Name: ___________________________Hr_____
HONORS
Biology- First Semester: Written Exam Review
UNIT 1
1. Place the following words with the characteristic of life they fit with. Some may fit in more than one place!!!!
Multicellular(2)
Traits
Metabolism
Sexual
Stimulus
Photosynthesis
Unicellular(2)
Light/Sound
Differentiation
Evolution
DNA
A. RESPOND
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
B. REPRODUCE
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
C. INTERNAL BALANCE
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
D. ENERGY
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
Why you Sweat /Shiver
Amoeba
Homeostasis
Asexual
Cellular Respiration
E. CHANGE OVER TIME
a. ___________________________
F. CELLS
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
G. GROW AND DEVELOP
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
H. GENETIC CODE
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
2. Define the following:
a. Metabolism-____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
b. Homeostasis-___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
c. Differentiation-___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. List the 8 Levels of Classification in order from broadest to most specific along with your pneumonic
1. ______________________________
5.______________________________
2. ______________________________
6.______________________________
3. ______________________________
7.______________________________
4. ______________________________
8.______________________________
4. List and describe the 9 levels of the biosphere
a. ______________________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________________________
g. ______________________________________________________________________________
h. ______________________________________________________________________________
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 2
5. Give an example of a food web and a food chain. Both must consist of at least 4 levels. Label the trophic
levels (TL) and Consumer levels (CL) for each.
a. Food Chain:
b. Food Web:
6. What is symbiosis
a. List and describe three types of symbiosis and give an example for each
i. ____________________-____________________________________________________
__________________________________ ex: ___________________________________
ii. ____________________-____________________________________________________
__________________________________ ex: ___________________________________
iii. ____________________-____________________________________________________
__________________________________ ex: ___________________________________
7. Describe the two types of succession, when they occur and briefly describe the order and types of
organisms for each.
a. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
8.
CARBON
CYCLE
a. What are three examples of things/processes that put CO2 into the atmosphere?
i. _________________________ii________________________iii.__________________
b. What two things put carbon into the soil?
i. _________________________________. ______________________________
c. What happens to the decaying organic matter in the soil over time?
__________________________________________________________________
9.
NITROGEN
CYCLE
Explain HOW NITROGEN CHANGES FORM as it moves through the biosphere, WHAT CHANGES IT, and
NAMES OF THE PROCESSES.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 3
10. What are the 4 characteristics of populations?
1._____________________2.____________________3.___________________4.___________________
11. Describe the two types of growth, the shape of their curves and what conditions they occur under.
a. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
12. Define and give examples for
a. Density dependent limiting factor-____________________________________________________
examples_______________________________________________________________________
b. Density independent limiting factor-__________________________________________________
UNIT 4
examples_______________________________________________________________________
13. Fill in the following chart for the 4 organic compounds
Organic Compound PROTEIN
CARBOHYDRATE
LIPID
NUCLEIC ACID
FUNCTION
MOMOMERS
EXAMPLES OF
MOLECULES
FOOD SOURCES
WHAT DO YOU USE TO
TEST FOR IT AND
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT
PRESENT
UNIT 5
14. Compare and contrast a catalyst and an enzyme _____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
15. What is activation energy? _______________________________________________________________
16. How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions? ______________________________________________
17. Why is carbonic acid made in our bodies? ___________________________________________________
What is the name of the enzyme that speeds up this reaction?___________________________________
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
18. What are 3 major differences between
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
19. 3.2 or 1.2 – Acid or base?_________which is
stronger?______________
20. 9.5 or 8.1 – Acid or base? _________ which is
stronger?______________
21. What is the function of an enzyme?______________________________________________________
22.
23.
24.
25.
Is the active site on the enzyme or substrate?___________________________________________
What are two things that affect how well an enzyme works? __________________ and ___________
T or F Enzymes are used up in the reaction.
In the lock and key theory- the lock represents the ___________, the keyhole is ___________ and the key is the
________________________
26. What does denaturing do to an enzyme?________________________________________________
27. What type of stem cells have the potential to become any kind of cell in the organism, but can not create a new
organism? ______________________________
28. What type of stem cell still has the potential to create an entirely new, but identical organism? ___________________.
29. What does it mean for a cell to differentiate or specialize? __________________________________ give an example
of a pluripotent cell that has been specialized. _____________________________
UNIT 6
30. Describe the types of transport through the cell membrane
Compare Active and Passive Transport
Movement of Molecules across concentrations (think of the hill analogy)
Energy Required ?
Passive
Active
Types of Passive Transport
Diffusion
Define:
Osmosis
Define:
Facilitated Diffusion
Define:
Types of Active Transport
Protein Pumps
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
UNIT 7
3=77
32. Fill in the following chart for PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What part of
Reactants
Reactants
(What molecule(s)
Name of Stage the chloroplast (What
does it take
place in?
1st
2nd
OR
molecule(s) go
in from outside)
go in from the other
stage)
Products
(What molecules
go out of
chloroplast)
Products
(What molecules
come out and go to
other stage)
What is the purpose of PS?________________________________________________________________
What type of organisms use it? _________________________________
Write the equation:____________________________________________________________________
UNIT 8
33. Fill in the chart below for AEROBIC cellular respiration
3=77
Where in the cell
Name of Stage
Reactants
Products
does it take place? (What molecules go in) (What molecules come out)
How many
ATP gained?
1st
2nd
or
3rd
Fill in the chart below for ANAEROBIC cellular respiration
What are the two stages? 1._____________________How many ATP gained? ______
2._____________________How many ATP gained? ______
Types of
What type of Reactants
Products
ATP
Used in what
Fermentation
cell use it?
(What molecules go in) (What molecules come out) gained? industry?
1st
2nd
What is the purpose of CR?___________________________________________________________________
What type of organisms use it? ____________________________
Write the equation:______________________________-->__________________________________________

What does glycolysis produce that goes to the Krebs cycle? ___________________how many?_____

How many ATP, NADH and FADH2 are produced from 1 pyruvic acid?_______ATP ______FADH2 _______NADH

How many pyruvic acid does each molecule of glucose break down into during glycolysis? ____

ATP, NADH and FADH2 produced from 1 glucose molecule during Krebs? _______ATP______FADH2 _______NADH

ATP, NADH and FADH2 produced from 1 glucose molecule during Krebs? _______ATP______FADH2 _______NADH

What % of the energy in a glucose molecule does the cell convert to ATP? _________% What % is released as heat
energy? ______%