Biology

Exam I Review

* Define Metabolism

* Cytology

* Histology

* Pathology

* Characteristics of life

* Requirements for human life

* Oxygen

* Nutrients

* Temperature

* Pressure

* Anabolism

* Catabolism

* Define Anatomy

* Define Physiology

* Define Homeostasis and give examples of negative and positive feedback mechanisms.

* Levels of complexity

* Directional terms

* Body sections

* Body regions

* Body quadrants

* Organ systems – major organs

* Body cavities and organs located inside these cavities

* Most abundant elements in our body

* Ionic bonds

* Covalent bonds

* Hydrogen bonds

* Atomic number,

* Atomic weight

* Subatomic particles

* Protons

* Neutrons

* electrons

* Define Isotopes

* PH scale

* Salts

* Acids

* buffers

* Characteristics of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins

* Most abundant inorganic substance in our body

* Amount of electrons in each shell

* Formula of water?

* Organic and inorganic substances

* Cell organelles (description and functions)

* How DNA molecules are found in the nucleus?

* Major components of the cells

* Describe the cell membrane

* Factors that increase the rate of diffusion

* Describe the structure of the nucleus

* Function of the nucleus

* Structure and functions of the membrane proteins

* Describe a selective permeable membrane

* Functions of the cell membrane

* Cell transport – define and give examples of the processes below

* Diffusion

* Facilitated diffusion

* Osmosis

* Pinocytosis

* Phagocytosis

* Receptor mediated endocytosis

* Active transport

* Hypotonic solutions – effects on cells

* Isotonic solutions – give examples of isotonic solutions

* Hypertonic solutions – effects on cells

* The relationship of osmotic pressure and the...