Final Exam Study Guide

Final Exam Study Guide 2018

Understand the periodic table. Questions like:

-How many protons does carbon have?

-How many neutrons does carbon 14 have?

-How many electrons does Oxygen have?

-What is an atomic number?

-What is the atomic mass?

-What is a covalent bond vs an ionic bond?

-What is an ion?

-Why do atoms interact with each other?

Know these terms:

-Meiosis

-Diploid

-Haploid

-Chromosome

-Codon

-Gene

-Allele

-Carrying capacity

-Exponential growth

-Logistic growth

-Homozygous

-Heterozygous

Be able to complete punnet squares

Blood typing

Explain how DNA becomes a protein

What causes down syndrome?

Be able to answer questions about the 4 mechanisms of evolution

How does speciation happen?

Some of these exact questions will be on your final exam. Some will be reworded.

Most viruses contain DNA but some contain RNA. These RNA containing viruses are known as retroviruses. Why are they called retroviruses? These viruses can be much harder to treat and create a vaccine for, why?

How does a ribosome turn an mRNA strand into a protein?

If someone with type AB blood needs a blood transfusion and the only blood available is type A and Type O, which type can they have?

If someone with type O blood needs a blood transfusion and the only blood available is type AB and type A, which type can they have?

If someone with type A blood needs a blood transfusion and the only blood available is type AB and type O, which type can they have?

If there are four siblings, one with type AB blood, one with type O blood, and two with type B blood, what are the blood types of their parents?

If a colorblind woman reproduces with a non-colorblind male what are the chances they will have a color blind son? What are the chances they will have a colorblind daughter? How many of their children will be carriers of the colorblindness allele?

How many chromosomes in total do human somatic cells have?

How many chromosomes do human gametic cells have?

What is cancer? In your explanation of cancer include how you get cancer, how do you treat cancer, what is the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor? and is cancer genetic?

What is the benefit to reproducing through sexual reproduction?

Why do we not take antibiotics when we have the flu?