SR’s FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET 2015
IMPORTANT: You must bring some work to the final exam so if you get done with the exam
early you will have something to do. You will not disturb others who are trying to concentrate
or create any situation in which it looks like you may be giving answers to your classmates.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 22
Periods 2 and 6 Reading Day
Wednesday, May 27
Per. 6 Exam, Block I 8:20-9:50 am
Friday, May 29
Per. 2 Exam, Block I 8:20-9:50 am
The final exam will contain a large majority of questions dealing with the material we have
studied since the first day of the 3rd quarter.
Material that is fair game for the final exam includes but is not limited to:
CHAPTER 4: THE BUSINESS OF LIFE
Discussion and Demonstrations on diffusion, osmosis and osmoregulation.
Selectively permeable membranes
Lab dealing with: concentration gradients, diffusion & osmosis, molecule size and
selectively permeable membrane, osmoregulation in fresh water and salt water fish.
Hypo-, Hyper-, and Isotonic solutions.
Turgor pressure, cell lysis, plasmolysis
Osmotic behavior of cells (plant vs. animal) in each of the above solutions.
Osmosis critical thinking questions
Classifying living things. Why?
Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus’ contributions to taxonomy
classification system
classification hierarchy
binomial nomenclature
Problems with common names
Scientific names: how created, proper grammar, etc.
Characteristics of the 3 Domains and the 4 Eukaryotic Kingdoms
CHAPTER 9: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
Ecology definition
Population growth and limiting factors
Populations and exponential growth graphing activity
Carrying capacity
Biotic vs. Abiotic factors with examples
Competition: resources, intraspecific vs. interspecific, predator/prey relationships
Flow of energy through ecosystems
autotrophs vs. heterotrophs
importance of autotrophs
food chains/food webs
trophic level pyramids
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-organisms found at each level. (1 , 2 , 3 , etc.)
-herbivores, carnivores
energy transfer in ecosystems, the 10% rule, and the ways energy is lost/wasted
benefits of vegetarianism
Biological magnification
Zones of marine environment (supratidal, neritic, etc.)
-problems at different zones
-adaptations to different zones
CHAPTER 14: LIFE NEAR THE SURFACE (PLANKTON)
Role of plankton in ecosystems.
Distinguish between Zooplankton and Phytoplankton
“The Wanders” Plankton Lab
Collection and ID of plankton
CHAPTER 6 : MARINE ORGANISMS WITHOUT A BACKBONE
Kingdom Animalia characteristics with marine examples
Invertebrate definition
Symmetry
asymmetry characteristics
radial symmetry characteristics
bilateral symmetry characteristics---------> anterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral
Phylum Porifera characteristics with marine examples
Phylum Coelenterata characteristics with marine examples
**Sponges and Hydra lab
Phylum Platyhelminthes characteristics with marine examples
Phylum Nematoda characteristics with marine examples
Phylum Annelida characteristics with marine examples
*Seaworm Dissection Lab
Phylum Mollusca characteristics with marine examples
**Clam Dissection Lab
**Squid Dissection Lab
Phylum Arthropoda characteristics with marine examples
**Blue Crab Dissection Lab
Phylum Echinodermata characteristics with marine examples
CHAPTER 7: MARINE FISHES (PHYLUM CHORDATA)
Phylum Chordata. Phylum characteristics and marine examples.
Subphylum Vertebrata Characteristics
7 Classes of Vertebrates with marine examples from each class
**Dogfish Shark Dissection