Midterm Exam Outline

The midterm exam is worth 5% 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 multiple choice questions, diagram labelling (no word bank will be provided), and a written section.  You will answer a total of 3 written worth 10 marks each.

Science Processes: 

Scientific method
Controlled experiments
Taxonomy: 

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:

Role of DNA in evolution
Microbiology:

Criteria for classifying organisms as living
Basic structure of a virus
General characteristics of viruses
Lytic cycle and its effect on the host cell
Body’s defences against viruses
Bacteria reproduction
Bacterial modes of nutrition
Method of treatment for bacterial infection
Plants:

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
Meristematic tissue – 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