Exam I Quick Study Outline: (Take a look at the bottom the
photosynthesis material has been added)
Isopod Laboratory – Scientific
method
1. Be able to identify the components of an experiment: independent
variable, dependent variable, and variables that are kept constant during the
experiment.
2. Be able to identify the observation, hypothesis, prediction,
experiment, and conclusions of the scientific method.
Lecture 1 – Introduction to Science and Biology
3. Know the four characteristics of life
4. Know the characteristics of three of the kingdoms of living
things: animals, plants, and protista
Lecture 2 – Cells
Cells and Microscope Lab
5. know the relationship between magnification and the field of view
for a light microscope and also the relationship between the magnification and
depth of field.
6. know the relative size of objects each type of microscope is used
to view: dissecting microscope, compound light microscope, and an electron
microscope.
7. Know the structure and function of the nucleus and the following
cell organelles: ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi body, lysosome,
chloroplast, mitochondrion, and vacuole.
Also know which are present in plants and autotrophic protists and
animal cells.
8. Know the distinguishing characteristics between the prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells.
9. know the unique characteristics of the plasma membrane; know how
the membrane is semi-permeable.
10. Know the 4 principals of the cell theory
Chapter 3 - The Molecules of Life
11. Be able to distinguish between organic molecules and inorganic
molecules.
12. Know the functions of the four types of organic molecules within
biological systems and be able to give
examples of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.
13. Know what is required to link sub-units
(monomer) together to form polymers
Dehydration
synthesis = making a polymer
Hydrolysis
= breaking down a polymer
14. Know the
difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
15. Define primary, secondary, tertiary and
quaternary structure of proteins and relate the
structures to
protein function.
Lecture 4 –
Chapter 2 – Essential
chemistry for Biology
16. Given the atomic
number of an element you should be able to know if the elements will for a
chemical bond and the number of bonds it will form.
17. Know the characteristics of ionic and covalent chemical
bonds: electrons involved, bond
strength and an example of compounds with each type of bond.
18. Know the structure of water (know how the elements are oriented to
each other), and know how this shape makes water a polar molecule. You should be able to predict whether a
molecule will be soluble in water.
19. Know the four
life-supporting properties of water (due to its polarity and H-bonds) , and
give an example of how each property affects some form of life.
20. Know the difference between acids and bases and be able to give
examples of both.
21. Know how a buffer stabilizes the pH of acidic and basic solutions
and be able to give a biological example of a buffered system.
Photosynthesis Lab (The graph and statistical
significance will not be on the exam).
25. Know the reason red algae are able to produce more Oxygen from photosynthesis than green algae using a green wavelength of light.
26. Know what water is used for in the process of photosynthesis
27. Know that there are two different sets of reactions in the process of photosynthesis: light dependent and light independent.
28. Know the reactants and products of the light dependent reactions
29. Know the reactants of the light dependent reactions
30. Know why the light dependent reaction requires products from the light dependent reactions.
31. Know why ATP is important in the process of photosynthesis