Download Study Guide: L2 Biology Final Exam

Study Guide: CP Biology Final Exam
The test consists of multiple choice and short answer questions. There will be information in charts and
diagrams to interpret. The test is intended to fill the whole period.
For each chapter, you should be able to do all tasks that are listed.
Chapters 34-36: Ecology
 Explain the purpose of having a specific niche.
 Describe the flow of energy in ecosystems, food chains, food webs, energy pyramids and trophic
levels.
 Describe factors controlling population growth, including biotic and abiotic factors.
 Explain the importance of and threats to biodiversity.
Chapter 15—Origins of Biological Diversity
 Explain binomial nomenclature and the two parts of a scientific name.
 List the 7 levels of classifying organisms in order and describe how they demonstrate relationships of
living things.
Chapter 16: Prokaryotes and Viruses
 Explain why viruses are difficult to control (hint: one reason relates to how viruses can hide in cells
and the other relates to mutations).
 Give examples of diseases caused by a virus.
 List positive uses of and problems caused by bacteria.
Chapter 17: Protists (and Algae)
 Describe the general characteristics of protozoans.
 Identify the specific characteristics of amoebas and paramecia such as: how they move and how they
get food.
 Describe the general characteristics and importance of algae.
Chapter 18: Fungi
 Describe how fungi obtain their nutrients and how that makes them important to the whole
environment.
Chapters 19-21: Exploring Plants
 List general characteristics of plants.
 Explain the function of roots, stems and leaves.
 Describe the diversity of plants: seed/non-seed, vascular/nonvascular, angiosperm/gymnosperm and
monocot/dicot.
 Explain the purpose of flowers and the role of pollinators (animal or wind).
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Chapter 23: Invertebrate Diversity
 List general characteristics of the kingdom Animalia.
 Describe the various type of symmetry animals may have.
 List the general characteristics of sponges and cnidarians, flatworms and roundworms.
 List general characteristics of mollusks.
 List the specific characteristics of gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods.
 Describe the characteristics of segmented worms, especially earthworms and their importance to
world.
 List general characteristics of echinoderms
 Describe the specific characteristics of sea stars.
Chapter 24: A Closer Look at Arthropods
 List general characteristics of arthropods.
 List the specific characteristics of arachnids, crustaceans and insects.
Chapter 25: Vertebrates: Fishes and Amphibians
 List the general characteristics of fish.
 Compare the three main groups of fish.
 Describe the general characteristics of amphibians, including metamorphosis.
Chapter 26: Vertebrates: Reptiles, Birds and Mammals
 Describe general characteristics of reptiles, including reproductive strategy.
 Describe and list advantages of the general characteristics of birds.
 Describe general characteristics of mammals, especially characteristics unique to mammals.
 Compare specific characteristics of the three main groups of mammals.
Chapters 27-33: Human Anatomy and Physiology
 Describe the structure and function of the nervous system, including the main parts of the brain.
 Describe the structure and function of skin.
 Identify the names of major bones and describe the structure and function of bones and joints.
 Describe the structure and function of the digestive system (including comparing chemical and
mechanical digestion).
 Identify the parts and function of the respiratory system.
 Identify the parts and function of the circulatory system, including the heart and blood.