Introduction to Biology

Study Guide

1.         What is a copyright?

2.         Who decides if you may copy something?

3.         What is fair use?

4.         You make a copy of a CD for your personal use. Is this fair use? Explain.

5.         You make a copy of a CD and give it to a friend. Is this fair use? Explain.

6.         What must you do when you use copyrighted material in a research paper?

7.         What are the five parts of a URL?

8.         What is the basic APA format for a research paper?

9.         What information is found on the title page?

10.       What is the basic format of an APA reference?

11.       When do you use in text citations?

12.       What are the six themes of biology?

13.       What is morphology?

14.       What is physiology?

15.       What is always related to function?

16.       Describe homeostasis.

17.       What is differentiation?

18.       Compare asexual and sexual reproduction.

19.       What is an autotroph?

20.       What is a heterotroph?

21.       What is the ultimate source of all energy on Earth?

22.       What is the central idea of evolution?

23.       What is the ultimate cause of evolution?

24.       Explain the difference between phylogeny and ontogeny.

25.       How is homo sapiens dependent on plants?

26.       How is energy stored and released in living organisms?

27.       List in order and explain the four parts of the scientific method.

28.       Differentiate amongst law, theory, and hypothesis.

29.       What is the only way to prove a hypothesis true?

30.       With respect to science, what is the meaning of testable?

31.       Explain what would happen to life if the sun stopped shining?

32.       What is measurement?

33.       Compare a dimension and a unit.

34.       What two things are part of every measurement?

35.       Define atom.

36.       Define ion.

37.       Define isotope.

38.       Define monomer.

39.       Define polymer.

40.       Define acid.

41.       Define base.

42.       Define, in the context of the Periodic Table, the term periodic.

43.       Compare ionic and covalent bonds.

44.       Describe the hydrogen bond.

45.       Why is the hydrogen bond important to living organisms?

46.       Define “chemical reaction”.

47.       Compare synthesis and decomposition reactions.

48.       What is a condensation reaction?

49.       What is always one of the products of a condensation reaction?

50.       What is a hydrolysis reaction?

51.       What compound must be present for hydrolysis to occur?

52.       What is an oxidation reaction?

53.       What is a reduction reaction?

54.       Why do oxidation and reduction reactions always occur together?

55.       What particle transfers energy in a redox reaction?