Life Science: A Human Approach Final Examination Review

Logistics of the Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Time: 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Location: H290 Exam Format: 10 free-response questions

Key Concepts and Essential Skills: o Scientific Method be able to identify the hypothesis, control, dependent and independent variable in an experiment o Biochemistry be able to state the structure, function and example for each of the four major classes of macromolecules Macromolec ule Carbohydrate Lipid Protein Nucleic Acid o Cells o Structure and Function: be able to define what a cell is, state the cell theory and discuss the contributions of the scientists involved in its formation o Cellular Transport: be able to describe and/or illustrate the structure of a cell membrane, state the functions of a cell membrane, differentiate Structure
What is the basic building block? What does it look like?

Function
What does it do? Why do we need them?

Example
What are some real-life example of this macromolecu le?

between active and passive transports (providing examples for each) o Cellular Division: be able to compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, identify the stages of and key events of mitosis o Protein Synthesis be able to differentiate between the nucleic acids, DNA and RNA; be able to describe and/or illustrate the processes of replication, transcription and translation o Genetics o Key Vocabulary: Be able to define the following terms Gene Homozygou s Allele Heterozygou Dominant s Recessive Genotype Phenotype o Punnett Square: Be able to set up a Punnett Square to illustrate the following modes of inheritance Simple Dominance/Recessive Incomplete dominance (blending) Codominance (ex: blood typing) Sex-Linkage o Genetic Disorders: Choose any two disorders presented in class and discuss the following for each. Symptoms and characteristics Mode of transmission Treatment