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Cells Through Heredity & Everything In Between!

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.  Always ask WHY and HOW!  Always ask how the STRUCTURE dictates the FUNCTION!

Biology I & IH

  • Biology

  • Hypothesis

  • Theory

  • Observation

  • Inference

  • Controlled experiment

  • Dependent and independent variables

  • Microscope use

  • Characteristics of life

  • Levels of organization

  • Metric system units

  • Atom structure and function

  • Atomic number, atomic mass

  • Organic compounds (carbs, lipids, etc.)

  • Enzymes

  • All scientists (Hooke, Chargaff, etc.)

  • Cell theory

  • Eukaryotic/eukaryotes

  • Prokaryotic/prokaryotes

  • Cell organelles structure and function (animal and plant)

  • Cell membrane (structure and function)

  • Cell transport (diffusion, osmosis, etc.)

  • Active transport (carrier, channel proteins, etc.)

  • Bulk transport (exocytosis, endocytosis)

  • Autotrophs

  • Heterotrophs

  • ATP and ADP

  • Photosynthesis (reactants and products)

  • Light dependent reaction

  • Calvin cycle

  • Cellular respiration (reactants and products)

  • Glycolysis

  • Krebs cycle

  • Electron transport

  • Asexual and sexual reproduction

  • Cell cycle

  • Mitosis

  • Meiosis

  • Gametes

  • Diploid

  • Haploid

  • Crossing over

  • Genes structure and function

  • DNA and RNA (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA) structure and function

  • Translation

  • Transcription

  • DNA replication

  • Mutations (chromosomal and DNA)

  • Nondisjunction

  • Chromosomes

  • Karyotyping

  • Sex determination

  • Amino acids

  • Protein structure and function

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