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Biology Topics
Special Topic:
Each year, there is a different disease topic. This years topic is Whooping Cough (Pertusis). Studying the characteriscs, diagnosis, spread, and history of the disease will be useful. In addition, there will be a topic taken from the news. Check the CDC and FDA websites before the test to refresh your knowledge.
Relationship between Structure and Function:
Basic biochemistry, cell biology, biological membranes, membrane transport, structure and function of organic macromolecules.
Cellular and Acellular Replication:
Cell cycle, regulation of the cell cycle, DNA replication, genome structure, mitosis, meiosis and sexual reproduction, viral replication.
Energy Transformations:
Metabolism, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, enzymes.
Gene Expression:
Protein synthesis (transcription, translation, mRNA processing), regulation of gene expression, effects of mutations (at the molecular level, chromosomal level, or within operons).
Genetics and Inheritance:
Mendelian inheritance, non-Mendelian inheritance, genetic crosses, DNA technology.
Evolution:
Natural selection, reproductive success, microevolution (selection, mutation, recombination migration, genetic drift, gene flow), evidence of macroevolution (speciation, extinction), evidence for unity in diversity.
Origin and Diversity of Life on Earth:
Phylogeny, taxonomy, domains of life, animal and plant behavior, biological hierarchy.
Ecology and the Environment:
Population biology, community dynamics, organism relationships, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem stability.
Human Anatomy & Physiology:
Tissue types and corresponding cell types, homeostasis (regulation, effects of imbalance), organ systems (any of them!)
Diseases:
Eukaryotic diseases, viral diseases, bacterial diseases, pathogenesis, etiologic agents, disease signs or symptoms (differential diagnosis).
How to study?
How to study?
Buy or borrow a biology textbook. Used older editions of biology books are availible at used bookstores for ~10 dollars. In addition, you may use the college level biology textbooks in Plybon's room at your convenience. The Openstax textbook is free online, and is an excellent resource to consult to answer questions in another book.
Drawing pictures can really cement what you learn in biology. Making games to learn and memorize words helps. Building songs and sayings can help with memorizing things (dear king philip came over for good soup = domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species).
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