Biology Study Guide

Multiple Choice (50 questions some concepts are tested more than once)
identify investigative questions
identify a hypothesis
identify the procedures to test a hypothesis
identify ways to confirm experimental data
interpret a data table/graph
explain how populations and allele frequencies can change due to human and/or environmental
effects
identify structures involved in transcription and translation
determine genotypic and phenotypic ratios of organisms
identify how environmental factors affect allele frequency, e.g. Peppered Moth
sequence organisms through a food chain
explain how biomass levels change through in energy pyramid/food web
compare and contrast autotrophs and heterotrophs
identify characteristics of species
identify how scientists communicate findings
explain how Mendels studies would have advanced Darwins research in natural selection
describe the effects of human interactions on biodiversity and the local and global environment,
e.g., air quality, natural environment vs. urban sprawl, Greenhouse Effect, etc.
identify different types of conservation techniques, e.g. reforestation
identify how humans use renewable resources
identify how living conditions affect population size
transcribe and translate DNA
differentiate between incomplete and codominance
identify conditions that promote inheritance of genetic traits
distinguish between abiotic and biotic factors including their effect on populations
compare and contrast how immigration and emigration affect population sizes and genetic
variations
interpret a graph showing carrying capacity
identify environmental factors that separate populations, e.g., Grand Canyon squirrels
identify types of natural selection
compare and contrast theories of evolution, e.g., gradualism, succession, etc.
identify components of speciation
identify common ancestry based on structural characteristics
identify evolutionary relationships based on characteristics
identify components of natural cycles, e.g., carbon, nitrogen, water
analyze patterns in the fossil record, e.g., relative dating relationship to adaptation of species
translate an energy pyramid into a food chain
compare an energy pyramid to a food chain
identify the causes and effects of natural selection, e.g., geographic isolation
identify the effect of introducing new species into an environment