1. HONORS BIOLOGY Semester 1 Final Exam 2013-2014 Mr. Motzko

2. Final Exam Times Period EB/1: Tuesday 1/21/14 8:10-9:25
Period 2/3 Tuesday 1/21/14 10:40-11:55
Period 5/6 Wednesday 1/22/ :40-11:55
ALL TESTS GIVEN IN X121 UNLESS OTHER ACCOMODATIONS ARE MADE PRIOR

3. Format 50 Scantron Items (Mult. Choice & T/F)
5 Short Answer/Essay-style Responses
75 Minutes (110 for extended-time)
You may use pencils, pens and a calculator
You may NOT use notecards, texts or other reference materials

4. Part 1 Content Bio-Themes (1 Q) Scientific Method (1 question)
Identification of Organic Biopolymers (5Q)
Isomers (1Q)
Hydrolysis/Dehydration Synthesis (1Q)
Properties of Water/Carbon (3Q)
pH & Buffers (3Q)

5. Part 2 Content Levels of Ecological Structure (1Q)
Pyramidal Analyses/Food Webs (2Q)
Biotic Relationships (2Q)
Population Growth Dynamics (2Q)
Biomagnification (1Q)
Biodiversity (1Q)
Biogeochemical Cycles (2Q)

6. Part 3 Content Cell Organelle Identification & Function (4 Q)
Cell Theory (1Q)
Endosymbiont Hypothesis (1Q)
Osmosis & Diffusion (3Q)
Structure of Plasma Membrane (1Q)

7. Part 4 Content Enzyme Form & Function (3Q) ATP-ADP Cycle (1Q)
Cellular Respiration (3Q)
Photosynthesis (3Q)
Mitosis (4Q)

8. Preparation Early and often Edit notes instead of re-reading text
Concept mapping of vocabulary instead of flashcards
Write and draw by hand as opposed to on computer
Decide which concepts you don’t know well, study them, then teach them to somebody (or something else)
Do NOT stay up late before the test. Get 8+ hours of sleep and eat breakfast