HONORS BIOLOGY
Semester 1 Final Exam
2013-2014
Mr. Motzko
Final Exam Times
• Period EB/1: Tuesday 1/21/14 8:10-9:25
• Period 2/3 Tuesday 1/21/14 10:40-11:55
• Period 5/6 Wednesday 1/22/14 10:40-11:55
• ALL TESTS GIVEN IN X121 UNLESS OTHER
ACCOMODATIONS ARE MADE PRIOR
Format
• 50 Scantron Items (Mult. Choice & T/F)
• 5 Short Answer/Essay-style Responses
• 75 Minutes (110 for extended-time)
• You may use pencils, pens and a calculator
• You may NOT use notecards, texts or other
reference materials
Part 1 Content
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Bio-Themes (1 Q)
Scientific Method (1 question)
Identification of Organic Biopolymers (5Q)
Isomers (1Q)
Hydrolysis/Dehydration Synthesis (1Q)
Properties of Water/Carbon (3Q)
pH & Buffers (3Q)
Part 2 Content
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Levels of Ecological Structure (1Q)
Pyramidal Analyses/Food Webs (2Q)
Biotic Relationships (2Q)
Population Growth Dynamics (2Q)
Biomagnification (1Q)
Biodiversity (1Q)
Biogeochemical Cycles (2Q)
Part 3 Content
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Cell Organelle Identification & Function (4 Q)
Cell Theory (1Q)
Endosymbiont Hypothesis (1Q)
Osmosis & Diffusion (3Q)
Structure of Plasma Membrane (1Q)
Part 4 Content
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Enzyme Form & Function (3Q)
ATP-ADP Cycle (1Q)
Cellular Respiration (3Q)
Photosynthesis (3Q)
Mitosis (4Q)
Preparation
• Early and often
• Edit notes instead of re-reading text
• Concept mapping of vocabulary instead of
flashcards
• Write and draw by hand as opposed to on
computer
• Decide which concepts you don’t know well,
study them, then teach them to somebody (or
something else)
• Do NOT stay up late before the test. Get 8+ hours
of sleep and eat breakfast