What will be on the exam:
- Characteristics of Living Things: how living things are similar (composed of cells; reproduce; grow; repair themselves; require energy; respond to the environment; have a lifespan; produce wastes)
- Cell Theory: all living things are composed of one or more cells; cells are the basic unit of structure and function of any organism; all cells come from pre-existing cells; the activity of an organism as a whole depends on the total activity of all its cells
- Cell Structure: identifying the different major structures of plant and animal cells and describing their function (cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, vacuoles, cell wall, chloroplasts)
- Diffusion and Osmosis: Describe the movement of nutrients and wastes across cell membranes and explain its importance
- Unicellular and Multi-cellular organisms: being able to differentiate between the two; being able to identify the types of cells that make up each type of organism (Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes)
- Cellular Specialization: describe why cells and tissues are specialized in multi-cellular organisms
- Cellular Organization: describe structural and functional relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and systems
- Circulatory System: describe the structure and function of the heart and the path of blood to and from the heart through its four chambers
- Body Defence Systems: the two ways in which white blood cells defend our bodies from infections and diseases