Mid-term Exam – Study guide

Fall 2013

I. The Characteristics of Life– What to know:

• The 8 characteristics of life• The cell theory• What all cells have in common

– Vocabulary• Organism• Homeostasis• Evolution• Environment• Unicellular, Multicellular, Colonial• Autotroph, Heterotroph• Metabolism, Anabolism, Catabolism• Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

II. The Levels of Organizations

– What to know:• The levels of organization (the order from least to most

complex as well as the definition of each level)• The 4 types of animal tissue and their functions• The names of the organ systems (be able to recognize

them)

– Vocabulary• Solution, Suspension, Colloid• Prokaryote, Eukaryote

III. The Scientific Method– What to know:

• The steps of the scientific method• What types of questions can be answered with the scientific method• What goes into writing a conclusion

– Vocabulary• Hypothesis• Experimental Group• Control• Control Group• Data• Qualitative• Quantitative• Independent variable• Dependant variable

IV. Atoms and Their Interactions

– What to know:• Electron energy levels• The 6 most common elements in living organisms• How to read the periodic table• How to balance equations

– Vocabulary• Nucleus• Protons, Neutrons, Electrons• Isotope• Covalent and Ionic bonds• Acids and Bases

V. Water and Diffusion

– What to know:• The properties of water• Why water expands when it freezes

– Vocabulary• Polar, Non-polar• Hydrogen bond• Brownian motion• Concentration• Concentration gradient• Diffusion• Dynamic Equilibrium

VI. Life Substances

– What to know:• The number of bonds carbon makes• The types of bonds carbon makes• The 4 categories of biomolecules• The function of each of the 4 biomolecules• The 4 levels of protein structure• How to test for starch• How enzymes work• The functions of proteins

VI. Life Substances– Vocabulary

• Organic compounds• Isomer• Dehydration synthesis• Hydrolysis• Monosaccharide• Glycerol and Fatty acids• Amino acids• Nucleotides• Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose• Saturated, Unsaturated• Amino group, Carboxyl Group• Peptide bond• Enzymes• Substrate, Product