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FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Living Systems:
 Define and apply terms that describe food chains, food webs and ecosystems:
o Producer/consumer/decomposer (primary/secondary consumer, etc..)
 http://moodle.asw.waw.pl/pluginfile.php/134093/mod_resource/conten
t/1/FoodChainFollowUpDefinitions.pptx”.pdf
o Population/species/community/ecosystem
 Ecosystem Reading and Questions: Assignment On Moodle
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Construct and Interpret Pyramids of Energy:
o Predict average energy transferred between levels
o Label levels with appropriate terms (producers, primary consumers, etc)
o Distinguish between flow of energy and flow of toxins (biomagnification)
 Energy transfer in food chain notes: Notes on Moodle
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Analyze a population growth chart:
o Identify phases/carrying capacity
 Population Notes: On Moodle
Chemical Systems:
 Water Cycle
o Label a water cycle chart and/or define terms
 Water Cycle Assignment: On Moodle
 Water Molecule
o Draw and label a water molecule diagram
o Predict hydrogen boding
 Properties of Water Notes: On Moodle
o Explain how hydrogen bonds relate to the water’s properties
o Floating ice
o Cohesion/Adhesion
o Solubility
 Properties of Water Notes: On Moodle
 Online Tutorial: http://www.bozemanscience.com/water-a-polarmolecule
o Greenhouse gases
o Identify sources of common greenhouse gasses
 Global Climate Change Notes: On Moodle
Genetic Systems:
o Identify organelles structure and function
o Only the ones that relate to photosynthesis/respiration and protein building,
packaging and transporting
 Cells Alive: http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model_js.htm
o Understand the general principals (not details) of DNA fingerprinting
 Online tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbR9xMXuK7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbR9xMXuK7c
o Describe the function of one named protein
o Distinguish between DNA and RNA in structure and function
 Transcription and Translation Notes: On Moodle
o Predict sequences of base codes in DNA, RNA and tRNA
 Transcription and Translation Notes: On Moodle
 DNA to Protein Practice: Assignment on Moodle
o Identify types of mutations (silent, expressed, substitution, deletion, insertion)
 Mutations: Assignment on Moodle
Evolutionary Systems:
o Relate major events and classes of organisms (mammals, fish, etc) to eras in geologic
time
o Define mass extinction and adaptive radiation
 Geologic Time Chart Key: On Moodle
o Define and apply terms related to natural selection
o Species, selection pressure, fitness, variation, competition, selection, adaptation
o Define and identify different types of selection:
o Directional, stabilizing, disruptive
 Natural Selection Notes: On Moodle
o Construct a cladogram given shared characteristics
 Introduction to Cladograms: On Moodle