Assignment Question
Comprehensive Learning Objectives CHAPTER 1:
1) Distinguish between a Theory and a Hypothesis and the characteristics of each.
2) Understand the steps of the scientific method.
3) List and distinguish between the characteristic properties of life.
4) Define classification and know the levels of organization found in living things.
5) List the levels of biological classification from Domain (broadest) to Species (most specific).
6) Distinguish between the three Domains of living things as well as the Kingdoms within the Domain Eukarya.
7) Understand how to list the scientific name of an organism. CHAPTER 2.
8) Describe the structure of an atom and differentiate between atomic number and atomic mass. CHAPTER 3.
9) List and distinguish between the four major types of organic compounds.
10) Know the difference between monomers and polymers.
11) Describe carbohydrates including monomers, functions and examples.
12) Describe lipids including various examples.
13) Describe proteins including their monomers, functions and examples.
14) Describe nucleic acids including their monomers, functions and examples CHAPTER 4.
15) Identify cellular structures and organelles that are unique or common to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and are unique or common to plant and animal cells.
16) Discuss the various cell structures common to all cells as well as eukaryotic organelles including their functions. CHAPTER 5:
17) Understand the process of passive and active transport and distinguish between the different types.
18) Define enzymes including their structure, function and factors that affect their function. CHAPTER 8.
19) Describe the cell cycle including the steps of mitosis.
20) Distinguish between the process of mitosis and meiosis.
21) Define the following: Chromosome, homologous chromosomes, diploid, haploid and cytokinesis. CHAPTER 10.
22) Define the following terms: Dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, allele, gametes, genes, homozygous and heterozygous.
23) Know how to perform a single trait genetic cross using the Punnett Square method.
24) Compare and contrast the structure of DNA and RNA.
25) Distinguish between replication, transcription and translation.
