Topics covered on this exam include: cellular respiration, DNA, RNA, replication, translation,
transcription, mitosis, meiosis, genetics, and flowering plants.
Below are some questions/suggestions that you should be familiar with for the exam. Don’t
forget to bring a scantron and a number two pencil to the exam.
Please email me with questions, should they arise.
Biology 11 - Unit III Review Sheet
1. Name each stage of the cell cycle. What occurs in each stage?
2. Understand what happens during each stage of mitosis and meiosis.
a. P, M, A, T followed by cytokinesis
3. What is the purpose of mitosis? Meiosis?
4. How do the two processes differ?
5. What is meant by haploid? Diploid? Homologous? Sister chromatids?
6. Compare and contrast the molecular structure of DNA with RNA. (What are the three
main differences between the molecular structures?)
7. What are the components of a single nucleotide? Dow we find nucleotides in both
RNA and DNA?
8. Be able to transcribe and read codons (DNA to DNA, DNA to RNA and RNA to RNA).
9. What are the three types of RNA? What is the function of each?
10. Who are Watson & Crick – what was their contribution? Rosalin Franklin?
11. Know the equations for cell respiration.
12. What is accomplished through the oxidation of glucose?
13. What is ATP and how does it give off energy?
14. Name the stages of cellular respiration:
a. Where does each stage occur?
b. What is the purpose of each stage?
c. How many (if any) ATP are reduced? Helper molecules (NADH and FADH2?
15. Be familiar with the following terms:
a. Oxidation and reduction
b. Catabolilc and anabolic
c. Endergonic and exergonic
16. Know how to work Punnett Squares.
a. Complete dominance, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, and sex or X
-linked traits
b. Genetic disorders associated with the sex chromosomes?
c. What is the difference between autosomes and sex-chromosomes?
d. What is a karyotype?
17. Be familiar with plants. Know the difference between monocots & dicots.
18. What were the necessary adaptations for plants to live on land?
19. What is xylem? Phloem? What is the purpose of each?
20. Know the flower parts.