Midterm Exam Study Guide 2023 Bio Acad

Term 1

Steps of the scientific method

Term 2

Difference between a control and experimental groups

Term 3

Factors that should be kept constant between control and experimental groups

Term 4

Dependent and independent variables in an experiment

Term 5

Difference between quantitative and qualitative data

Term 6

Difference between a hypothesis and a theory and how theories develop

Term 7

Interpreting graphs and analyzing scientific data and experimental design

Term 8

Characteristics of living things and using them to determine if something is living

Term 9

Identifying a characteristic of life when given an example in a living thing

Term 10

Structure of an atom

Term 11

Creating and interpreting a Bohr model

Term 12

Using the periodic table

Term 13

Types of chemical bonds

Term 14

Interpreting the structural formula of a molecule

Term 15

Important properties of water

Term 16

Difference between adhesion and cohesion

Term 17

Difference between solutes and solvents

Term 18

Four most abundant elements in living things

Term 19

Definition of organic compounds

Term 20

Important properties of carbon

Term 21

Four groups of organic compounds found in living things

Term 22

Structure and function of each group of compounds of life

Term 23

Identifying monomers and polymers from each group of macromolecules

Term 24

Role of enzymes in chemical reactions

Term 25

Enzyme specificity

Term 26

Interpreting graphs representing the energy of a reaction

Term 27

Factors affecting the rate of a chemical reaction (enzyme activity)

Term 28

Main structures of all cells and their functions

Term 29

Difference between prokaryote and eukaryote and examples

Term 30

Major cytoplasmic organelles and their functions

Term 31

Comparison of plant cells and animal cells

Term 32

Labeling eukaryotic organelles in a cell diagram

Term 33

Structure of the cell membrane

Term 34

Process of substance movement across the cell membrane

Term 35

Principles of diffusion

Term 36

Passive transport across a membrane and facilitated diffusion

Term 37

Moving "up" or "down" a concentration gradient

Term 38

Comparison of exocytosis and endocytosis

Term 39

Total magnifications of objective lenses in a microscope

Term 40

Order of objective lenses to use in a microscope

Term 41

Difference between course and fine adjustment knobs of a microscope

Term 42

Parts of an ATP molecule

Term 43

Difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs; producers and consumers

Term 44

Balanced equation for photosynthesis

Term 45

Requirements for photosynthesis

Term 46

Colors best absorbed by plant pigments

Term 47

Balanced equation for aerobic respiration

Term 48

Conditions required for aerobic respiration and alternative pathways for ATP production

Term 49

Comparison of lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation

Term 50

Comparison of anaerobic and aerobic respiration

Term 51

Difference between slow and fast muscle fibers

Term 52

Steps, reactants, products, and major chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration when given diagrams of a chloroplast and mitochondria.