Honors Biology January 2016​
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Midterm Review Sheet This sheet is only to serve as a guide to help refresh your memory about topics that we covered this semester. You are responsible for knowing anything that we did this semester. The midterm exam will consist of multiple choice questions, matching, and diagram identification. There will also be an essay and short answer part. The format will be similar to the tests we have taken this semester. Please bring a few sharpened #2 pencils with a good eraser to the exam. You may want to bring some reading material since midterm exams will not be collected before a given time. List of Topics to know Science​
: scientific method, controlled experiment, hypothesis, metric system, positive control, negative control, conclusion writing, graphing data Chapter 2 ​
→ Basic Chemistry​
: atoms, elements, compounds, chemical bonding, isomers, electronegativity, polarity, hydrogen bonds, reactants, products Properties of Water​
: structure, adhesion, cohesion, polar covalent, hydrogen bonds, Acids/bases, solution, solvent, solute, pH scale, parts of a chemical reaction, neutralization reaction (see pH lab), acid precipitation Chapter 3 ​
→ Organic Chemistry​
: hydrocarbons, carbon skeleton, isomers, functional groups, monomers, polymers, Macromolecules: carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, basics of nucleic acids, examples of the Macromolecules, dehydration synthesis, hydrolysis, structure and function, recognition of compounds, Chapter 5 ​
→ Chemical Reactions​
: reactants, products, endergonic, exergonic, enzyme structure and function, active site/substrate, denature, energy of activation, ATP structure, ATP to ADP conversion, phosphorylation, metabolism, relationship between cellular respiration and photosynthesis Plasma Membrane Structure​
: Fluid mosaic model, membrane structure and function of specific macromolecules,forms of transport across the membrane – active transport, diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, exocytosis, endocytosis, phagocytosis; tonicity Energy​
: Kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical energy, first and second law of thermodynamics Ecology (34­38) ​
→ Levels of organization in the environment, population density, abiotic, biotic, dispersion patterns, logistic growth, exponential growth, limiting factors, carrying capacity, density dependent, density independent, boom and bust cycle, resource management, age structure graph, ecological footprint, different types of symbiosis, trophic levels, food chains, food webs, successions, biomass, Bioaccumulation, energy flow in ecosystems (energy pyramid), chemical cycles Labs: ● Water Properties Lab ● Testing pH of Household Substance and Neutralization Reaction ● Testing Organic Substances – Part A Proteins and Part B Carbohydrates ● Building Carbohydrates Model, Building Proteins Paper Lab ● Enzyme Labs (how does an enzyme work) ● Elodea Lab ● Passive Transport Lab ­ Diffusion and Osmosis Dialysis Bag ● Bioaccumulation Lab