Test - Study Hints





*If you need any final extra help, Mr. Mak will be available after school on Monday in the D&T room 3:15-4:00

*If you miss the test due to Athletics or illness, it is your responsibility to co-ordinate a make-up time with Mr. Mak

*Look over the list below to see if you are ready for our test.  Focus on reviewing the topic you are less confident with!


-Explain what an ecosystem is (video/questions)
-Explain what biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem are, with examples (video/questions)
-Explain what producers, consumer (primary secondary, tertiary), decomposers and scavengers are (video/ questions)
-Explain what herbivore, carnivores and omnivores are (video/questions)
-Understand the differences between food chains, food webs and food pyramids (class notes, video/questions)
-Identify producers, consumers, apex predators on a food web (video/question)
-Explain what an invasive species is and the negative impacts they can have on food webs (presentations, ted ed)
-Order the terms organism, community, biosphere, ecosystem, biome, population from smallest to largest (video/questions/image above)
-Calculate loss of energy as you move up trophic levels in a food pyramid (class notes, video/question)
-Explain what adaptations are (presentations, video/questions)
-Explain the importance of Biodiversity in ecosystems  (video/questions)
-Explain the difference between primary and secondary succession (textbook questions)
-Explain the role of pioneer species (textbook questions)
-Describe what a climax community is (textbook questions)
-Explain the basics of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, runoff, acid rain) (class notes, video/ textbook questions)
-Write the word equation for photosynthesis (inputs/outputs)  (photosynthesis video/questions)
-Explain what Photosynthesis means and where it takes place in plant cells (photosynthesis video/questions)
-Explain what Cellular Respiration is (photosynthesis video/questions)
-Describe similarities and differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration (photosynthesis video/questions)
-Identify and explain the function of all key components (parts) of a compound light microscope (worksheet/microscope post on the website/review test)
-Calculate the total magnification of a light microscope when given the eyepiece and objective lens magnifications (microscope post on the website/review test)
-Understand what the Scientific method is, why it is used, and order key steps in the process (lab report/website post/class notes)

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