Name _________________________________________ Date ______________ Period ______
Biology
Winter Break Review
I. Chapter 1 – The Science of Biology
1. List the eight characteristics that all living things (organisms) share.
2. Identify the following parts of an experiment.
a. variable –
b. independent variable –
c. dependent variable –
d. control group –
e. experimental group –
3. Briefly explain the steps of the scientific method.
II. Chapter 2 – Chemistry
1. What is the basic unit of all matter?
2. Briefly explain the parts and function of the three major subatomic particles.
3. In the diagram to the right use dotted lines to
draw in the bonds that form between water
molecules. What is the name of these bonds?
4. Describe the polarity of a water molecule.
5. What is solution? What are the two parts that make up a solution?
6. Complete the following table:
Organic Compound
Monomer(s)
Example
Carbohydrate
Glycerol/fatty acids
Enzymes
Antibodies
Actin/myosin
DNA/
RNA
7. What makes carbon unique as compared to other elements?
8. Define the following terms:
Enzyme-
CatalystActivation energy-
9. What factors affect the function of enzymes?
10. Summarize how an enzyme functions.
III. Chapter 7 – Cell Structure and Function
1. Complete the Venn Diagram comparing prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
2. List the major differences between plant and animal cells.
3. Identify the function of each of the organelles listed below:
Organelle
Function
Cytoskeleton
Ribosomes
Chloroplast
Cell Membrane
Mitochondria
Golgi Apparatus
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
4. List the five levels of organization in order from smallest to largest.
Cell  _________________  _____________  ________________________  Organism
5. What are the three parts of the cell theory?
IV. Chapter 8 – ATP and Photosynthesis
1. Write the balanced equation for photosynthesis and identify each chemical symbol:
_________ + _________ + _________
C
6H12O6
_________
+ _________
2. What is the name of the energy molecule of the cell? How is it used?
3. Label each part of the diagram of an ATP molecule below.
____________
__________
_______________
4. Summarize the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
5. Explain why the light dependent reactions are important for the light independent reactions of
photosynthesis.