Sample Review Sheet
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Sample Review Sheet In past years, students have been allowed to take one double-sided sheet of notes into BIOL 112 midterm and final exams. The review sheets from previous years were collected and types of review sheets were correlated with exam marks. Interestingly, students that crammed as much information as possible onto the review sheet did not perform better than students who drew only a few simple diagrams. You do not have a lot of time during the exam, and you don’t want to waste time searching a cluttered review sheet to help you answer a question. Your review sheet should be organized, easy to read, and contain only key pieces of information or things you have trouble remembering when doing practice questions. It is better to write in point form or tables, rather than full sentences and paragraphs. Use colours, underlining, or highlighting if that is something you find helpful. It is more useful for you to prepare your review sheet by hand, rather than copying and pasting information from the lecture slides or text book. When surveyed about the use of review sheets, many students said that they did not refer to their review sheet as much as they thought they would have during the exam. Despite this, they still felt that making the review sheet was worth their time and effort. Being able to pull out the most important information and summarize it onto a review sheet in a clear and organized way is a very good indication that you have understood the material. Making the review sheet is a really great study tool! The next two pages are examples of what may be useful to include on a review sheet. Note how there is minimal amounts of text and it is largely composed of tables, diagrams, and molecular structures. Keep in mind that this is just an example. Every student is different, and making his/her own unique review sheet will enhance learning and understanding of the material.
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Sample Review Sheet Component Cell wall Cell membrane DNA
Ribosomes Cytoskeleton Membrane bound organelles
Phosphodiester
Prokaryotic Yes Yes Yes, in cytoplasm (nucleoid) Yes Yes No
Eukaryotic Plant cells only Yes Yes, in nucleus Yes Yes Yes
Peptide
Glycosidic Ester
Electronegativity
O > N >> S > C ≈ H = P The most common POLAR covalent bonds in biology are: N-H N-C O-H O-C O-P S-H (weak)
Non-Covalent
Bond Type: Covalent vs. Non-Covalent Covalent Ionic I – PD PD – PD (AKA hydrogen bonds) PD – ID ID – ID
Strongest
Weakest
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ΔG = ΔH + (-TΔS)
Sample Review Sheet In past years, students have been allowed to take one double-sided sheet of notes into BIOL 112 midterm and final exams. The review sheets from previous years were collected and types of review sheets were correlated with exam marks. Interestingly, students that crammed as much information as possible onto the review sheet did not perform better than students who drew only a few simple diagrams. You do not have a lot of time during the exam, and you don’t want to waste time searching a cluttered review sheet to help you answer a question. Your review sheet should be organized, easy to read, and contain only key pieces of information or things you have trouble remembering when doing practice questions. It is better to write in point form or tables, rather than full sentences and paragraphs. Use colours, underlining, or highlighting if that is something you find helpful. It is more useful for you to prepare your review sheet by hand, rather than copying and pasting information from the lecture slides or text book. When surveyed about the use of review sheets, many students said that they did not refer to their review sheet as much as they thought they would have during the exam. Despite this, they still felt that making the review sheet was worth their time and effort. Being able to pull out the most important information and summarize it onto a review sheet in a clear and organized way is a very good indication that you have understood the material. Making the review sheet is a really great study tool! The next two pages are examples of what may be useful to include on a review sheet. Note how there is minimal amounts of text and it is largely composed of tables, diagrams, and molecular structures. Keep in mind that this is just an example. Every student is different, and making his/her own unique review sheet will enhance learning and understanding of the material.
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Sample Review Sheet Component Cell wall Cell membrane DNA
Ribosomes Cytoskeleton Membrane bound organelles
Phosphodiester
Prokaryotic Yes Yes Yes, in cytoplasm (nucleoid) Yes Yes No
Eukaryotic Plant cells only Yes Yes, in nucleus Yes Yes Yes
Peptide
Glycosidic Ester
Electronegativity
O > N >> S > C ≈ H = P The most common POLAR covalent bonds in biology are: N-H N-C O-H O-C O-P S-H (weak)
Non-Covalent
Bond Type: Covalent vs. Non-Covalent Covalent Ionic I – PD PD – PD (AKA hydrogen bonds) PD – ID ID – ID
Strongest
Weakest
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ΔG = ΔH + (-TΔS)
