2011 Fall Semester Exam Science Study Guide
Know the definitions of the following words and be able to use them in context:
Quantitative data; page 5
Qualitative data; page 5
Abiotic: 492 and 494
Hypothesis: page 13 and 730
Observation: page 498
Population: page 493
Variable: page 14 and 731
Conserve: 135 and 612
Beneficial: means helpful
Know all parts of the plant and animal cell and their functions (page 395-400):
Plant Cell parts; define the function of each:
Nucleus
Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Vacuole
Cell membrane:
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Animal cell parts; define the function of each:
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Vacuole
Mitochondria
cytoplasm
Know the steps of the scientific method (use the poster in the classroom to answer this)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
Step 7:
Know examples of human body systems their functions, and important organs of each system:
- circulatory system; page 375
- muscular system
- reproductive; page 466-473
- respiratory
Know the different levels of biological organization; cells make tissues, tissues make organs, organs make organ systems, organ systems make organisms
Be able to read and interpret graphs