main function of the cell wall? The cell wall provides support and protection for the cell.
9.
What kingdom of organisms contains only organisms that lack cell walls? The animal kingdom does not contain
any organisms that have cell walls.
10. On what organelle are proteins made, and where in the cell are these organelles located? Proteins are made by the
ribosomes. Ribosomes are found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER) or floating free in the
cytosol.
11. The nucleus of eukaryotic cells is important because it contains DNA. Why is DNA important to cells? The DNA
within the nucleus contains information needed to make proteins. DNA is the hereditary material used to pass
traits from parent to offspring.
12. What organelle converts food into compounds that the cell uses for growth, development, and movement? The
mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell, converting food molecules into chemical compounds that the cell
can use. Do all eukaryotic cells undergo this process of converting food into different chemical compounds? All
eukaryotes (Plants, Fungi, Protists, Animals) contain mitochondria to convert their food into useable energy.
What is the name of the process, and what chemical compound is produced and used by the cell to start most
chemical reactions? Cellular Respiration is the name of the process used by cells to release the energy of food
and store that energy in ATP, which can be used by cells to start many chemical reactions.
13. What organelle that is found in animals (but not plants) functions during cell division to separate the chromosomes?
The centrioles in animal cells are involved in cell division.
14. What structures do plant cells have that are not found in animal cells? Structures that are found in plant cells but
not in animal cells include cell walls, chloroplasts, and central vacuoles.
Mitochondrion
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Golgi body
Plasma membrane
15. Identify and name the numbered structure in the diagram above which immediately identifies this cell as a eukaryote.
Nucleus (2)
16. Identify and name the numbered structure in the diagram above which helps to break down glucose into ATP?
mitochondrion (3)
17. Identify and name the numbered structure in the diagram above which contains enzymes that attach carbohydrates
and lipids to proteins and sends them to their final destinations. Golgi body (5)
18. Identify and name the numbered structure in the diagram above which assembles components of the cell membrane
and modifies some proteins. Endoplasmic reticulum (1)
19. Identify and name the numbered structure in the diagram above which controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Plasma membrane (4)
20. What are the 3 parts of the cell theory? All livingthings are composed of cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure
and function in living things. Cells come from pre-existing cells.
21. In multicellular organisms, cells exhibit cellular specialization in which cells are specialized to perform particular
functions. The cells of unicellular organisms (all prokaryotes, most protists, and yeasts) are not specialized and
must carry out all of the functions of life.
22. List the levels of specialization found in multicellular organisms:
cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → organism
SB3c, SB3b, & SB3d Taxonomy/ Kingdoms & Viruses – Final Review
Examine the evolutionary basis of modern classification systems
Compare how structures and function vary between the six kingdoms
Compare and contrast viruses with living organisms
1. Taxonomy is defined as the science of grouping organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history.
2. Which word in the scientific name Dermacenter variablis is the genus? Dermacenter Which word is the speciesvariablis
3. List the biological hierarchy of taxons in the correct order from most diverse to least diverse: KINGDOM, PHYLUM,
CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES
4. A genus is composed of a number of related species. An order consists of a number of related families. A class is
composed of a number of related orders. A kingdom is composed of a number of related phyla.
5. The most general and largest category in Linnaeus’s system is the kingdom. The most specific and smallest category in
Linnaeus’ system is the species.
6. Scientists assign each kind of organism a universally accepted name in the system known as binomial nomenclature.
7. Today, biologists classify organisms not only by their physical similarities, but also by chemical and behavioral
similarities.
8. A diagram such as the one to the right is called a
cladogram. In this diagram, tissue formation and vascular
bundles are traits that are shared by some species but are
not present in others. These traits are called derived
characters and indicate close evolutionary relationships
among the organisms that share the traits.
9.
Define autotrophic, heterotrophic, prokaryotic, & eukaryotic
derived characters
10. List the kingdoms that contain eukaryotes: The kingdoms in domain Eukarya contain eukaryotes. They are
Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia
11. List the kingdoms that contain prokaryotes: Kingdom Archaebacteria (Domain Archaea) and Kingdom
Eubacteria (Domain Bacteria) contain prokaryotes, cells that do not have a nucleus.
12. An organism that is unicellular, heterotrophic, has cell walls containing peptidoglycan, and does not contain a
nucleus belongs to the kingdom eubacteria. You know that it is in one of the bacterial kingdoms because it
doesn’t have a nucleus. Kingdom eubacteria is identified by the presence of peptidoglycan in the cell walls
of its many species.
13. Which prokaryotic kingdom contains organisms that are often found in extreme environments? Kingdom
archaebacteria contains many species that are found in extreme environments such as hot springs or
thermal vents, and in environments that are extremely acidic or have a very high salt content.
14. Which kingdoms contain organisms with cell walls? All kingdoms except Animalia contain some organisms
with cell walls. All bacteria, fungi, and plants have cell walls. Plant-like and Fungus-like protists have cell
walls, but animal-like protists do not have cell walls.
Which kingdom contains no organisms with cell walls? Animalia
15. What carbohydrate is found in the cell walls of plants? Cellulose is found in the cell walls of plants. In the
cell walls of fungi? Chitin is found in the cell walls of fungi.
16. In which two kingdoms might a newly discovered organism that is multicellular, nucleated, and
photoautotrophic be placed? Such an organism might be placed in either Protista or Plantae. To which of
these two kingdoms do MOST multicellular, nucleated, photosynthetic organisms belong? Most multicellular
photosynthetic organisms belong to kingdom Plantae.
17. You are exploring the deciduous forest and discover a new species that is multicellular, nucleated, and has cell
walls made of chitin. You also observe that it is a heterotroph that obtains food by absorbing nutrients from the
environment. You make your name in biological circles by placing it in the kingdom Fungi and naming it after
yourself!
18. To which kingdom would single-celled eukaryotes that are either heterotrophic or photosynthetic most likely
belong? These organisms would be placed in Kingdom Protista.
19. Eukaryotic, photoautotrophic, multicellular organisms with cell walls of cellulose belong to which kingdom?
Kingdom Plantae
20. The little kid next door is always bringing you organisms and asking you what they are. One day, he brings you a
really weird-looking specimen. After examining and observing it for several weeks, you have placed it into one
of the six kingdoms. Based on the following information, into what kingdom should it be placed? contains
nuclei, consists of more than one cell, moves, consumes other organisms for food, its cells do not have walls The
organism very clearly belongs in Kingdom Animalia.
21. Viruses are composed of protein and nucleic acid (either RNA or DNA). Fill in the blanks to describe how these
two macromolecules are organized to form a virus: Viruses are composed of RNA or DNA surrounded by a
protein coat.
22. List three ways that we know viruses are not alive. Viruses are not composed of cells. They do not make their
own proteins or DNA. They do not use energy. They cannot reproduce independently of a cell.
SCSh Characteristics of Science – Final Review
1. Biology is the study of life
2. How many variables are isolated and tested in a controlled experiment? A single variable is isolated and tested in a
controlled experiment.
3. In science, a hypothesis is useful only if it can be tested
4. What tool is used by biologists to produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided
eye? In biology, a microscope is used to enlarge images.
5. What safety rule is the most important rule to follow when you are working with chemicals in general but especially
with volatile chemicals? It is essential that goggles be worn when working with dangerous chemicals.
6. Controlled experiments are designed in science. You must be able to recognize and identify the manipulated
(independent) variable, the responding (dependent) variable and the control group in an experiment. Define:
manipulated variable—the condition which is deliberately changed in an experiment, responding variable—the
data you collect; the condition that changes as a result of the changes you instituted, controlled variables—the
conditions in an experiment that are kept constant.
Several graphs and tables will be on the final exam. You must be able to interpret them. Be sure to read all
information that accompanies the graph or table, examine the data carefully, and answer the specific question that
is being asked.