Section
1

·
The
steps of the scientific process

·
The
difference between a hypothesis, a theory, and a law

·
The
three latest groups of theorists who debated the meaning of life and how they
differ

·
The
key characteristics of living things

·
Why
viruses aren’t generally considered to be living organisms

·
The
basic structure of a virus

·
The
stages within the lytic and lysogenic
cycles

·
How
enveloped viral reproduction is different from nonenveloped
reproduction

·
How
our bodies attack viruses and why antibiotics can’t be used to destroy
them

·
What
prions/viroids/virusoids are and some examples of the diseases they cause

·
How
living organisms are organized in a hierarchy

Section
2

·
The
biological definition of evolution

·
The
concept of Macroevolution/Microevolution

·
What
evolutionary trees are and how they predict relatedness between organisms

·
Carolus
Linnaeus and the scientific name

·
The
basic levels in the Linnaean hierarchy of living organisms (K P C O F G S)

·
The
difference between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes

·
The
differences between Archaea and Bacteria

·
Examples
of Archaea

·
The
3 domains and how they are different from each other

·
The
4 Kingdoms in Domain Eukarya and how they differ from
each other

Section
3

·
The
difference between elements, atoms, ions, subatomic particles, isotopes,
compounds, and molecules

·
The
three major types of subatomic particles and what they do/where they are found

·
How
to define atomic number and atomic mass

·
The
way electrons, protons, and neutrons react when they encounter each other

·
How
to fill electron shells when given the atomic number

·
The
parts of a chemical equation: reactants à products

·
The
difference between covalent and noncovalent bonds

·
How
energy is stored and extracted via bonds

·
The
difference between hydrogen bonds, polar compounds, and nonpolar
compounds

·
The
definitions of soluble, solution, solute, and solvent

·
The
components of the pH scale and some examples of acids and bases

·
The
four major classes of chemical compounds and how they are similar and different
from each other

The
building blocks of each of these: proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids,
and lipids

The 4 levels of protein
structure and what denaturation means to a
protein

The composition of a
nucleotide

The composition of ATP