Biology EOC Review - North Thurston Public Schools EOC...Biology EOC Review Analyze the...
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Biology EOC Review Name: ________________________________
Period: ______
1.01 Identify biological problems and questions that can be answered through scientific Investigations.
The Scientific Method:
1. List and describe the steps of the Scientific Method.
2. Why do many experiments make use of a control group? ____________________________
3. What are the characteristics of a good experiment? __________________________________________
4. What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
1.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer biological questions.
5. You have measured the rate at which a fish breaths at various temperatures by counting the rate at which its gills open.
The data is below. Graph this data.
Breathing rate Temperature
19/min 5 deg C, 25/min 10 deg C, 30/min 20 deg C, 34/min 30 deg C,
37/min 35 deg C
6. What is the independent variable? The dependent variable?
7. What is the best type of graph for this data? Why?
8. What happens to breathing rate with increase in Temperature?
9. What would be a good control for this experiment?
10. How do you think the breathing rate was measured?
11. What do you think would happen if you raised the temperature even more?
12. Why would it be a bad idea to do this?
1.3 Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models of biological phenomena using logic and evidence to:
explain observations, make inferences and predictions, and explain the relationship between evidence and
explanation.
An experiment was done that measured the Effects of Nitrates on the Growth of Algae. Growth of algae was determined
by how well the water transmitted light. The less the light transmission than the greater the algae growth blocking the
transmission of light.
13. Looking at the graph what conclusions can you draw about algae growth and nitrates in the water?
14. What other data would you like to have?
15. What would you predict would happen if this same data was
gathered at the end of week 8?
16. Why do you think that nitrates have this effect on algae growth?
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Analyze the matter-energy relationships of living and non-living things:
1. What are the differences between living and non-living things: List the 8 characteristics of life:
2. What are the ways that living things get energy to live?
3. What are some of the ways that living things use energy?
4. What are some ways that cells maintain homeostasis?
5. How do biological materials respond to acids and bases? What is a buffer?
2.02 Investigate and describe the structure and function of cells including cell organelles, cell specialization, and
communication among cells within an organism.
Cell theory and Organelles.
6. What does the term “membrane bound organelles mean?” What cell type are they found in?
7. What are the three parts of cell theory?
The diagram below shows many proteins and other molecules embedded in a cell membrane.
8. What is the function of the cell membrane?
9. What are some of the functions of these
proteins and other molecules?
10. Put the following in order from smallest to largest:
Organ systems Cells Organs Tissues
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
11. What is a feedback mechanism?
Biology EOC Review 12. Fill in this chart. Also give the letter or number of the part as seen in the diagrams below.
Cell Part and Letter Structure Description Function Letter/Number
Nucleus
Plasma Membrane
Cell wall
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts
Ribosomes
13. Which cell is the plant cell (left or right)? _____________________________
14. Which structures are found only
in the plant cell?
_____________________________
15. Which structures are found only
in the animal cell?
_____________________________
2.03 Investigate and analyze the cell as a living system including: maintenance of homeostasis, movement of
materials into and out of cells, and energy use and release in biochemical reactions.
Explain what has happened in the diagram to the left.
16. Why did the large dark molecules NOT move to the left?
17. How is the semi-permeable membrane like a cell
membrane?
18. If the dark molecule is starch, where is the starch
concentration greatest (left or right)?
19. If the white molecule is water, where is the water concentration greatest at first?
20. In osmosis, water moves from an area of __________ to an area of _________ concentration. (higher/lower)
21. If the dark molecules could move, in what direction would they move? Why?
Biology EOC Review 22. In diffusion, molecules move from an area of ________ to an area of ________ concentration. (higher/lower)
23. Which way water will move in each of the following situations:
a. Salt inside the cell 65% and outside the cell 40%. ___________________________________
b. Sugar inside the cell 27% and outside 80%. ___________________________________
24. What is homeostasis?
25. How do cells maintain homeostasis? Consider pH, temperature, blood glucose, water balance
26. Comparison of active and passive transport
PASSIVE TRANPORT ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Requires energy?
Low to high concentration or
high to low concentration?
Examples
Energy use and release in biochemical reactions.
27. Use the following diagram to show where energy is released and where energy is used. Also use arrows on the lines
attached to the circles to indicate the direction of the energy.
28. How many phosphates? ATP? _________ ADP? ________ AMP? _________
29. What cellular process produces ATP?
30. What is ATP energy used for? (Page 202) Give examples.
2.05 Investigate and analyze the bioenergetic reactions: aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and
photosynthesis.
31. What are the reactants and products for each of these?
Process Reactant Product Example?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
(Aerobic)
Cellular Respiration
(Anaerobic)
32. Which reaction makes the most ATP? ______________ What gas is the final electron acceptor? ________
33. How do factors such as pH, temperature, light and food availability affect these reactions?
34. Label the following molecules in these equations (water, glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide,)
A)
B) + +
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35. Which of the above reactions is photosynthesis? (A or B) ________
36. Which of the above reactions is cellular respiration (aerobic)? (A or B?) ________
37. Which reaction(s) requires or stores energy?
38. Which reaction(s) release energy (ATP)?
39. Which reaction releases the most energy? ______________ Why?
40. Which reaction requires chlorophyll? _________________ What is the purpose of the chlorophyll?
41. Which reaction requires light? ________________ What is the light used for?
42. Which organisms carry out process A?
43. Which organisms carry out process B?
44. Which process uses chloroplasts in eukaryotes? ____________________________________
45. Which process uses mitochondria in eukaryotes? ____________________________________
46. Compare and contrast: Alcoholic Fermentation and Lactic Acid Fermentation. (# ATP, where it occurs)
2.4 Investigate & describe the structure & function of enzymes & explain their importance in biological systems.
47. What is the function of enzymes in cells? (Or, what is a catalyst?)
3.01: Analyze the molecular basis of heredity including: DNA replication, Protein Synthesis (transcription and
translation), and gene regulation.
1. Below is a strand of DNA. DNA in the cells exists as a double helix – what needs to be added to it to make it a double
helix? Give the complementary nucleotide sequence. _____ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
2. Describe the structure of DNA. What are the black pentagons? ___________ What are the nitrogen bases?
____________ What weak bonds hold the complementary bases together? ________________________
3. If the strand of DNA above undergoes transcription, what will the
sequence of the mRNA be? ___________________
4. After translation, what would the amino acid sequence be for this
section of mRNA? (read from right to left)
__________________________________________________________
5. What is a codon?
6. Compare RNA and DNA in the following table.
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Sugars
Bases
Strands
Where
In Cell
Function
7. What kind of bond holds the amino acids together in the protein that is formed? _______________________________
8. What are the three types of RNA and what are their functions?
1) _________________________________________________________________________________
2) _________________________________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________________________________
9. What kind of weak bonds hold the two strands of DNA together? ___________________________________
10. Why is it important that these bonds be weak?
11. Describe the process of DNA replication. What enzyme breaks apart the hydrogen bonds between bases?
__________________________________________________
How many pieces of DNA are made? ___________
12. Describe the process of protein synthesis:
What is transcription?
13. What is translation?
14. What happens to DNA when a mutation
occurs?
15. How does this affect the mRNA?
16. How can this affect translation?
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17. How does this affect the structure and shape of the resulting protein? ____________________________________
Cell Cycle
Look at the diagram of the cell cycle.
18. When does the replication of DNA occur? What is this phase called?
19. What do GI and G2 represent?
20. What stage does the cell spend most of its life in? ___________________
What does the cell do during this time?
21. Does mitosis include cytokinesis (division of the cytoplasm)? (Y/N?)
22. What is cancer? What are some causes of cancer?
3.02 Compare and contrast the characteristics of asexual and sexual reproduction.
23. Complete the following Chart of Mitosis and Meiosis.
MITOSIS MEIOSIS
Type of reproduction
(Asexual or sexual)
Chromosome number of mother
cell (1N=haploid or 2N=diploid)
Chromosome number of daughter
cells (1N=haploid or 2N=diploid)
Number of cell divisions
Number of cells produced
When does replication happen?
SOURCES OF VARIATION
Crossing over
Random assortment of
chromosomes
Gene mutations
Nondisjunction
Fertilization
24. Put the following stages of mitosis (cell
division) in order. Then Name them.
1st: ___________ called _____________________
2nd: ___________ called _____________________
3rd: ___________ called _____________________
4th: ___________ called _____________________
5th: ___________ called _____________________
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25. How many chromosomes do humans have in their… Body cells? ________ Sex cells? __________
26. What does Diploid mean?
27. What does Haploid mean?
28. When does crossing over occur during Meiosis? _____________________________
29. What is the major focus of Meiosis I? ______________________________________________________________
30. What is the major focus of Meiosis II? ______________________________________________________________
3.03 Interpret and predict patterns of inheritance: (dominant, recessive and intermediate traits, multiple alleles,
polygenic traits, sex-linked traits, independent assortment, test cross, pedigrees, and Punnett squares)
31. What does it mean when a trait is dominant? _________________________________________ Letters? _______
32. What does it mean when a trait is recessive? __________________________________________ Letters? _______
33. In the Punnett square to the left, T = tall and t=short. Give the parents genotypes.
34. Give the phenotype for the parents.
35. What are the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring?
36. What is the genotypic ratio of the offspring?
37. What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring?
38. What does it mean to have multiple alleles? ________________________________________________
Sex Chromosomes
39. What are the sex chromosomes in males? __________________ In Females? ___________________
Pedigrees
40. What is the inheritance pattern shown by this pedigree?
41. How do you know?
42. Using A,a, what is the genotype of person II4?
43. What is the genotype of person I3?
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44. Describe the test cross that a farmer would use to determine the genotype of an animal that shows a dominant trait.
Use the following Punnett squares and the letters A and a to explain your answer.
Mendel’s Laws
45. How does meiosis lead to segregation and independent assortment?
46. Double check your learning, solve the following genetics problem:
A brown mink crossed with a silverblue mink produced all brown offspring. When these F1 mink were crossed among
themselves they produced 47 brown animals and 15 silverblue animals (F2 generation). Determine all the genotypes and
phenotypes, and their relative ratios, in the F1 and F2 generations.
3.05 Examine the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection including: development of the
theory, the origin and history of life, fossil and biochemical evidence, mechanisms of evolution, and applications
(pesticide and antibiotic resistance).
47. In the following chart, describe the role of each of the following in developing the current theory of evolution.
Discussion of importance to evolutionary theory
Understanding of geology
(Changes in the earth)
Malthus’ ideas about population
Growth
Anatomical comparisons
Patterns in fossil evidence
Lamarck’s ideas about inheritance
Of acquired characteristics
Biochemical comparisons
(DNA and proteins)
The role of variations
The role of sexual reproduction
The role of geographic isolation
The importance of the
environment
48. What is a vestigial structure? Name a few in humans.
Biology EOC Review 49. Discuss the steps in Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.
1) Populations of organisms have many genetic variations. Where do these come from?
2) Genetic variations lead to different adaptations. What are adaptations?
3) Some adaptations have better survival value in certain environments. What does this mean?
4) Those organisms with adaptations that better fit them to an environment will survive, reproduce and pass on their
genes. What does it mean to be “fit” to an environment?
5) The next population will have a high frequency of the genes that have been selected for. Why will the frequency of
selected genes increase?
6) What is Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection? What is Artificial Selection?
50. What happens when pesticides and antibiotics are used and how does it relate to evolution?
4.01 Analyze the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationships. (Historical development
and changing nature of classification systems, similarities and differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic
organisms, similarities and differences among the eukaryotic kingdoms, classifying organisms using a key)
1. In the times of Linnaeus, he used _____________________________ to classify organisms. In the time of technology,
now we mostly use _________________________________ to classify organisms.
2. Why is the current classification system continually undergoing change?
3. What is the current seven-level classification system? (KPCOFGS)
________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is binomial nomenclature?
5. How do you write a “scientific name?” ______________________________________________________________
6. DNA and biochemical analysis, embryology, and morphology used to classify
organisms. They try to determine a “common ______________________.”
7. To the left is a phylogenetic tree of some organisms. According to this tree,
which pairs of organisms are most closely related?
8. Which organism is most closely related to the rayfinned fish?
9. Which organisms are the mammals most closely related to?
10. Fill in the following chart with the characteristics of the various
kingdoms.
Archaea Eubacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Eukaryotic or
prokaryotic
Multicellular or
single-celled
Sexual or
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Autotrophic or
heterotrophic
Aerobic or
anaerobic
Cell walls or no
cell walls
Use the following key to identify the tree branch to the left.
1. a. leaf is needle-like….go to 2
b. leaf is broad……… go to 5
2. a. needles are short ....go to 3
b. needles are long…...go to 4
3. a. underside of needles green…hemlock
b. underside of needles silver ..balsam 11. What am I? 4. a. 3 needles in bundle….pitch pine _____________________________
b. 5 needles in bundle….white pine
5. a. edge of leaf round…go to 6
b. edge of leaf serrated…go to 7
6. a. minty odor…… wintergreen
b. no minty odor…..laurel
4.02 Analyze the processes by which organisms representative of the following
groups accomplish essential life functions including…
12. Compare the following two types of cells.
Prokaryotic Eukaryotic
Membrane-bound organelles
Ribosomes
Types of chromosomes
Size
4.05 Analyze the broad patterns of animal behavior as adaptations to the environment.
13. What is a stimulus? What is a response?
14. Why is it important that organisms are able to respond to their environment and surroundings?
15. What are some ways that animals communicate?
5.01 Investigate and analyze the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems
(techniques of field ecology, abiotic and biotic factors, carrying capacity)
1. How do organisms, species, populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes relate to each other?
2. What is an organism’s habitat? What is its niche?
3. In the following chart, explain the symbiotic relationships.
Relationship Definition Example
Mutualism
Commensalism
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Parasitism
Predator-Prey Relationships
4. In the graph below, which organism is the prey? _________________ Which is the predator? __________________
5. Which population increases (or falls) first and why?
6. Which population increases (or falls) second and why?
7. Why are predator/prey relationships important in an ecosystem? (Consider population dynamics in your answer.)
Sampling techniques (Pages 63-65)
Assume that the diagram to the left shows populations of pine trees in an area.
The area is too large for a scientist to count every tree.
8. How can the scientist use sampling to get a good estimate of the number of
pine trees per 10,000 square meters.
9. Assume that each small plot (square) is 10 m x 10 m. Estimate the
population size of the whole area.
10. How could the same process (above) be used to estimate species diversity?
11. How could the same process be used to discover changes in the environment over time?
12. What is carrying capacity?
13. What are density dependent limiting factors? What are density independent limiting factors?
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
14. List at least 3 biotic factors in an environment.
15. List at least 3 abiotic factors in an environment.
16. Give an example of how biotic & abiotic factors act together to limit population growth and affect carrying capacity.
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Graph 1: Rabbits Over Time
17. What kind of growth curve is shown by
the graph to the right?
18. What is the carrying capacity for rabbits?
19. During what month were rabbits in
exponential growth?
5.02 Analyze the flow of energy and the cycling of matter in the ecosystem (relationship of the carbon cycle to
photosynthesis and respiration and trophic levels – direction and efficiency of energy transfer).
Carbon cycle Diagram
20. Which process(es) put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? ___________________________________________
21. Which process(es) take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere? _________________________________________
22. How does photosynthesis and cell respiration relate to Carbon cycle?
Biology EOC Review 23. Explain the Greenhouse Effect in relationship to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
24. What effect might increased atmospheric carbon dioxide have on the environment?
25. How do bacteria play a role in the Carbon Cycle?
Food Webs
26. What are the producers in this food web?
27. What are the primary consumers (herbivores)
in this food web?
28. What are the secondary consumers in this food
web?
29. What are the highest level consumers in this
food web?
30. How does energy move through a food web?
31. How does matter move through a food web?
32. What is a food chain? Give an example of one
from this food web.
33. Create an energy pyramid from the food chain:
leavesinsectsbirdsredfoxbear
34. Where is the most energy in this pyramid?
35. Where is the least energy in this pyramid?
36. What happens to energy as it moves through the food chain/web?
37. What is the ultimate source of energy for this food web? THE
______________________!
38. What is a biome? What are the two limiting factors in a biome?
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Foaming Spuds
Directions: Use the following information to answer questions 1 through 6
Mike and Kelsey were studying how hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in cells breaks down to form water and
oxygen. When this reaction happens, bubbles of oxygen gas are released, producing foam. This reaction is
described as follows:
A protein named catalase, found in all cells including potatoes, increases the rate of this reaction. Mike and
Kelsey used potato juice as the source of catalase to do the following controlled experiment.
Question: What is the effect of the acidity of potato juice on the volume of foam produced when hydrogen
peroxide is added to potato juice?
Prediction: As the acidity of potato juice decreases (higher pH), the volume of foam will increase.
Materials: graduated cylinders labeled pH 6, pH 7, pH 8, and
pH 9
potato juice from the same potato,
divided and adjusted to four acidities:
pH 6, pH 7, pH 8, and pH 9
hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2)
beaker
stopwatch
stirring rods
thermometer
Procedure:
1. Label four graduated cylinders, one for each acidity.
2. Put 10 milliliters of potato juice at pH 6 in the appropriately labeled cylinder.
3. Do the same for each of the other cylinders.
4. Monitor the room temperature to make sure the temperature remains the same throughout
the investigation.
5. Add 5 milliliters of hydrogen peroxide to each graduated cylinder, stir for two seconds. Wait
three minutes.
6. Measure and record the volume of foam in each graduated cylinder as Trial 1.
7. Clean all graduated cylinders and stirring rods.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 two times for Trials 2 and 3.
9. Calculate and record the average volume of foam for each acidity of potato juice.
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Data: Acidity of Potato Juice vs. Volume of Foam
1. Write a
conclusion
for this
controlled
experiment.
In your
conclusion,
be sure to:
Ans
wer the experimental question.
Include supporting data from the Acidity of Potato Juice vs. Volume of Foam table.
Explain how these data support your conclusion.
Provide a scientific explanation for the trend in the data.
Question: What is the effect of the acidity of potato juice on the volume of foam
produced when hydrogen peroxide is added to potato juice?
Conclusion:
Acidity of
Potato Juice
(pH)
Volume of Foam
(Millileters)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
6 22 25 25 24
7 32 38 36 35
8 41 42 42 42
9 32 29 30 30
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2. How could Mike and Kelsey be more certain the results of their experiment are reliable?
a. Test the reaction with other acidities of potato juice.
b. Repeat the experiment the same way.
c. Increase the volume of potato juice.
d. Use a different type of plant juice.
3. What did Mike and Kelsey do to make the results of their experiment valid?
a. Recorded the volume of foam in milliliters.
b. Calculated the average volume of foam for each acidity.
c. Measured the volume of foam at each acidity three times.
d. Waited three minutes before measuring the volume of foam.
4. What was the responding (dependent) variable in their investigation?
5. What was the manipulated (independent) variable in their investigation?
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6. Now plan a NEW controlled experiment to answer the question in the box. You may use any materials and
equipment in your procedure.
Be sure your procedure includes:
logical steps to do the experiment
two controlled (kept the same) variables
one manipulated (independent) variable
one responding (dependent) variable
how often measurements should be taken and recorded
Question: What is the effect of the temperature of potato juice on the time for
bubbling to stop after the hydrogen peroxide is added?
Procedure:
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YSC: In complex systems, entirely new and unpredictable properties may emerge. Consequently, modeling a
complex system in sufficient detail to make reliable predictions may not be possible.
Create a simplified model of a complex system. Trace the possible consequences of a change in one part of the
system and explain how the simplified model may not be adequate to reliably predict consequences.
While helping to plant a school garden, Becky and Juan observed many
different types of plants. They drew the following diagram of a green
pepper plant growing in the garden.
Becky and Juan used a greenhouse as a model of a garden ecosystem to
predict effects of amount of sunlight on green pepper production in a
garden ecosystem.
Describe two ways the greenhouse model may lead to unreliable
predictions about the effects of amount of sunlight on green pepper
production in a garden ecosystem.
In your description, be sure to:
Describe two differences that make a garden ecosystem more
complex than the greenhouse.
Describe how each difference could cause predictions about
green pepper production in a garden ecosystem to be unreliable.
One Way:
Another Way:
APPB: The technological design process begins by defining a problem in terms of criteria and constraints,
conducting research, and generating several different solutions.
José and Tasha noticed last year the blueberry plants in their neighborhood garden had many flowers, but
produced only three kilograms of berries. They wanted to change the garden so the blueberry plants would
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produce more blueberries this summer. While making the changes to the garden, José and Tasha documented
the stages of their design process as follows.
Problem: Change the neighborhood garden so the existing blueberry plants will produce more blueberries.
Research the Problem: Research what blueberry plants need to grow, be healthy, and produce berries.
Needs of Blueberry Plants
Mineral nutrients Nitrogen
Amount of light At least 6 hours of full sunlight every day
Amount of water Regular with moderate amount
Type of pollinating
insects
Bees
Needs of the pollinators Nectar, pollen, water, nesting place
Explore Ideas:
√ Add a layer of bark to the garden so the soil can hold more water.
√Water the plants at night so the water will evaporate more slowly.
√ Add fertilizer to increase the mineral nutrients in the soil.
√ Add flowers like lavender, roses, or pansies.
√ Put a bee house near the plants.
Plan Summary: Add a bee house and some lavender plants to the neighborhood garden to attract more bees to
the blueberry plants.
Steps to Do the Plan:
1. Put a bee house in the middle of the blueberry plants.
2. Plant lavender plants around the edge of the blueberry plants.
3. Water the garden every day.
4. Remove the weeds in the garden every week.
Diagram of Solution:
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Test Solution: Measure and record the mass of all the blueberries harvested this year. Compare the mass of the
blueberries this year to the mass of the blueberries last year.
Test Results: Ten kilograms of blueberries were harvested, which is seven kilograms more than last year.
Jose and Tasha want to improve the soil in the garden by increasing the population of worms in the soil.
Describe how to begin solving this problem.
Be sure to describe the following stages in your design process:
Research the Problem: Describe any scientific information needed to solve the problem and how to
collect that information.
Explore Ideas: Describe several possible solutions to the problem, including any useful scientific
concepts.
Problem: Increase the population of worms in the soil
Research the Problem:
Explore Ideas: