Review for 1st
Semester Exam
Biology Chapters 1-5, and 8-13
Dr. Stephen L. Cotton,
Charles Page High School
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From Chapter 1:
1.
Know
the purpose of a controlled experiment.
2.
In
the metric system, what unit would best measure your height?
3.
What
does the symbol of a skull and crossbones mean during a lab experiment?
4.
What
is the basic unit of length in the metric system?
5.
What
does the process of science start with?
From Chapter 2:
6.
Know
the different branches of biology.
7.
What
is the name of the scientist who would study the effect of pesticides on
organisms?
8.
What
does the suffix -logy mean?
9.
What
equipment in the lab would transfer measured amounts of liquids?
10.
What
kind of light microscope are you using, if you are looking at a stained slide?
From Chapter 3:
11.
In
an atom, what particle is electrically neutral?
12.
What
type of change permanently alters a substance?
13.
What
is found in the energy levels surrounding the nucleus of an atom?
14.
If
a substance consists of only one type of atom, what is the substance called?
15.
Radioactive
elements that are used to follow chemical steps in a reaction are called what?
From Chapter 4:
16.
How
does water react when it freezes?
17.
What
is the most abundant compound in living things?
18.
What
type of mixture is produced if salt is stirred into boiling water?
19.
What
does the pH scale indicate?
20.
Know
an example of a pH for a strong acid.
From Chapter 5:
21.
Who
first stated that cells arise from pre-existing cells?
22.
Summarize
the work of Schleiden and Schwann.
23.
Know
the three basic structures common to almost all cells.
24.
If
you observe cells without nuclei, you are probably observing what type?
25.
Know
the parts of cells, and their functions.
From Chapter 8:
26.
A
single cell becomes two daughter cells by the process of…
27.
In
the normal human body, where is a place that cell division does not occur?
28.
What
will happen to cells that are placed in a petri dish containing nutrient broth?
29.
If
you cut yourself, the cells at the edge of the cut…
30.
Cancer
is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their…
From Chapter 9:
31.
Compared
with a sperm cell, an egg cell of the same species has…
32.
Whenever
two F1 organisms are crossed, the offspring make up the…
33.
A
Punnett square is used to determine what?
34.
To
maintain the chromosome number of a species, gametes must be…
35.
Which
is least closely related to Mendel? Garden peas; genes; applying math to
biology; monastery garden at Brno
From Chapter 10:
36.
During
crossing-over, sections of chromosomes…
37.
The
ratio of male to female fruit flies is about…
38.
Morgan
crossed red-eyed male fruit flies with hybrid red-eyed females. The only combination of chromosomes that
would produce a white-eyed Drosophila
is…
39.
A
sex-linked gene is usually located on a(n)…
40.
Name
some sex-linked traits we have studied.
From Chapter 11:
41.
In
humans, a disease inherited by a single pair of codominant genes is…
42.
If
a genetic trait is denied full expression because of a poor environment, can
the next generation show the trait if raised in a proper environment?
43.
If
a man has type O blood, his red blood cells have…
44.
Individuals
with hemophilia cannot…
45.
In
a blood bank, a container of blood that is type AB and Rh negative is labeled…
From Chapter 13:
46.
Fossil
trees are petrified when the wood is replaced with…
47.
The
evidence that the deserts of the American southwest were once covered by seas
comes from the finding of…
48.
The
longest periods of time in the geologic time scale are…
49.
The
best place to search for fossils is in…
50.
Darwin
called the combination of physical traits and behaviors that help organisms
survive and reproduce…