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Accelerated Science 7th 2017 - Spring Semester 2 Final Study Guide
KNOW ALL KEY TERMS FROM THE SECTIONS, STUDY YOUR NOTES/QUIZZES & READ OVER
THE SECTIONS IN YOUR TEXTBOOKS
SKILLS HANDBOOK BACK OF SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Scientific Inquiry
1. Explain the role of a hypothesis in a scientific inquiry
2. Be able to identify the differences between variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
Microscopes
1. What are the parts and functions of a microscope?
EARTH SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Earth’s Interior
1. What are the characteristics of Earth’s crust, mantle, and core?
2. What is the composition of each layer of the Earth?
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
1. What is plate tectonics?
2. What evidence supports the theory that lithospheric plate movement occurs?
3. What causes the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates?
4. What is a subduction?
5. Explain drift continents.
6. What is sea-floor spreading?
7. What is the evidence for sea-floor spreading?
8. List and explain three types of plate boundaries.
Earthquakes
1. Explain how stress in the crust changes Earth’s surface.
2. Describe where faults are usually found and why they form.
3. Identify the land features that result from plate movement.
4. Describe how the energy of an earthquake travels through Earth.
5. Identify the scales used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
6. Explain how scientists locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
Volcanoes
1. Identify where Earth’s volcanic regions are located and explain why they are found there.
2. Explain hot spots.
3. Describe properties of magma, volcanic eruptions and landforms.
Earth, Moon, Sun and Planets
1. Explain the difference between revolution & rotation and how it relates to the Earth, Moon and Sun.
2. What causes the cycles of the seasons?
a. What does the Earth’s tilt influence?
b. Explain when the Northern Hemisphere would have summer/winter
c. Explain when the Southern Hemisphere would have summer/winter
d. Relate the seasons to direct/indirect sunlight
3. Explain why we have different phases of the moon.
4. Diagram out the 8 main phases of the moon starting with new moon.
5. Explain how an eclipse occurs.
6. What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?
7. Explain how we get high tides and low tides.
8. Diagram spring tides and explain how often they would occur.
9. Diagram neap tides and explain how often they would occur.
10. Describe the characteristics that the inner planets have in common.
11. Describe characteristics that the gas giants have in common.
LIFE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Looking Inside Cells
1. What are the main differences between a plant and animal cell?
2. Identify the key organelles in a plant cell.
3. Identify the key organelles in an animal cell.
4. Know the functions of each of the cell organelles.
5. Compare and contrast an animal cell with a plant cell.
Cell Division
1. Explain the purpose of cell division.
2. Identify the different phases of cell division and what is occurring at each phase.
3. What are the main events of the cell cycle?
4. What are the four phases of mitosis?
5. Identify the phases of mitosis from diagrams.
6. Why do cells undergo mitosis?
Meiosis
1. What happens during the process of meiosis I and meiosis II?
2. What is the purpose of meiosis?
3. What type of cells perform meiosis?
4. How are meiosis and mitosis similar?
5. How are meiosis and mitosis different?
6. Identify the phases of meiosis from diagrams.
Life is Cellular
1. What does the cell theory state?
2. What are the characteristics of prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
3. Give examples of common prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
4. List the scientists and what they contributed to the cell theory.
Mendel’s Work
1. Who was Gregor Mendel? What did he do/discover?
2. What is dominant? Give an example.
3. What is recessive? Give an example.
Probability and Heredity
1. How do geneticists use Punnett squares?
2. How does probability work?
3. Be able to find the predicted offspring for a parent cross
4. Be able to predict the parent cross from an offspring
5. Identify the genotype of the offspring
6. Identify the phenotype of the offspring
7. Give the appropriate ratio for the offspring genotype and phenotype
Populations and communities
1. Identify the needs that must be met an organism’s surrounding.
2. Identify biotic and abiotic parts of a habitat.
3. Describe the levels of organizations within an ecosystem.
4. List the methods that determine the size of a population.
5. Explain the causes of changes in population size.
6. Factors that limit population growth.
7. Describe the major kinds of interactions among organisms in an ecosystem.
8. Explain the types of symbiotic relationships.
Ecosystems
1. Describe the energy roles that organisms play in an ecosystem.
2. Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem.
3. Explain food chains and webs.
4. What does an energy pyramid show?