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Title: Biology review notes
Description: every thing covered in biology, in the first half of the year. includes many interactive pictures to help understand the information. the information is in simple yet in detail in formation for easy understanding.
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Stamford Public Schools
Science Department
District Midterm Examination
REVIEW
2014-2015
Honors Biology
Student Name:
School/Teacher:
Date:
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 1
Dear Biology Student,
The district-wide Honors Midterm Exam for the 2014-2015 school year will focus
on the concepts covered in each of the first two quarters of the Biology course
...
Enclosed is a list of the skills and concepts from your Biology course
...
In addition to the concepts listed and the formatting of the questions, this packet
also includes a sampling of the types of questions which will be on your Honors Biology
Midterm Exam
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Wishing you success on your Exam,
Carrie Chiappetta,
Director for Math and Science
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 2
Honors Biology Midterm Exam 2015
Blueprint and Study Guide
50 selected response questions – 1 point each
6 constructed response questions – 24 points total
74 points total
Topic
Population Ecology: 14 points
Human population growth
Carrying capacity
Limits to population size
Birth rate/death rates
Human population pyramids
- Interpreting
- Predicting
- Developed v
...
prokaryotic cells
Plant v
...
passive transport
Osmosis
- Predicting movement of
water
- hyper/hypo/isotonic
# of selected
response
questions
(1 pt per
question)
# of
constructed
response
questions
points
assigned to
constructed
response
questions
5 total
1
1
1
2
2 total
9 points
1
2 points
1
1 total
7 points
3 points
1
1 total
3
3 points
1
3 points
10 total
2
1
2
1
4
10 total
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
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Photosynthesis and Respiration: 11 points
Reactants and Products of
photosynthesis and/or respiration:
- General content
- Glycolysis
- Electron transport chain
- Krebs cycle
- Light dependent reactions
- Light independent reactions
Fermentation
Locations of reactions
DNA, Protein Synthesis, and
Biotechnology: 18 points
Structure & function of DNA & RNA
Compare/contrast DNA & RNA
Parts of an DNA nucleotide
DNA replication
- General content
- Base pairing rules
Transcription & translation
- General content
- Functions of rRNA, tRNA,
mRNA
- Codons
Recombinant DNA & genetic
engineering
- General content
- Transgenic plants
Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction: 5
points
Stages of the cell cycle
- General content
- Stages of interphase
- Stages of mitosis
The Nature of Science
6 total
4 total
1 total
1
5 points
5 points
1 total
4 points
1
4
0 total
0 points
1
1
1
1
1
1
14 total
2
1
1
3 total
1
2
3 total
1
1
1
4 total
2
2
5 total
5 total
2
1
2
Found in conjunction with questions
throughout the assessment
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• Evaluate information based on science practice
• Identify and emphasize interdisciplinary connections
• Explain how science understanding is challenged and developed through rigorous
testing of concepts, theories and laws
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 5
On pages 6-17 you will find objectives and practice questions units 2-7
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Unit 2: Population Ecology
Objectives
A
...
B
...
C
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D
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Practice Questions:
1
...
a
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Describe the birth rate and death rate in region C ________________________________
c
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The current population growth rates of developed countries
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
3
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population is mostly young people
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birth rate is higher than its death rate
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death rate is higher than its birth rate
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population has access to health care
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What happens as a population nears carrying capacity?
a
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resources naturally increase
c
...
resources become limited
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 6
Unit 3: The Chemistry of Life
Objectives
A
...
Identify which part of the molecule is (+) and which
part of the molecule is (-)
B
...
Explain the induced fit model of
enzyme functioning
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Compare dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis reactions
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Identify and describe the structures of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
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Practice Questions:
1
...
Label the diagram and explain how the enzyme is functioning to help break down the substrate
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Most enzymes
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
3
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correct temperature and correct catalysts
c
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correct temperature and correct pH
d
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What type of reactions build proteins from amino acids?
a
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hydrolysis reactions
b
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metabolism synthesis reaction
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 7
5
...
Indicate what part of the molecule is slightly (+)
and what part is slightly (-)
...
6
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uncatalyzed chemical reaction
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Label A, B, and C
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Explain the data shown on the graph
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Distinguish between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
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Describe the structure, composition and function of the cell membrane
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Describe the structure and function of the major organelles found in a eukaryotic cell
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Compare and contrast plant and animal cells
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One difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is that only
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
2
...
allows all substances to pass into and out of the cell
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prevents all substances from passing into and out of the cell
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is composed mainly of a protein bilayer
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is composed mainly of a lipid bilayer
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Substances produced in a cell and exported outside of the cell would pass through the
a
...
nucleus and lysosomes
...
b
...
d
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Which of the following organelles is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
a
...
chloroplast
c
...
Golgi bodies
5
...
undergo cytolysis
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experience a decrease in turgor pressure
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undergo plasmolysis
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be at equilibrium
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Which of the following involves the movement of substances across cell walls against their
concentration gradients?
a
...
facilitated diffusion
b
...
active transport
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 9
7
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It is a prokaryotic plant cell because it has a cell wall
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It is a eukaryotic plant cell because it has a cell wall
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It is a eukaryotic cell because it has a flagella
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It is a prokaryotic cell because it has a nucleoid (region)
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What is the function of a selectively permeable membrane?
a
...
prevents transport proteins from harming the cell
c
...
block all water from entering the cell
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Which of the following is not a function of the Golgi apparatus?
a
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organizes where proteins are sent
b
...
packages proteins into vesicles
10
...
Label each part of the figure
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SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 10
11
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Label each part of the figure
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12
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Label each environment in the spaces provided
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Explain how the structure of the chloroplast is relates to its function
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Summarize the main events of electron transport in a chloroplast
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Describe what happens to a water molecule in photosynthesis
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Explain how ATP is synthesized during the light reactions
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Summarize the main events of the Calvin cycle
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Describe the major events in glycolysis
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Summarize the events of the Krebs cycle
H
...
I
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Practice Questions
1
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outer chloroplast membrane
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thylakoid membrane
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inner chloroplast membrane
...
stroma
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Water participates directly in the light reactions of photosynthesis by
a
...
c
...
donating electrons to photosystem II
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accepting electrons from ADP
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The energy that is used to establish the proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane comes from the
a
...
c
...
b
...
d
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For every three molecules of CO2 that enter the Calvin cycle, the cycle produces
six molecules of
a
...
b
...
c
...
5
...
in the cytosol
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in the mitochondria
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NADPH
...
only if oxygen is present
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only if oxygen is absent
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The Krebs cycle
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
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The electron transport chain of aerobic respiration
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 12
8
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absorption of light
c
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Krebs cycle
d
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In cellular respiration, ___ gas is required and ___ gas is given off as a waste product
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hydrogen, oxygen
c
...
carbon dioxide, oxygen
d
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The light reactions of photosynthesis convert visible light into what?
a
...
oxygen
b
...
carbon dioxide
11
...
oxygen
b
...
waste products
d
...
What are the forms of chemical energy created during photosynthesis before the Calvin cycle?
a
...
ATP and NADP+
b
...
ADP and NADP+
13
...
Explain the equations in words
...
Explain the principal function of DNA
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Describe the structure of DNA
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Explain the role of complementary base pairing in the replication of DNA
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Compare the structure of RNA with that of DNA
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Describe the structure and function of each type of RNA (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA)
F
...
G
...
H
...
I
...
J
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Practice Questions
1
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serve as a storage form for unused nucleotides
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occupy space in the nucleus to keep the nucleus from collapsing
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store information that tells the cells which proteins to make
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serve as a template for making long, spiral carbohydrates
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According to the base-pairing rules, guanine binds with
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
3
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adenine—deoxyribose—phosphate
c
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thymine—ribose—phosphate
d
...
The percentage of adenine in DNA is
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
5
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It stores genetic information
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There are multiple type of RNA
c
...
d
...
6
...
less toxic to the pests that normally feed on them
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more susceptible to herbicides
...
unable to fix nitrogen in the atmosphere
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resistant to some diseases
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Scientists have inserted genes into rice plants that
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
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8
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transmit their new genes to wild plant species, producing “super-weeds
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transmit their new genes to the animals that eat the plants, producing “super-animals
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exchange genes with animals, producing plant-animal hybrids
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be wiped out by native plant species
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The diagram below summarizes the events that occur during translation
...
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
Page 15
Unit 7: Cell Division
Objectives
A
...
B
...
Compare cytokinesis in animal cells with cytokinesis in plant cells
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Which of these is not a stage of the cell cycle?
a
...
interphase
c
...
photosynthesis
2
...
tissue
b
...
new cells
d
...
In eukaryotic cells, DNA is copied during a phase of the cell cycle called
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
4
...
phagocytosis
c
...
DNA replication
d
...
The cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell divides by a process called
a
...
b
...
c
...
d
...
6
...
Summarize what is happening in each
phase
...
The figure below shows DNA replicating
...
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
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In order to do well on the exam you will need to know the following terms in context:
asexual reproduction
activation energy
active transport
adenine
amino acid
anaphase
atom
ATP
biology
carbohydate
catalyst
cell
cell cycle
cell division
cell membrane
cell wall
cellular respiration
chemical reaction
chlorophyll
chloroplast
clones
codon
concentration
condensation reaction
contractile vacuole
control group
controlled experiment
cytokinesis
cytolysis
cytoplasm
cytosine
data
dependent variable
development
diffusion
disaccharide
DNA
ecology
ecosystem
electron transport chain
endoplasmic reticulum
enzyme
eukaryote
experiment
experimental group
fat
fermentation
G1 phase
G2 phase
glycolysis
Golgi body
guanine
herbicide
homeostasis
hydrolysis
hypothesis
inbreeding
independent variable
interphase
Krebs cycle
lipids
lysosome
M phase
macromolecule
metaphase
mitochondria
mitosis
molecule
monomer
monosaccharide
mRNA
mutation
NADPH
nuclear envelope
nucleic acids
nucleotide
nucleotide
observation
organelle
organism
SPS Honors Biology Midterm Review, January 2015
osmosis
passive transport
PGA
PGAL
phosphate group
photosynthesis
pinocytosis
polymer
polysaccharide
product
prokaryote
prophase
protein
reactant
recombinant DNA
replication
reproduction
ribose
ribosome
RNA
RNA
rRNA
S phase
selective breeding
selectively permeable
membrane
solution
stroma
substrate
substrate
telophase
thylakoid
thymine
transcription
transgenic plants
translation
tRNA
vacuole
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Title: Biology review notes
Description: every thing covered in biology, in the first half of the year. includes many interactive pictures to help understand the information. the information is in simple yet in detail in formation for easy understanding.
Description: every thing covered in biology, in the first half of the year. includes many interactive pictures to help understand the information. the information is in simple yet in detail in formation for easy understanding.