Download Chapter 2 Study Guide - Conackamack Middle School

Chapter Two Test – Review
I – Format of test
The exam will have different sections including: Multiple Choice, Matching, Fill-in-the-Blank,
Diagramming, Short Answer (written in lists/sentences), Open-ended
II – Topics of Study
A. What is Life? (pages 34-40)
a. Characteristics of life
b. Basic needs of life
c. Vocabulary to include – organisms, unicellular, multicellular, development, stimulus,
response, reproduce, spontaneous generation, autotrophs, heterotrophs, homeostasis
d. Scientists to know – Francisco Redi, Louis Pasteur
B. Discovering Cells (pages 50-57)
a. Cell theory
b. Scientists and their discoveries – Robert Hooke, Anton van Leuwenhoek, Matthais
Schleiden, Theodore Schwann, Rudolf Virchow
c. Microscopes
i. Parts to a microscope
ii. Microscope safety
d. Vocabulary to include – cells, microscope, cell theory, magnification, resolution
e. Scientists to Know – Robert Hooke, Anton van Leuwenhoek, Matthais Schleiden, Theodore
Schwann, Rudolf Virchow
C. Looking Inside Cells (pages 60-67)
a. Eukaryotes vs. prokaryotes
i. Definitions of each
ii. Differences between the two
b. Organelles of the plant and animal cells
i. Structure of each
ii. Function of each
c. Similarities/Differences of plant and animal cells
d. Vocabulary to include – organelle, cell membrane, cell wall, vacuole, lysosome, endoplasmic
reticulum, nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, Golgi Bodies, ribosomes, chloroplasts,
cytoplasm
III – Resources
A. Textbook – pages 34-67 (exclude pages 42-49)
B. Cornell Notes
C. Past homework, graded assignments, DO NOW’s, and quiz
D. Teacher Website includes lots of links to help you study
IV – Test-taking tips
A. Review EACH night for about 15-20 minutes, for the next week
B. Complete online practice quizzes, use Cornell Notes to quiz yourself
C. Make flash cards for vocabulary
D. Make flash cards for cell parts and their functions
E. Take practice test at PHSchool.com (type in code cep-1020)
Good Luck!