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Cumulative Final Study Guide


Be sure to understand the following biology terms.  Write the definitions in your own words.  Give examples and draw pictures of each term to help you understand their meaning.

Biology I & IH
  • Observation

  • Inference

  • Hypothesis

  • Controlled experiment

  • Theory

  • Characteristics of living things

  • Cell specialization

  • Levels of organization

  • Three parts of an atom

  • Atomic number

  • Compound

  • Enzyme

  • Autotroph, heterotroph

  • Carnivore, herbivore, decomposer, etc.

  • Food web, food chain, trophic level

  • Primary, secondary, tertiary consumer

  • Abiotic, biotic factors

  • Symbiotic relationships (mutualism, etc.)

  • Biomes

  • Limiting factors

  • Cell theory

  • Cell membrane

  • Nucleus

  • Lysosome

  • Ribosome

  • Mitochondria

  • Golgi apparatus

  • Eukaryote

  • Prokaryote

  • Proteins

  • Cell transport (diffusion, osmosis, active transport, etc.)

  • ATP, ADP

  • Photosynthesis

  • Cellular respiration

  • Cell division, interphase, mitosis, meiosis

  • Chromosome

  • Centromere

  • Cancer

  • Inheritance – dominant, recessive, incomplete, polygenic

  • Homozygous, heterozygous

  • Punnett square

  • Haploid, diploid

  • DNA, RNA

  • Base pairing rule

  • DNA replication

  • DNA transcription

  • Amino acids

  • Breeding (selective, hybridization, inbreeding, etc.)

  • Blood type

  • Genetic disorders (colorblindness, hemophilia, etc.)

  • Darwin’s theory of evolution

  • Evidence of evolution (DNA, homologous structures, etc.)

  • Binomial nomenclature

  • Taxonomy

  • Characteristics of sponges and cnidarians

  • Worm digestive, nervous, reproductive systems

  • Closed vs. open circulatory systems

  • Characteristics of arthropods, mollusks, and echinoderms

  • Single vs. double-loop circulatory systems

  • Characteristics of fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals

  • Endotherm, ecotherm

  • Human tissues

  • Structure of a neuron

  • Bone structure

  • Muscle structure

  • Skin structure

  • Heart structure

  • Pulmonary circulation

  • Components of blood

  • Respiration – diseases, functions and structures

  • Digestion – functions and structures

  • Excretory system – functions and structures

If you study, starting today, with the help of this study guide, you will do AWESOME! Good Luck!