Biology

Midterm Name: ______________________________________

Review Guide Biology HR:__________ Date:____________

You WILL be able to use your notes and worksheets on this exam. I suggest that you make sure your binder
is in order and organized so you can find the information you need easily. Compare your binder with other
classmates and make sure you aren’t missing anything.

Topics for the Midterm:

Most of the Midterm (about 20 questions) will be over chapter 6:
Atoms (protons, neutrons, electrons) Periodic table
Compound vs element
Ionic vs covalent bonds
Ions, isotopes
Carbon compounds (lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, carboydrates)
Chemical reactions (products and reactants)
Activation energy
Catalysts and enzymes
Properties of water
Hydrogen bonding
Solution
Acid vs base

The rest of the midterm (about 20 questions) will be a review of everything we have covered in class
The Science of Biology (chapter 1)
The steps of the scientific method
Variables, experimental group/control group
Observations vs inferences
Qualitative vs Quantitative

Ecology (chapter 2)
Individual, species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere.
Biotic and abiotic factors
Autotroph/heterotroph
Primary producers, carnivores, scavengers, decomposers, herbivores, omnivores, detritivores
Food chains vs. Food webs
Ecological pyramids (energy, biomass, and numbers) and trophic levels
Water cycle, Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Phosphorus cycle
Communities and Ecosystems (chapter 3)
Weather and climate
Habitat and niche
Competition
Predator/prey
Symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism)
Primary and secondary succession
10 different biomes and their characteristics
Aquatic ecosystems- photic zone/aphotic zone
and salt water(marine)/fresh water/estuaries



Population Ecology (chapters 4 and 5)
Describing populations (geographic range, density, distribution, growth rate, age structure)
Exponential growth and logistic growth
Immigration/emigration
Limiting factors (density dependent and density independent)
Human population growth
The effect of humans on the environment
Renewable/nonrenewable resources
Sustainable development
Biological magnification
Biodiversity
Ecological Footprint