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2011 BIOLOGY SPRING FINAL EXAM OBJECTIVES - This is a list most of the concepts you will be required to know on the final. These are similar to the objectives you have already received for each chapter. Be sure to review your vocabulary for each unit. You need to review all major labs in addition to the content described below HUMAN BODY 1. Define homeostasis and give an example. 2. Identify and explain the divisions of the nervous system. 3. Describe the different types of neurons. 4. Describe the function and identify axon, axon terminal, dendrites, cell body, synapse, neurotransmitter, myelin sheath, and nodes. 5. Identify the function of the cerebrum, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, brainstem, etc. 6. Identify and define the lobes of the brain. 7. Diagram a reflex arc and explain what a stimulus is. 8. Identify the main glands of the endocrine system and the hormones they secrete. 9. Explain how body systems must work together to provide the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body. 10. Identify and explain the components of blood. 11. Describe the functions of arteries, veins and capillaries. 12. Describe how blood flows through the heart. 13. Label the parts of the heart. 14. Explain the role of hemoglobin. 15. Define pulmonary and systemic circulation. 16. Identify and describe the parts of the respiratory tract. 17. Explain where and how the process of gas exchange and breathing occurs. 18. Define lung volume, vital capacity, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve. 19. Identify the organs of the excretory system. 20. Define and explain what a nephron does. 21. Explain the function of all parts of the digestive tract. 22. Explain how food travels through the digestive tract. 23. Identify the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion. 24. List the differences between viruses and bacteria. 25. Give examples of the bodies specific and nonspecific defenses. 26. Explain the difference between active and passive immunity. 27. Explain what antibiotics do. 28. Explain the difference between humoral and cell mediated immunity. 29. Describe the inflammatory response. 30. Explain what an allergy is and how your body responds to an allergen. 31. Explain the function of the skeletal and muscular systems 32. Describe how the skeleton moves (using joints, muscles and tendons) 33. Describe the 3 types of muscle, their function and where are found in the body 34. Explain how muscles move LAB PRACTICAL - BE SURE TO LOOK AT ALL HUMAN BODY LABS Nervous system stations Urinary system structure and function Earthworm Human Body Posters Pig Chicken Wing Vole Skeleton Human Growth Freezer Homeostasis BIOTECHNOLOGY- CHAPTER 9 1. Define clone. 3. Define genetic engineering and give examples of it. 4. Define restriction enzyme. 5. Explain what a restriction enzyme is used for. 6. Define recombinant molecule. 7. Define plasmid. 8. Define transformation. EVOLUTION – CHAPTERS 10-11 1. Define evolution. 2. Define adaptation and give an example. 3. Describe the differences between natural selection and artificial selection. 4. Explain what natural selection acts on. 5. Explain the different pieces of evidence for evolution. 6. Explain how Darwin’s finches show speciation. 7. Define gene pool. 8. Explain how reproductive isolation, ecological competition, changes in a gene pool, temporal, and geographic isolation can produce a new species. 9. Define homologous structures and give an example. 10. Define the term survival of the fittest. 11. Explain how natural selection can affect gene frequencies. 12. Define variation and describe 2 processes that lead to inherited variation. 13. Define gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. ECOLOGY- CHAPTERS 13-14 1. Define ecology. 2. Define and give examples of biotic and abiotic factors. 3. Define producer, consumer (1st, 2nd, 3rd level), herbivore, decomposer, scavenger, and detrivore and give examples of each. 4. Define and give examples of autotrophs and heterotrophs. 5. Explain a food chain and food web and give an example of each. 6. Explain how much energy is transferred between each trophic level of an energy pyramid. 7. Identify the parts of the carbon cycle and water cycle. 8. Explain the three types of symbiotic relationships and give examples.