Biology 11 Final Exam Outline

The final exam is worth 15% of your mark in Biology 11.  It will be written during the in-class exam period designated to your biology block.  The exam consists of 71 multiple choice questions, approximately 25 marks of diagram labelling (no word bank will be provided), and a written section worth 30 marks.  The written section will consist of 6 written questions worth 10 marks each – you will chose 3 of these questions to answer.

Taxonomy:  (multiple choice only)

Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells
Basis of the 6 kingdom classification system
Kingdom groupings used in the 6 kingdom classification system
General characteristics of each kingdom
Evolution: (multiple choice only)

Role of DNA in evolution
Microbiology:  (multiple choice only)

Basic structure of a virus
General characteristics of viruses
Bacteria reproduction
Bacterial modes of nutrition
Method of treatment for bacterial infection
Plants:  (multiple choice only)

General characteristics and structure of moss, fern, gymnosperm, and angiosperm
Moss life cycle and reproduction
Fern life cycle and reproduction
Pine life cycle and reproduction
Vascular tissue structure and function
Adaptations to life on land of moss, fern, gymnosperm, and angiosperm
Flower structure
Angiosperm reproduction
Pollination and fertilization in gymnosperms and angiosperms
Evolutionary trends in plants
Animals: (multiple choice, diagrams, & written)

General/unique characteristics and structure of porifera
Water flow in a sponge
Life functions in porifera
General/unique characteristics of phylum cnidaria
Polyp vs medusa body forms
Hydra life functions
Evolutionary significance of colonial vs multicellular life forms
General characteristics/unique of phylum platyhelminthes
Planaria structure and life functions
Tapeworm structure
Aschelminthes general/unique characteristics
Ascaris life functions
Annelid general/unique characteristics
Earthworm structure and life functions
Molluscs general/unique characteristics
Mollusc adaptations to environment
Clam structure and functions of structures
Clam life functions
Pearl production
Echinoderm general/unique characteristics
Echinoderm adaptations to environment
Echinoderm water vascular system
Role(s) of echinoderms in kelp forest ecosystem
Sea star structure
Arthropod general/unique characteristics (insects and crustaceans)
Arthropod adaptations to environment
Insect metamorphosis
Grasshopper structure and life functions
Crayfish structure and life functions
Chordate general/unique characteristics
Characteristics of two classes of vertebrates
Ecological roles of vertebrate species
Ecology:

Food chains/food webs
Energy pyramids and energy flow in ecosystems
Types of symbiosis
Roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers
Population growth stages and factors that limit and control population growth (density-dependent/density independent)