1.1

What is biology?

What might a biologist do?

What are the eight characteristics of life?

What do each mean?

What is the difference between growth and development?

What is an example of homeostasis

1.3

What is an observation?

What is an inference?

What are examples of observations and inferences?

What is a hypothesis?

What is an experiment?

What is an independent variable in an experiment?

What is a dependent variable?

What is a control group and what is an experimental group?

What is the point of collecting and graphing data?

How do I interpret data and graphs?

What is quantitative data?

What is qualitative data?

7.1

Who invented the microscope?

What is a microscope used for?

Which scientists are responsible for early discoveries in microbiology?

What is a cell?

What is cell theory?

What is the difference between a compound light microscope and electron microscope?

How can you calculate magnification on a compound light microscope?

What are the things that all cells have in common?

What is a Prokaryote?

What are examples of Prokaryotes?

What are Eukaryotes? Examples?

What are the differences between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes?

Know the analogies used to describe each?

7.2

What is selective permeability?

What is the plasma membrane made of?

What is polarity?

Why does the Plasma Membrane have polar heads facing outward on each side of the

bi-layer?

Polar or Nonpolar, which one likes to be around water?

Which molecules can diffuse through the membrane and why?

What is the role of Transport Proteins?

What type of molecule would most likely use a transport protein channel?

What is cholesterol used for in the cell membrane?

What are carbohydrates used for?

Explain the fluid mosaic model.

Know how to label the whole membrane.