BIOLOGY—Dr. Shannon
FINAL EXAM REVIEW PACKET
GHS 2007
TIPS.
1. Do the take home test without notes. Then use books, notes, Internet etc. to check your answers. Check
final answers vs. Answer Key Available 6/10
2. Analyze results for weak areas review these sections and use old tests to test yourself.
3. Focus most attention on weak areas first and or areas with the most questions
4. Study topics for Short Answer Question
TEST FORMAT
75 Multiple Choice Questions 75 Points
DNA & Protein Synthesis (20 questions)
 DNA structure
 Cellular processes of transcription and translation including role of DNA, mRNA, tRNA, ribosome
 DNA replication steps
 Make sure you know how to use a codon chart
GENETICS (19 Questions).
Know the following genetic disorders
o Albinism, color blindness, Hemophilia, Down’s Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis
o X-linked disorders, role of the carrier
o ABO Blood types
o What is the same about twins, what could be different
o Calculate probabilities
o Be able to use Punnett’s Squares
o Know how to interpret a Pedigree for mode of inheritance
EVOLUTION (16 QUESTIONS)
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Understand evidence for evolution
Natural selection
The role of mutations in creating variability
Fossils and dating using relative position
Understand comparing DNA sequences to show relatedness. More base differences more time since two
species shared a common ancestor
BIOTECHNOLOGY (8 QUESTIONS)
 Genetically altered foods, risks, and labeling
 Understand how to use a DNA fingerprint. See take home.
 Basics of moving genes from one organism to another by splicing DNA
POPULATION DYNAMICS (12 QUESTIONS)
 Understand how to interperate growth curves and population graphs including
 exponential growth,
 limiting factors
 carrying capacity
 Understand how different factors such as birth rate, death rate, food and water supplies can effect
population growth
 Human Population diagrams like the one’s in the Human Populations worksheet
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Short Answer Questions 75 Points
Part I Genetics & Biotechnology Human Genome Reading for information and knowledge of
Genetic Engineering 30 Pts.
 In this section you will respond to a short article on the Human Genome project.
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Basics to know are how genes are moved from one organism to another.
How a DNA sequence can be useful in pinpointing a genetic disease
How mutations relate to evolution
How DNA is similar in all organisms
Part II Genetics & Antibiotic Resistance: (8 Pts)
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Fast evolving bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance.
Resistance genes are in the population of bacteria due to mutation
Resistant bacteria can be selected for by inappropriate use of antibiotics. What does this mean?
Part III Mechanisms & Evidence of Evolution/Natural Selection
 Fossil Evidence (8 Pts.)
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How are fossils dated?
The concept of Gradualism
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Adaptive Radiation in Galapagos Finches (12 Pts)
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What environmental factors selected for different finches?
How do you know they are different species?
What evidence could be used to test for different species and common origins?
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Molecular Evidence (7 Pts.)
 Understand DNA & Protein Sequence and what information it gives about evolutionary
relatedness
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Factors in Natural Selection (10 Pts.)
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Understand factors Darwin proposed for Natural selection, Overproduction, competition for resources,
variation (from mutations), selection, gradual change in species due to selection by environmental factors
(predators, food, weather, etc.)
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