Test  Setup:

• 100 points (weighted)

• Multiple Choice Booklet + Scantron response 20 items

  • mark answers in both booklet and answer sheet

  • corrections to be made in booklet for 50% credit

• FRQ response on an answer form.  2 items

  • Written in sentence form.

  • Written in pen.

  • Only use the space that is provided.

  • corrections to be made in booklet for 50% credit

TEST CORRECTIONS > Recoup points! Corrections will be made during class prior to winter holiday. 50% recouped for MCQ and FRQ items.

The following are the topics and skills assessed on the test:

4.1  Cell Communication

• Describe the ways that cells can communicate with one another.

15% Multiple Choice

4.2 Introduction to Signal Transduction

• Explain how cells communicate with one another over short and long distances.

• Describe the components of a signal transduction pathway.

15% Multiple Choice

FRQ (partial one section)

4.3 Signal Transduction Pathways

• Describe the role of components of a signal transduction pathway in producing a cellular response.

• Describe the role of the environment in eliciting a cellular response.

• Describe the different types of cellular responses elicited by a signal transduction pathway.

10% Multiple Choice

FRQ (partial one section)

4.4 Feedback (Negative/Positive Feedback (Homeostasis)

• Describe positive and/ or negative feedback mechanisms.

• Explain how negative feedback helps to maintain homeostasis.

• Explain how positive feedback affects homeostasis.

25% Multiple Choice

4.5 Cell Cycle

• Describe the events that occur in the cell cycle.

• Explain how mitosis results in the transmission of chromosomes from one generation to the next.

20% Multiple Choice

FRQ (partial one section)

4.6 Regulation of the Cell Cycle

• Describe the role of checkpoints in regulating the cell cycle.

• Describe the effects of disruptions to the cell cycle on the cell or organism.

15% Multiple Choice

FRQ (partial one section)