HONORS BIOLOGYSemester 1 Final Exam

2013-2014Mr. Motzko

Final Exam Times

• Period EB/1: Tuesday 1/21/14 8:10-9:25• Period 2/3 Tuesday 1/21/14 10:40-11:55

• Period 5/6 Wednesday 1/22/14 10:40-11:55

• ALL TESTS GIVEN IN X121 UNLESS OTHER ACCOMODATIONS ARE MADE PRIOR

Format

• 50 Scantron Items (Mult. Choice & T/F)• 5 Short Answer/Essay-style Responses• 75 Minutes (110 for extended-time)

• You may use pencils, pens and a calculator• You may NOT use notecards, texts or other

reference materials

Part 1 Content

• Bio-Themes (1 Q)• Scientific Method (1 question)• Identification of Organic Biopolymers (5Q)• Isomers (1Q)• Hydrolysis/Dehydration Synthesis (1Q)• Properties of Water/Carbon (3Q)• pH & Buffers (3Q)

Part 2 Content

• Levels of Ecological Structure (1Q)• Pyramidal Analyses/Food Webs (2Q)• Biotic Relationships (2Q)• Population Growth Dynamics (2Q)• Biomagnification (1Q)• Biodiversity (1Q)• Biogeochemical Cycles (2Q)

Part 3 Content

• Cell Organelle Identification & Function (4 Q)• Cell Theory (1Q)• Endosymbiont Hypothesis (1Q)• Osmosis & Diffusion (3Q)• Structure of Plasma Membrane (1Q)

Part 4 Content

• Enzyme Form & Function (3Q)• ATP-ADP Cycle (1Q)• Cellular Respiration (3Q)• Photosynthesis (3Q)• Mitosis (4Q)

Preparation

• Early and often• Edit notes instead of re-reading text• Concept mapping of vocabulary instead of

flashcards• Write and draw by hand as opposed to on

computer• Decide which concepts you don’t know well, study

them, then teach them to somebody (or something else)

• Do NOT stay up late before the test. Get 8+ hours of sleep and eat breakfast