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1 Online Biology PLC Common Formative Quizzes Below is a list of the quizzes and the concepts assessed on each quiz. Biology Experimentation Quiz : 1) Control and Experimental Groups: 25% independent, dependent, controlled (standardizing) variables, control groups 2) Analyze Data: 25% reading graphs, forming a conclusion, analyzing data tables 3) Lab Equipment: 25% SI metric system, microscopes, glassware, meter sticks, thermometers, scales, hot plates, scalpel 4) Experimental Errors: 25% how to reduce errors, causes of unavoidable errors Biology Introduction Quiz : 1) Scientific Method: 20% what is a hypothesis, steps of the scientific method, observations, how the scientific method works 2) Hypothesis vs. Theory: 20% identifying a hypothesis, identifying theories, understanding how theories work, limitations of theories and laws 3) Model: 20% what is a model, what are models used for, limitations of models 4) Characteristics of Life: 20% evolution, made of cells, reproduction, heredity, metabolism, homeostasis, respond to stimuli (interdependence) 5) Lab Safety: 20% lab procedures, goggles, hot plates, glassware safety, fire safety, dissections Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz : 1) Prefixes: 50% Latin and Greek prefixes, numbers 2) Suffixes: 50% Latin and Greek suffixes, root words, carbohydrates (ose), enzymes (ase) Cell Energy Quiz : 1) Photosynthesis: 20% photosynthesis equation, products, reactants, light reaction, dark reaction, chlorophyll 2) Aerobic Respiration: 20% cellular respiration equation, products, reactants, C6H12O6 3) Anaerobic Respiration: 10% fermentation, plants = alcohol, animals = lactic acid 4) ATP: 10%

2 autotrophs / heterotrophs, atp/adp cycle, purpose of atp 5) Mitochondria: 20% identify in a diagram, performs cellular respiration 6) Chloroplast: 20% identify in a diagram, performs photosynthesis Cell Membrane Quiz : 1) Membrane Structure: 20% lipid bilayer structure, phospholipid structure, polar / nonpolar region, fluid mosaic model 2) Osmosis and Diffusion: 20% diffusion, osmosis, concentration gradients 3) Facilitated Diffusion: 20% facilitated diffusion, transport proteins, concentration gradients 4) Active Transport: 20% pumps, endocytosis, exocytosis, concentration gradients 5) Membrane Regulation: 20% interaction with its external environment, semi-permeable membrane, what does the membrane regulate Cell Organelle Quiz : 1) Ribosomes: 25% bounded vs. free, synthesize proteins, identify in a diagram 2) Endoplasmic Reticulum: 25% rough vs. smooth, steps of protein secretion, identify in a diagram 3) Golgi Body: 25% also called apparatus, vesicles, packages and distributes proteins, modifies proteins, identify in a diagram 4) Nucleus: 25% DNA / chromosomes, identify in a diagram Cell Types Quiz : 1) Cell Basics: 20% cell theory, organelles, list membrane-bound organelles 2) Comparing Cells to Viruses: 20% parts of a virus, virus reproduction basics, is it alive 3) Comparing Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes: 20% has membrane-bound organelle, nucleus, DNA/chromosomes location, parts of a eukaryotic cell, parts of a prokaryotic cell, identify each in a diagram 4) Comparing Plant and Animal Cells: 20% Venn diagrams, chloroplast, central vacuole, cell wall, identify each in a diagram 5) Cell Specialization: 20% cell differentiation, stem cell, DNA is the same in all body cells Chromosomes Quiz : 1) Chromosome Structure: 20% DNA and proteins, coiling, chromatids, forming a chromosome, when formed

3 2) Homologous Chromosomes: 20% how are they similar, why they exist, 3) Sex Chromosomes: 20% X and Y, autosomes, probabilities of male/female 4) Chromosome Number: 20% diploid vs. haploid, 2n vs. n, gamete vs. somatic 5) Reproductive Cells: 20% somatic vs gamete, egg vs sperm DNA Quiz : 1) DNA structure: 20% nucleic acids, nucleotides, double helix, phosphate sugar backbone, parts of a nucleotide 2) DNA and Genes: 20% nitrogen base sequences, what is a gene 3) Complimentary Base Pairing: 20% ATCG, percentages of bases 4) DNA Replication: 20% semi-conservative replication, identify in a diagram, bidirectional replication, leading vs. lagging strand 5) Replication Enzymes: 20% helicase, polymerase, ligase, what do they do Ecology Principles Quiz : 1) Biodiversity: 25% biomes and biodiversity, biodiversity and ecosystem stability, what is biodiversity 2) Ecosystem Stability: 25% factors that contribute to stable ecosystems, decomposers, examples of decomposers, what is a producer 3) Biogeochemical Cycles: 25% water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, identify each in a diagram 4) Energy in the Ecosystem: 25% food chain, food web, energy pyramid, trophic levels Ecosystem Interactions Quiz : 1) Population Ecology: 40% rates of growth, population models, carrying capacity, identify growth vs. decline using charts 2) Human Impact on Ecology: 40% questions - human impact on the environment, acid rain, hole in the ozone layer, nonnative species, habitat destruction, global warming 3) Ecological Succession: 20% identify succession in a diagram, place in order, using plants as indicators Enzymes Quiz : 1) Enzyme Structure: 25% what is an enzyme, active site, shape, enzymes being specific to their substrate

4 2) Activation Energy: 25% identify using graphs, speed up chemical reactions, reduce activation energy 3) Enzyme Reaction: 25% catalyst, substrate, products, lock and key model 4) Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity: 25% ph, temperature, ionic conditions, substrate concentration Evolution of Populations Quiz : 1) Evolution of Populations: 20% what is a population, changes in a population over time 2) Gene Pools: 20% fitness, lethal genes, allele frequency, genetic equilibrium, mutations and gene pools 3) Isolation: 20% reproductive isolation (temporal, geographic, behavioral), causes of speciation 4) Species Diversity: 20% increases chance of survival 5) Genetic Drift: 20% how it works, founder effect, bottleneck effect, gene flow Evolution Theory Quiz : 1) Natural Selection 20% Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, survival of the fittest 2) Natural Selection and Phenotypes 20% natural selection acts on phenotypes 3) Fossils and Macroevolution 20% diagrams, fossil evidence, common ancestry 4) Examples of Genetic Variation 20% identify examples of variation using pictures, benefits of genetic variation 5) Evidence of Evolution 20% biochemistry, DNA, embryology, homologous structures, vestigial structures, analogous structures, common ancestry Genetics Advanced Quiz : 1) Incomplete Dominance: 20% Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes 2) Codominance: 20% blood types, Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes 3) Sex-linked Traits: 20% Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes 4) Pedigrees: 10% autosomal pedigrees, sex-linked pedigrees, genotypes and phenotypes 5) Dihybrid Cross: 10% Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes, generations 6) Laws of Genetics: 20% Mendel's law of dominance, law of independent assortment, law of dominance

5 Genetics Quiz : 1) Genetics Vocab: 20% homozygous and heterozygous, dominant and recessive, genotype and phenotype, gene, allele, genetics, cross, offspring 2) Punnett Squares: 40% monohybrid crosses, genotypes, phenotypes, dihybrid 3) Genetic Probabilities: 40% calculating %, ratios, approximate numbers Immune System Quiz : 1) Nonspecific Defenses: 20% skin, saliva, sweat, oil, tears, cilia, mucus, how pathogens enter the body, temperature, inflammation 2) Specific Defenses: 20% antibodies,(b, T, Macrophage) white blood cells, memory cells 3) Disease Prevention: 20% vaccines, antibiotics, antivirals, active immunity, passive immunity 4) Pathogens: 20% viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, antigens 5) HIV and AIDS: 20% compromised immune system, HIV virus vs. AIDS, white blood cell count Macromolecule Quiz : 1) Matching Monomers and Polymers: 20% 2) Carbohydrates: 20% 3) Lipids: 20% 4) Nucleic Acids: 20% 5) Proteins: 20% Meiosis Quiz : 1) Meiosis: 20% reduction division, type of reproductive cells, reproductive organs, oogensis and spermatogenesis, haploid / diploid 2) Fertilization: 20% zygote, chromosome numbers 3) Karyotypes: 10% analyzing karyotypes, nondisjunction, Down syndrome, gender 4) Sources of Genetic Diversity: 20% random fertilization, crossing over, mutations, independent assortment, genetic recombination 5) Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction: 10% facts about each, number of chromosomes for daughter cells 6) Crossing Over: 20% crossing over, prophase 1, gene recombination Protein Synthesis Quiz :

6 1) RNA: 20% bases, ribose sugar, single stranded, mrna, trna, rrna 2) Transcription: 20% nucleus, base-pairing, mrna 3) Translation: 20% ribosome, amino acid charts, polypeptides. 4) Mutations: 20% point mutations, frame shift 5) Central Dogma: 20% identify molecules and processes in a diagram, steps of central dogma

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