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Bio 158 Final Review

The document provides a review for the Life Science: A Human Approach final examination. It lists the logistics of the exam, which will take place on May 8th from 6-8 pm in room H290 and will consist of 10 free-response questions. It outlines several key concepts and essential skills that will be covered, including the scientific method, biochemistry, cells, cellular transport, cellular division, protein synthesis, genetics, genetic disorders, and key vocabulary terms.

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Bio 158 Final Review

The document provides a review for the Life Science: A Human Approach final examination. It lists the logistics of the exam, which will take place on May 8th from 6-8 pm in room H290 and will consist of 10 free-response questions. It outlines several key concepts and essential skills that will be covered, including the scientific method, biochemistry, cells, cellular transport, cellular division, protein synthesis, genetics, genetic disorders, and key vocabulary terms.

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Life Science: A Human Approach Final Examination Review

Logistics of the Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Time: 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Location: H290 Exam Format: 10 free-response questions

Key Concepts and Essential Skills: o Scientific Method be able to identify the hypothesis, control, dependent and independent variable in an experiment o Biochemistry be able to state the structure, function and example for each of the four major classes of macromolecules Macromolec ule Carbohydrate Lipid Protein Nucleic Acid o Cells o Structure and Function: be able to define what a cell is, state the cell theory and discuss the contributions of the scientists involved in its formation o Cellular Transport: be able to describe and/or illustrate the structure of a cell membrane, state the functions of a cell membrane, differentiate Structure
What is the basic building block? What does it look like?

Function
What does it do? Why do we need them?

Example
What are some real-life example of this macromolecu le?

between active and passive transports (providing examples for each) o Cellular Division: be able to compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, identify the stages of and key events of mitosis o Protein Synthesis be able to differentiate between the nucleic acids, DNA and RNA; be able to describe and/or illustrate the processes of replication, transcription and translation o Genetics o Key Vocabulary: Be able to define the following terms Gene Homozygou s Allele Heterozygou Dominant s Recessive Genotype Phenotype o Punnett Square: Be able to set up a Punnett Square to illustrate the following modes of inheritance Simple Dominance/Recessive Incomplete dominance (blending) Codominance (ex: blood typing) Sex-Linkage o Genetic Disorders: Choose any two disorders presented in class and discuss the following for each. Symptoms and characteristics Mode of transmission Treatment

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