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BIOLOGY 2ND QUARTER MCA REVIEW GUIDE
1. Osmosis
Hypotonic
Isotonic
Concentration of
solute
Net water
movement
Effect on cell
Example
Define equilibrium
Define osmosis
Explain a concentration gradient.
What is a contractile vacuole used for in unicellular organisms?
2. Cell Organelles
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
What does it mean to be selectively permeable?
Hypertonic
Complete the following table:
Organelle
Function in the cell
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
Vacuole
Rough Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Chloroplast
Cilia
Lysosome
Smooth Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Vesicles
Organelle
System it is found in
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
Vacuole
Rough Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Chloroplast
Cilia
Lysosome
Smooth Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Vesicles
How it helps that system
List the levels of organization from smallest to largest.
List and describe the structures found in all bacteria.
What are the differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?
What is the function of a cell wall?
3. The Human Body
Which systems work together to move your leg? (3)
Which systems provide support for the body? (2)
What path does a nutrient take to get from your small intestine into a body cell?
If you have too much carbon dioxide in your blood, which systems are responsible for
removing it? (3)
What are vaccines and what is their purpose?
What is the greatest risk when you cut or damage your skin?
Why is hair important to mammals?
What are pimples and where do they form?
What is the purpose of melanin and what layer of skin is it found in?
Describe the flow of blood between the heart and lungs. What is the purpose for
this?
Describe how the diaphragm works when a person inhales and exhales.
What process allows oxygen to move from the lungs into capillaries? Diagram this.
Describe the function of each of the systems.
Integumentary
Nervous
Skeletal
Respiratory
Muscular
Circulatory
Digestive
Urinary
Endocrine
Immune/Lymphatic
Review the following list of materials transported by the body. On a separate
piece of paper, describe which materials are taken from the blood and released
by the blood for each system.
 Oxygen
 Carbon Dioxide
 Glucose
 Nitrogen-based waste
 Hormones
 Amino Acids (Proteins)
 Blood cells
 Nutrients (vitamins, calcium ions)
Explain how the nervous system responds to a stimulus. (Brain, spinal cord, nerves, senses,
stimulus, reflex, response, impulse, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system)
Explain how the endocrine system would respond to being scared. (hormone, gland, feedback,
homeostasis, stimulus, response, target tissue, secretion)
Explain how the immune system responds to a virus. (antigen, white blood cell, passive immunity,
antibody, white blood cell, passive immunity, antibody, homeostasis, 1st exposure, inflammation,
secretions, 2nd exposure).