UNIT 1 ECOLOGY/SCIENTIFIC METHOD - CH. 1,18,19,20 (26 Questions) Scientific Method Control Group Experimental Group Independent Variable Dependent Variable Controlled Variables/Co... UNIT 1 ECOLOGY/SCIENTIFIC METHOD - CH. 1,18,19,20 (26 Questions) Scientific Method Control Group Experimental Group Independent Variable Dependent Variable Controlled Variables/Constants Hypothesis Ecology Biosphere Food chains and Webs Energy Pyramids 10% energy transfer Producers Autotrophs Consumers Primary Secondary Tertiary Decomposers Respiration: Photosynthesis Abiotic Biotic Ecological succession: Pioneer Species Climax community Order of colonization in succession Nitrogen Cycle Population Growth Curves Logistic Exponential Carrying Capacity Symbiosis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism Competition and Competitive Exclusion Biomes – factors involved Carbon Footprint Survivorship Curves – Type I, II, and III Biodegradable vs. Nonbiodegradable Biomagnification Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming UNIT 2 CELLS AND CELL PROCESSES – CH. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 (26 Questions) Cell organelles – names and functions Cell part identification on a diagram Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cell parts Plant vs. Animal cell parts Cell Theory Diffusion – Law of Osmosis Hypertonic Hypotonic Isotonic Plasmolysis Cytolysis Passive transport Active transport Endocytosis Exocytosis Pinocytosis Phagocytosis Cell Membrane – Phospholipid bilayer structure Cell membrane proteins Selectively permeable Diffusion through a dialysis membrane Enzymes – characteristics of Substrate Factors that affect enzyme activity Activation energy Denature Cell Cycle and Mitosis – stages of Mitosis – purpose of Interphase – G1, S, G2 Stages Cytokinesis Chromosome number Identify diagrams of mitotic Animal vs. Plant Cell mitosis Chromosome Chromatid Centromere Spindle fiber Chromatin Hydrolysis Dehydration synthesis 4 types of organic molecules found in cells UNIT 3 – VIRUSES, BACTERIA & IMMUNE SYSTEM (CH. 10, 15, 24) (17 Questions) Viruses – composition, structure and production of Lytic cycle & Diagram Lysogenic cycle & Diagram Vaccine Antibiotic Interferon Primary vs. Secondary immune response Antigen AIDS White blood cells: Lymphocytes White blood cells: Phagocytes/Macrophages Bacteria – composition, structure and reproduction of Petri dish/Agar bacteria experiments Zone of Inhibition Bacteria – 3 shapes of Immune System 1st line of Defense 2nd Line of Defense 3rd Line of Defense B Cells vs. T Cells Humoral vs. Cell Mediated Response Non-Specific vs. Specific responses Inflammatory Response Active Immunity vs. Passive Immunity Antibodies Bacterial vs. Viral diseases Memory cells Natural killer cells Cytotoxic T Cells Suppressor Cells Effector cells Plasma cells Allergy response Mast cells Histamine HIV and cell type it infects Lymph System Corona Virus and vaccines UNIT 4 - MEIOSIS & GENETICS CH. 8 & 9 (25 Questions) Meiosis and stages of & Meiosis diagrams Reduction division Haploid vs. Diploid Daughter cells Gametes Homologous chromosomes Nondisjunction Law of Independent Assortment Karyotypes – Down, Turner’s, Klinefelter’s Genetic variation – different sources/types in meiosis Crossing over/tetrads 1 Trait crosses (Monohybrid)– Punnett Squares Dominant/Recessive Blood typing crosses (multiple alleles) 2 Trait crosses/dihybrid Genotype ratio vs. Phenotypic ratio Probability/Probability of having a son or a daughter Pedigree chart Autosomes vs. Sex chromosomes Purebred vs. Hybrid Non-Mendelian: Incomplete Dominance Crosses Non-Mendelian Codominance Crosses Non-Mendelian Sex-Linked Gene Crosses Pedigree Chart UNIT 5 (Start only) – DNA – (2 Questions) Spooling of DNA Lab Structure of DNA Video: HHMI: The Double Helix - Film Guide information Read more