Biology 1110: Exam 1 Review

1)      Characteristics of Life

2)      Organization of Biosphere

3)      Classification of Living Things

4)      Scientific Method

5)      Describe an atom and its parts

6)      Reading Periodic Table

7)      Ions, Isotopes, and Neutral atoms.

8)      Describe and apply the Octet Rule

9)      Describe and determine different types of Chemical Bonding: ionic, covalent, hydrogen bonding.

10)  Characteristics of water

11)  Acid, Base, Salt  define terms and be able to determine if a compound is an acid, base, or salt.

12)  Know the pH scale

13)  Define organic molecules

14)  Describe the four biologically important organic molecules and their sub-types: structure and function

15)  Describe prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

16)  Components of Eukaryotic Cells: Nucleus, Cytoplasm & Organelles, Plasma Membrane

17)  Components of  Cell Cycle

18)  Structure of DNA and RNA

19)  Complimentary Base Pairing

20)  Gene Expression: Transcription and Translation

21)  Plasma membrane: structure and function

22)  Fluid Mosaic Model

23)  Types of membrane transport

Possible Essay Questions

1. List and describe the characteristics of life.
2. Describe the octet rule and how it relates to chemical bonding. Include the following terms in your discussion: atoms, protons, electrons, ionic bonding, & covalent bonding.
3. List and describe the four biologically important organic molecules. Include a discussion of structure and function in the cell.
4. Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.  
5. Compare and contrast active and passive transport.  Include all sub-types of transport.

This is designed to be a GUIDE for studying.  You are still responsible for any material discussed in class or presented in the reading assignments that is not mentioned in the list above.