PREIB BIO EOC SURVEY OF KNOWLEDGE PREVIEW - (copy)

For each descriptor, rank your current knowledge or skill level, using a scale of 1 (very little knowledge) to 5 (an expert).
This is a graded completion homework assignment worth 20 points.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. The cell theory*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. General structures of prokaryote and eukaryote cells and how they are alike and different.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. General structure of plant and animal cells and how plant and animal cells are alike and different.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How structure relates to function for the components of plant or animal cells, including the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, cilia, flagella, nucleus, nuclear envelope, chromatin, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, chloroplasts, lysosomes*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The role of the cell membrane as a highly selective barrier that carries out passive and active transport.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis and the types of transport that affect cells.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The basic structure and primary function of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. *
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The role of enzymes as catalysts that lower the activation energy of biochemical reactions.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How factors such as pH and temperature affect enzyme activity.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The specific properties of water that contribute to Earth's suitability as an environment for life (cohesive, temperature moderation, expansion with freezing, versatility as a solvent, hydrogen bonding and polarity).*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How photosynthesis and cellular respiration are related.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The reactants, products and basic functions of photosynthesis, aerobic and anaerobic respiration.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How ATP is connected with energy transfers within the cell. *
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How photosynthesis and cellular respiration are related to the release and storage of energy.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The distinguishing characteristics of the domains and kingdoms of living organisms.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How organisms are classified based on evolutionary relationships.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Reasons why there have been changes in the way organisms are classified.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How the structures of plant tissues and organs are directly related to their roles in physiological processes.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How to use a food web to identify producers, consumers and decomposers.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The pathway of energy transfer through tropic levels and the reduction of available energy at successive trophic levels.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How matter and energy move through the water and carbon cycles.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How population size is determined by births, deaths, immigration, emigration and limiting factors.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Use data about population dynamics, abiotic factors and biotic factors to explain a change in carrying capacity and population size in an ecosystem.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Describe the effect of chemistry, geography, light, depth, salinity and/or temperature on the life of organisms in an aquatic envir*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The potential changes in an ecosystem resulting from seasonal variations, climate changes and/or succession.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The positive or negative consequences that result from a reduction in biodiversity.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How the actions of humans may impact environmental systems and affect sustainability.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How monitoring of environmental parameters should affect environmental policy decisions.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How the environment and personal health are related.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The basic process of DNA replication and how it relates to the transmission and conservation of genetic information.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The effect of mutations in the DNA sequence on genotypic and phenotypic change.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The effect of mutations in gametes on phenotypic changes in offspring.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The basic processes of transcription and translation and how they result in gene expression. *
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The universality of the basic processes of DNA in organisms.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The differences and similarities in the processes of mitosis and meiosis and their relationship to sexual and asexual reproduction.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How mitosis and meiosis lead to genetic variation.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The relationship between mutation, cell cycle, and uncontrolled cell growth potentially resulting in cancer.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The cell cycle*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Dominant, recessive, codominant, sex-linked, polygenic and multiple alleles modes of inheritance.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How the theory of evolution is supported by evidence from the fossil record, comparative embryology, biogeography, molecular biology and observed evolutionary change.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Trends in hominid evolution from early ancestors to modern humans including brain size, jaw size, language and manufacture of tools.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Identify the major parts of the brain on a diagram.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How Darwin, Lyell, Malthus, Mendel and Wallace contributed to the theory of evolution.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How blood pressure, blood volume, resistance, disease and exercise affect blood flow through the cardiovascular system.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The basic functions of the human immune system.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How genetic factors, environmental factors, and pathogenic agents affect both individual and public health.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The basic anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Distinguish between specific and non-specific immune responses.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How the human immune system responds to vaccines and/or antibiotics.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. The process of human development from fertilization to birth.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Major changes that occur in each trimester of pregnancy.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. How biotechnology impacts individuals, society, and or the environment.*
    1 2 3 4 5





Linda Kilch