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The following study guides will be assigned at the beginning of each unit.
Study guides are due the day prior to the exam.
We will go over the answers the day before the exam.


study guides // 1st semester
chapterssubject
2 & 3 chemistry and water
4 & 5 carbon and macromolecules
6 a tour of the cell
7 membrane structure and function
8 metabolism and enzymes
12 the cell cycle
9 cellular respiration
10 photosynthesis
13 meiosis and sexual life cycles
14 & 15 Mendel and the chromosomal basis of inheritance
16 molecular basis of inheritance
17 from gene to protein
18 genetics of viruses and bacteria
19 the eukaryotic genome
20 DNA technology



study guides // 2nd semester
chapterssubject
26 biological diversity
22, 23, 24 Darwin, the evolution of populations and the origin of species
25 phylogeny and systematics
27, 28, 31 prokaryotes, protists and fungi
35 plant structure, growth and development
36 transport in vascular plants
40 animal form and function
42 circulation and gas exchange
43 the immune system
44 osmoregulation and excretion
45 hormones and the endocrine system
48 nervous systems
49 sensory and motor mechanisms
46 animal reproduction
47 animal development
52 & 53 population and community ecology
54 ecosytems
Henriette Howett
mercy high school // science
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