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Semester Final Review: Honors Biology-Mohn
Your semester final will make up 20% of your semester grade. The test will consist of 100 multiplechoice questions. It will be taken on the computers. Below are the topics that the test questions
will be drawn from along with focus questions that should guide your studying. This is NOT an
exhaustive list of what you need to know for the final.
Textbook Concepts Covered:
• Chapter 1: 1.1-1.3
• Chapter 2: 2.1-2.3
• Chapter 4: 4.1-.4.4
• Chapter 5: 5.1-5.5
• Chapter 6: 6.1-6.6
• Chapter 7: 7.1-7.6
• Chapter 8: 8.1-8.4
1. What is Science?
• What are the differences between a fact, an inference, a hypothesis, and a theory in
science?
• What are the major components of a controlled experiment?
• What are some of the limitations of science?
A SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
1.
Ask a ___ ____________ about some aspect of nature. Identify a _______________ that
requires solving.
2.
Develop a _______________ about what the answer (or solution) might be.
3.
Use your hypothesis to make a _______________.
4.
Come up with ways to test your prediction.
5.
If the tests do not turn out as expected, check to see what went wrong.
6.
Repeat the tests or devise new ones.
7.
Report your _______________.
2. Chemistry of Life
Review the terms relating to the structure of the atom, the 3 types of chemical bonds, and the
parts of a chemical equation.
3. Water and Organic Compounds
• What are the characteristics that make water a unique substance?
• What are the major types of organic compounds?
• What are the major types of organic compounds composed of and how are they put
together?
• How are large biological molecules built and broken? What are these reactions called?
4. Cell Structures
• What are the major components of cell membranes? How are these components arranged in
the membrane?
• Know the structure and function of: Nucleus, Plasma membrane, Mitochondria, Chloroplast,
& Ribosome
5. Diffusion and Cell Membranes
• Diffusion: the natural tendency of molecules to move from an area of higher concentration
to an area of lower concentration
• Osmosis: the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of
high concentration to an area of low concentration.
6. Cell Theory
• What are the major differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Sample Question:
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
A. All living things are composed of cells.
B. Cells are the smallest units that retain the properties of life.
C. All cells have an outermost plasma membrane.
D. Cells come from preexisting cells.
7. Cell Energy
• Distinguish between autotrophs and heterotrophs and give an example of each.
• What role does ATP play in living things?
• What is the chemical structure of the ATP molecule? Where is the usable energy stored in
the ATP molecule?
• What are the three main types of cellular work?
8. Cell Energy and Respiration
• What is cellular respiration?
• Why is cellular respiration important for all living things?
• What is the overall equation for cellular respiration?
• What are the three main stages of cellular respiration? What are the inputs and outputs of
each stage?
• Differentiate between anaerobic and aerobic. How much energy is produced in anaerobic
vs. aerobic respiration?
9. Cell Energy and Photosynthesis
• What is photosynthesis?
• Why is photosynthesis important for all living things?
• What is the overall equation for photosynthesis?
• What is the role of chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis?
• What are the two major stages of photosynthesis? What are the inputs and outputs of each
stage?
• What causes the leaves of deciduous trees to change color in the Fall?
Many of the questions on the final will be similar to the questions on the quizzes and unit tests.
Any topic important enough to be on a unit assessment or quiz is important enough to be addressed
on the final. It will be helpful to look at the Test Preparation Checklists for a review of the
activities we have completed this semester.