Conclusion Final Exam Week Fall 2019
The BI 101 Final Exam is Friday, December 13,
9:30 – 11:20 in the lecture room (LInC 100)
A Reminder: The BI 101 final exam can be an amazing opportunity.
From the course syllabus: If a student scores a higher average grade on the final exam in comparison to the average of the two previous exams, the final exam average becomes the new average for all three exams. For example, if someone had 60% on the first exam, a 70% on the second exam, and an 80% on the final exam; the new exam average for all three exams becomes 80%. The caveat is that this grading opportunity is only given if a student takes all three exams and has attended at least half of the laboratories and recitations. If the final exam average is lower than the average of the combined previous exams, the raw scores earned for all three exams remain.
Approximately the first 25 of the 60 questions are cumulative. To get an idea of what kinds of questions could be asked on the cumulative sections, look at the first 10 questions on last year\’s final exam at the back of your activity manual. Things that have been covered repeatedly in the course are fair game for these cumulative questions.
Approximately 35 of the 60 questions are over weeks 7 through 10. Use the week 7-10 objectives & write possible exam questions for each.
Quiz yourself.
Pace yourself through this week; a little studying Sunday night, Monday night, and so on can add up to big gains by Friday morning.
It may seem obvious, but eat as well and sleep as much as possible. You are building memory and it takes resources.
Final Exam Procedure
(similar procedure to previous exams; different day/time)
- Friday Dec. 13 in lecture hall (LInC 100);
- Exam starts at 9:30 a.m.; ends at 11:20 a.m.; you can leave when you have completed the exam
- Bring student ID and pencil/eraser
- No note sheets, dictionaries, electronics; just pencil/eraser
- No questions answered during the exam
- Multiple choice format
- Approximately 25 cumulative questions
- Approximately 35 questions over week 7, 8, 9, & 10 material
- Study using the course objectives
Sample Exam Questions
Examples of the types of questions that can be asked on the exam:
- What are the three Domains of life, and the four Kingdoms in Domain Eukaryota?
- What are the equations for photosynthesis and respiration?
- What is succession?
- What are examples (and impacts) of mutualism, parasitism, commensalism, competition, predation, and herbivory?
- What are example of scavengers and detritivores?
- How can the north, south, east, and west sides of a mountain vary in the northern hemisphere?
- What terrestrial biomes are typically found at the equator and 30 degree, and 60 degree latitudes?
- Why is there typically a lower biomass of predattors than herbivores in an ecosystem?
- What are examples of organisms classified as phytoplankton, zooplankton, and bacterioplankton?
- What can make a lake eutrophic?
- What is productivity like in a low-order (1, 2, or 3) stream?
- How can sea otters impact kelp?
- What are krill?
- How can phytoplankton relate to climate change?
- What lives inside of coral animals?
- What is carrying capacity (K)?
- Are the following characteristics of the human population increasing or decreasing: overall population size, life span, fertility rate.
- List four North American species that have already gone extinct.
- Provide examples of currently endangered species and why they are in danger of extinction.
This is just a sample of possible questions. Study your lecture notes; your filled in laboratory and recitation worksheets, and these online resources to be sure you have good coverage of the material on the exam. Use the course objectives to guide your studying.
Thank-you for taking BI 101 with us. Have a wonderful break and best of wishes for 2020.
Study questions? email Lesley
lesley.blair@oregonstate.edu