Download Honors Biology Midterm Chapters and Topics 2014

Honors Biology Midterm Chapters and Topics 2014-2015
Chapter 1 Exploring Life
Themes in the Study of Biology
Levels of organization
Cells are the structural and functional units of life
Form fits function
The Process of Science
o Writing a hypothesis
o Controlled experiments
o Impendent variables, dependent variables, importance of controls
Chapter 2 The Chemical Basis of Life
Elements
Subatomic particles, atomic number, atomic mass
Compounds
Isomers
Isotopes
Ionic boning, Covalent bonding
Properties of water
Hydrogen bonds
Identifying reactants and products in a chemical equation
pH
Chapter 3 The Molecules of Cells
Organic verses inorganic
Polymers and monomers
Dehydration and hydrolysis reactions
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
o Monomers of each molecule
o Structures
o Functions
o Examples of each molecule
Chapter 4 A Tour of the Cell
Types of microscopes and why they are used
Prokaryotes verses Eukaryotes
Comparing plant and animal cells
Cell structures and functions
Chapter 5 The Working Cell
Plasma membrane structure and function
Passive transport
o Diffusion
o Facilitated diffusion
o Osmosis: hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic solutions and their impact on the cell
Active transport
o Molecular transport
o Bulk transport: endocytosis, exocytosis
Potential and kinetic energy
Endergonic and exergonic reactions
ATP
Enzymes
Chapter 6 How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy
The relationship between breathing and cellular respiration
The equation for cellular respiration
The stages of cellular respiration (overview)
Any material covered from the beginning of the year until present may appear on the midterm
exam.
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