1. 3 rd 9 weeks Benchmark Review Topics OMHS Honors Biology

2. Test # 1 – Classification, Taxonomy, Bacteria & Viruses Writing scientific names Order of taxa from most inclusive to least inclusive Differences between bacteria & protists

3. Test # 1 Continued Determining evolutionary relationships Viral structure Bacterial cell structure Cell wall composition

4. Test # 1 Continued Bacterial Environments General Characteristics of: –Kingdom Archaebacteria –Kingdom Eubacteria –Kingdom Protista –Kingdom Fungi

5. Test # 2 - Evolution Evolutionary theory scientists Natural Selection Natural Selection v. Evolution

6. Test # 2 Continued Evidence that supports evolution Comparative Anatomy Individuals v. Populations

7. Test # 2 Continued Causes of evolutionary change Earliest fossils Oxygen in atmosphere

8. Test # 2 Continued Causes of extinction Human species

9. Test # 3 – Evolutionary History How mutations affect organisms & populations Advantages to life on land for plants & animals Vascular tissue & cuticle

10. Test # 3 Continued Importance of exoskeleton First group to lay waterproof eggs Amphibians v. Reptiles –Skin, reproduction, habitat, breathin

11. Test # 3 Continued Ancestors of land plants Why pollen & seeds Gymnosperms v. Angiosperms

12. Test # 3 Continued Parts of a flower