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Review Classes for the New York State Living Environment
Regents Exam will begin at 7:15 in Room 200.
- Students should have completed the reading and questions as indicated
for each session in the schedule below.
- Be prepared to ask questions about anything you did not understand in
the reading.
Topics and Chapters cited refer to "The Living
Environment Biology STAReview" by Wayne Garnsey,
Copyright © 2001, revised 2006 N&N Publishing Company,
Inc., 18 Montgomery Street, Middletown, New York 10940-
5116. ISBN 0935487-73-5.
Books can be ordered from the publisher's Web Site - www.
nn4text.com
Test yourself at the Regents Exam Prep Center set up by
the Oswego City School District - it contains review notes
by topic and sample questions similar to those found on
the NYS Regents exam.
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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Stability of the Ecosystem (pp. 5-8)
Questions (pp. 9-11)
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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Human Digestion (pp. 12-15)
Human Transport (pp. 16-19)
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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Human Respiration (pp. 19-21)
Human Excretion (pp. 22-23)
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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Human Regulation
Human Nervous System (pp. 24-26)
Human Endocrine System (pp. 26-28)
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Week of May 8, 2006
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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Human Locomotion (pp. 29-30)
Questions (pp. 31-43)
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1 - "Living v. Nonliving"
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One-Celled Organisms (pp. 44-49)
One-Cell Organism Questions (pp. 49-54)
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5 - "Maintaining the
Dynamic Equilibrium"
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Photosynthesis (pp. 131-134)
Organic Compounds (pp. 135-138)
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5 - "Maintaining the
Dynamic Equilibrium"
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Cellular Respiration (p. 138)
Enzymes (pp. 139-140)
Questions (pp. 141-149)
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Week of May 15, 2006
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5 - "Maintaining the Dynamic
Equilibrium"
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Disease: Failure of Homeostasis (pp.
150-153)
Questions (pp. 154-157)
Chemical Control in Plants and
Animals (pp. 158 - 160)
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5 - "Maintaining the Dynamic
Equilibrium"
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Systems: Nutrition and Transport (pp.
160-165)
Systems: Respiration, Excretion,
Regulation and Locomotion (pp.
166-170)
Questions (pp. 170-178)
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2 - "Inheritance and
Continuity"
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Genetics (pp. 56-59)
Material of Genetics (pp. 59-63)
Questions (pp. 63-68)
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2 - "Inheritance and
Continuity"
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Genetic Applications (pp. 69-72)
Questions (pp. 73-76)
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Week of May 22, 2006
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3 - "Individuals Organisms
and Species Change Over
Time"
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Evolution - Mechanisms and Patterns
(pp. 77-80)
Evolution Theory (pp. 80-87)
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3 - "Individuals Organisms
and Species Change Over
Time"
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4 - "The Continuity of Life
is Sustained Through
Reproduction and
Development"
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Reproduction of Their Own Kind
(pp.97-107)
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4 - "The Continuity of Life
is Sustained Through
Reproduction and
Development"
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Reproduction of Their Own Kind (pp.
108-113)
Questions (pp. 113-130)
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Week of May 29, 2006
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6 - "Plants and Animals
Depend on Each Other and
Their Physical Environment"
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Plant and Animal Interdependency (pp.
179-186)
Questions (pp. 187-194)
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6 - "Plants and Animals
Depend on Each Other and
Their Physical Environment"
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Biodiversity Change and Response (pp.
195-199)
Questions (pp. 200-206)
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7 - "Human Decisions and
Activities have had a
Profound Impact on the
Physical and Living
Environment"
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Human Environmental Impact (pp.
207-215)
Questions (pp. 216-220)
Improvement Through Choice (pp.
221-223)
Questions (pp. 223-228)
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Week of June 4, 2006
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8 - "Laboratory Performance
Skills"
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Lab Safety (pp. 229-231)
Tools of the Scientist (p. 232)
Questions (pp. 233-234)
Laboratory Measurements (pp. 235-237)
Questions (pp.237-238)
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8 - "Laboratory Performance
Skills"
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Compound Light Microscope (pp.
239-241)
Questions (pp. 242-245)
Dichotomous Keys and Questions (pp.
246-249)
Observations and Data and Questions
(pp. 250-252)
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8- "Laboratory Performance
Skills"
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Plant/Animal Dissection & Questions
(pp. 253-254)
Chemical Indicators & Separation of
Mixtures & Questions (pp. 255-256)
Scientific Method & Questions (pp.
259-264)
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Review Classes for the New York State Living Environment
Regents Exam will begin at 7:15 in Room 200.
- Students should have completed the reading and questions as indicated
for each session in the schedule below.
- Be prepared to ask questions about anything you did not understand in
the reading.
Topics and Chapters cited refer to "Brief Review for New
York The Living Environment 2005 Edition" by John
Bartsch and Mary P. Colvard, Copyright © 2005 Pearson
Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. ISBN 0-13-126096-0
Test yourself at the Regents Exam Prep Center set up by
the Oswego City School District - it contains review notes
by topic and sample questions similar to those found on
the NYS Regents exam.
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Week of May 2, 2005
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1 - "Similarities and
Differences Among Living
Organisms"
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The Characteristics of Life
Cells: The Basic Structure of Life
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1 - "Similarities and
Differences Among Living
Organisms"
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Multicellular Organisms
Comparing Single-celled and
Multicellular Organism
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2 - "Homeostasis in
Organisms"
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Basic Biochemical Processes of
Living Things
Feedback and Homeostasis
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2 - "Homeostasis in
Organisms"
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Disease as a Failure of Homeostasis
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Week of May 9, 2005
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Organisms and Their Environment
Population Interactions
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Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem
Diversity Benefits Species and
Habitats
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7 - "Human Impact on
Ecosystems"
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The Need for Awareness and
Understanding Our Environment
People and the Environment
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Week of May 16, 2005
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7 - "Human Impact on
Ecosystems"
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The Impact of Technology and
Industrialization
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8 - "Scientific Inquiry
and Skills"
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What is Science?
Scientific Inquiry
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8 - "Scientific Inquiry
and Skills"
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Further Science Understandings
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Tools for Measurement
Microscope Skills
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Week of May 23, 2005
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Additional Laboratory Techniques
Observing Plant and Animal Specimens
Laboratory Safety
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4 - "Reproduction and
Development"
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Types of Reproduction
Cell Division
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4 - "Reproduction and
Development"
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Human Reproduction and Development
Applications of Reproductive
Technology
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Memorial Day Holiday - No Review
Class
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Memorial Day Holiday - No Review
Class
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Week of May 30, 2005
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Memorial Day Holiday - No Review
Class
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Heredity and Genes
The Genetic Code
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The Theory of Evolution
Mechanics of Evolution
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