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Biology CP- Mid Term Review Packet
During the first semester of biology you studied the unifying themes of biology. Below is a list of each of the
themes and a list of terms or concepts that you learned during the semester. The approximate number of
questions on the exam is listed for each theme. In preparing for the midterm semester examination focus on
these terms and concepts. Can you define or explain each term/concept?
Do you understand how the terms/concepts are interconnected?
Theme - Biological Systems
Ch. 1
9 Terms or conceptsDefinition/explanation
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Organ System
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Theme- Scientific Inquiry
18 Terms or conceptsObservation
Data
Analysis
Hypothesis
Prediction (If…then)
Problem statement
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
Evidence
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control
Controlled experiment
Inference
Conclusion
Generalization
Theory
model
Ch.2
Definition/explanation
4 exam questions
3; 2 short response
2
Biomolecules
Ch. 5; Ch. 11
10 terms or concepts
Definition/explanation
Carbohydrates/ types/function
Lipids/function
Proteins/function
Nucleic Acid/types/function
organic compound/examples
inorganic compound/examples
monomer
polymer
monomers of each polymer (bio-molecule)
enzyme function
Theme- Cellular Basis of Life
Ch. 6
11 terms or concepts
Definition/explanation
cell theory
cell
unicellular
multicellular
plant cells
animal cells
prokaryotes
eukaryotes
plant cell vs. animal cell vs. bacterial cell
Theme –Form and Function
Ch.6
23 Cell parts and what they do:
cytoplasm
cell wall
plasma membrane/ what passes through
phospholipid bilayer
fluid mosaic model
mitochondria
Golgi apparatus (body)
chloroplast
chromatin
centriole
vacuole
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ribosome
passive transport
diffusion
osmosis
facilitated diffusion
active transport
8 exam questions
32 exam questions
Included in above #
3
transport proteins
nucleus
nucleolus
function of parts of the light microscope:
types of electron microscopes/ uses
Theme- Reproduction & Inheritance
Ch.9
23 terms or concepts
Definitions/explanations
surface area to volume ratio
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
cell cycle
interphase
mitosis
cytokinesis
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
daughter cells
chromatin
chromosomes
DNA replication
meiosis
crossing over
gamete
zygote
haploid
diploid
fertilization
genes
growth
cancer
28 exam questions
4
Theme-Molecular Basis of Genetics
Ch. 11
16 terms or concepts
Definitions/explanations
DNA-Deoxyribonucleic Acid-shape
deoxyribose
phosphate
nucleotides-parts
nitrogen bases-adenine,guanine,cytosine,thymine
RNA-Ribonucleic Acid-shape
ribose
nitrogen bases- adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
complementary base pairing rules
nucleotide sequence
protein synthesis
ribosome
transcription
translation
genes
polypeptide/protein
gene mutations- base substitution, insertion, deletion
19 exam questions
Theme-Patterns of Inheritance
Ch. 10 & 12
29 terms or concepts
Definitions/explanations
Gregor Mendel
heredity
genetics
Punnet Square
dominant
recessive
homozygous-pure
heterozygous-hybrid
alleles
genotype
phenotype
monohybrid cross
dihybrid cross
test cross
phenotypic ratios-monohybrid and dihybrid cross
intermediate-incomplete dominance
codominance
blood types- IAIA, IBIB, IAIB, ii
multiple alleles
XX, XY
Sex-linked inheritance
hemophilia, color blindness, eye color in fruit flies
29 exam questions
5
carrier
Chromosomal mutationsduplication
inversion
nondisjunction
Down syndrome
pedigree
environmental factors
Theme- Biology & Society
Biotechnology
10 terms and concepts
biotechnology
cloning
genome
genetic engineering
recombinant DNA
restriction enzymes
gel electrophoresis
transgenic
DNA fingerprint
oncogene
Human Genome Project
Theme- Regulation
2 terms and concepts
homeostasis
dynamic equilibrium
Ch. 13
11exam questions
Definitions/explanations
Ch.1
Definitions/explanations
1 exam questions
Theme- Adaptation & Evolution
Ch.1
7 terms and concepts
Definitions/explanations
Three Domains -characteristics
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Kingdoms of Eukarya- characteristics
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
Fungi
7 exam questions