Cumulative Final

This assignment was locked May 24, 2023 at 10am.

During Exam Week, you will take your Ecology Exam and a Cumulative Final Exam. I will give you the exact questions that you will be asked below.

1. Define and describe the 5 core concepts of biology. You should have a 1-2 sentence explanation for each

- Structure and Function
- Flow of Energy and Matter
- Flow of Information
- Evolution and Adaptation
- Biological Organization .

2. Proteins and Enzymes demonstrate the core concept of Structure and Function

- explain protein and enzyme structure a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- explain how protein and enzyme structure determine their function
- give a specific example and explain how it demonstrates both what you explained about proteins and about structure and function

3. Cell Membranes demonstrate the core concept of structure and function

- explain cell membrane structure in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- explain how cell membrane structure determines its function
- give a specific example and explain how it demonstrates both what you explained about membranes and about structure and function

4. Cell Structures and Molecular Genetics : demonstrate the flow of information

- explain cell structures make (transcription and translation) , modify and export proteins from a cell in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- explain how this demonstrates the of information (from the DNA--> RNA--Protein -- protein function)
- be clear about what form the information takes, its path through the cell and what the ultimate destination and impact of that information

5. Cell Respiration demonstrates the core concept of flow of energy and matter.

- explain the overall process of cell respiration (glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, ETC, ATP synthesis) in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- clearly describe either the energy or matter and the path it takes through the different parts of cell respiration
- Note- you can focus on the big picture and not on the details - ex: glycolysis is the process of breaking glucose in half and preparing it for the Krebs cycle.

6. Mitosis and Meiosis: demonstrate the flow of information.

- explain how these two types of cell division in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- What is the overall goal/end product of each form of cell division. What is the form of information and how is it passed to daughter cells.
- How do the daughter cells compare in to each other and the parent cell in terms of information.

7. Inheritance: demonstrates the flow of information

explain how information is passed from one generation to the next focusing on genes, alleles, phenotypes in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
focus on different patterns of inheritance ( simple dominant/recessive, incomplete dominance, sex linkage, etc)
explain what type of information is being passed on and what that information codes for (proteins, functions)

8. Evolution and Adaptation

- explain a) what is evolution, b) what is natural selection c) how natural selection leads to evolution, d)what are adaptations and 3) how natural selection leads to adaptations

9. Photosynthesis: demonstrates flow of energy and matter

- explain the overall process of photosynthesis (light reaction, Calvin cycle) in a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- clearly describe either the energy or matter and the path it takes through the different parts of photosynthesis
- Note- you can focus on the big picture and not on the details - ex: light reaction captures light energy and converts it to a Hydrogen ion gradient and then the chemical bonds of ATP

10. Plant Anatomy: demonstrates biological organization

- pick an example of plant anatomy - an organ, tissue or cell type and either
- a) describe the organ, tissue or cell type structure and how it determines its function a manner that a beginning Bio 10 student could understand
- b) describe how the cell structures determine the function of the cell, the tissue and the organ.

11. Water OR Sugar Transport: demonstrates biological organization

- select either water transport or sugar transport in plant bodies and
- describe the cells and tissues involved in that transport
- describe how the cell structures determine the function of the tissues and the type of transport.

12. Digestive system: demonstrates biological organization

- What is the overall goal and function of the digestive system
- describe how each organ contributes to these functions of the organ system.

13. Blood Glucose Regulation: demonstrates flow of information.

- What is the form of information that the pancreas produces and the liver and cells of the body receive?
- How does this information achieve homeostasis? Make sure to explain homeostasis and use the specific example of blood glucose levels.

14. Immune System: demonstrates biological organization

- describe how the immune system protects us from specific pathogens.
- What is the overall goal of this process (adaptive immunity) and how do the specific cell types contribute?

15. Ecosystems: demonstrates flow of energy and matter

- Select either energy or carbon movement in an ecosystem and
- describe how it moves through an ecosystem, making sure to include the role of producers, consumers, decomposers, cell respiration, photosynthesis and organic molecules.

16. Community Ecology : demonstrates evolution and adaptation

- Select a specific example of a species interaction, a keystone species or an example of a species involved in succession and describe the interactions
- explain how natural selection leads to the specific adaptation these species have for their role.

17. Population Biology: demonstrates evolution and adaptation

- Explain how population growth leads to natural selection and adaptations.
- What is the role of competition, carrying capacity and death/birth rates?