Year One Topic List - for Final Review
Exam (Thursday June, 6th) will be 30-35% multiple choice (previous IB questions), 65-70% combination of DBQ's, short answer/diagram labelling, and sets of free response. For this last category of question, look over the part B of the sample Paper 2's. Note that many of these type questions are phrased precisely from the assessment statements - so there should be no surprises. What makes them difficult however, is including sufficient detail to accumulate the full points. Toward this end, preparing organizational review assignments is highly recommended!
The questions will cover the entire year and be relatively balanced between the two semesters. It is a bit of a game of chance as to which topics will be covered in the free response, DBQ's etc. but the multiple choice will be evenly distributed.
Topics: (note that this is not exhaustive, the best checklists you have are the assessment statements.
Cells
Cell Theory
SA/Vol
Cell Structure (parts)
Pro/Euk
Plant/Animal
Membrane - Structure & Function
Transport Across Membranes - Diffusion, Osmosis, Fac. Diff, Pumps, -cytoses
Cell Division (Mitosis), Cancer
Biochem (remember the theme of monomers into polymers)
Water/Chemical Elements - Properties & Functions
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Metabolism
Enzymes/Pathways
DNA Replication (-->DNA)
Transcription (--> RNA)
Translation (--> protein)
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Genetics
Chromosome Structure/Mutations
Meiosis
Inheritance - simple dominant (homozygous/heterozygous - test cross), codominant, 1 gene, 2 genes,
linkage - sex-linked, autosomal linkage (remember correct notation), polygenic traits
Use of Punnett Squares and Pedigrees
Biotechnology
PCR
Restriction Enzymes
Electrophoresis
Human Genome Project
Gene Transfer
Cloning (reproductive vs. therapeutic)
Ecology
Communities and Ecosystems - Interactions, Food Chains/Webs, Energy Transfer, Nutrient (C) Cycles
Population Growth - phases of curve, factors that effect carrying capacity
Climate Change - Precautionary Principle, Greenhouse Gases
The questions will cover the entire year and be relatively balanced between the two semesters. It is a bit of a game of chance as to which topics will be covered in the free response, DBQ's etc. but the multiple choice will be evenly distributed.
Topics: (note that this is not exhaustive, the best checklists you have are the assessment statements.
Cells
Cell Theory
SA/Vol
Cell Structure (parts)
Pro/Euk
Plant/Animal
Membrane - Structure & Function
Transport Across Membranes - Diffusion, Osmosis, Fac. Diff, Pumps, -cytoses
Cell Division (Mitosis), Cancer
Biochem (remember the theme of monomers into polymers)
Water/Chemical Elements - Properties & Functions
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Metabolism
Enzymes/Pathways
DNA Replication (-->DNA)
Transcription (--> RNA)
Translation (--> protein)
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Genetics
Chromosome Structure/Mutations
Meiosis
Inheritance - simple dominant (homozygous/heterozygous - test cross), codominant, 1 gene, 2 genes,
linkage - sex-linked, autosomal linkage (remember correct notation), polygenic traits
Use of Punnett Squares and Pedigrees
Biotechnology
PCR
Restriction Enzymes
Electrophoresis
Human Genome Project
Gene Transfer
Cloning (reproductive vs. therapeutic)
Ecology
Communities and Ecosystems - Interactions, Food Chains/Webs, Energy Transfer, Nutrient (C) Cycles
Population Growth - phases of curve, factors that effect carrying capacity
Climate Change - Precautionary Principle, Greenhouse Gases
