Use the following steps to help study and review for the Biology Keystone exam. Make sure you do your homework each night. Use your homework packet as your guide.

FIRST

Launch Quizlet Keystone Review. 2. Play Scatter Game - Star 8 words at a time, match in 60 sec, repeat 3x and move onto the next set of 8 words.

• Quizlet Units 1-8

SECOND

Watch the Crash Course videos for each unit. If feel you know the content, then just complete the THIRD part, the worksheet.

· Unit 1

o Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4

o Plant Cells: Crash Course Biology #6

· Unit 2

o Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2

o That's Why Carbon Is A Tramp: Crash Course Biology #1

o Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3

o Enzyme Function – University of Surrey

· Unit 3

o ATP & Respiration: Crash Course Biology #7

o Photosynthesis: Crash Course Biology #8

· Unit 4

o In Da Club - Membranes & Transport: Crash Course Biology #5

· Unit 5

o Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated - Crash Course Biology #12

o Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts - Crash Course Biology #13

o DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology #10

· Unit 6

o Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9

o DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology #10

o DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology #11:

· Unit 7

o Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40

o Ecosystem Ecology: Links in the Chain - Crash Course Ecology #7

o Community Ecology: Feel the Love - Crash Course Ecology #4

o Community Ecology II: Predators - Crash Course Ecology #5

o Ecological Succession: Change is Good - Crash Course Ecology #6

· Unit 8

o Natural Selection - Crash Course Biology #14

o Speciation: Of Ligers & Men - Crash Course Biology #15

o Evolution: It's a Thing - Crash Course Biology #20

There is an outline at the end of each video. If you need extra review or just want to watch a specific part, jump to the end and click on the topic you want to review.

THIRD

Complete a review worksheet for each unit.

· Unit 1 - Basic Biological Principles

· Unit 2 - Chemical Basis for Life

· Unit 3 - Bioenergetics

· Unit 4 - Homeostasis and Transport

· Unit 5 - Cell Growth and Reproduction

· Unit 6 - Genetics

· Unit 7 - Ecology

· Unit 8 - Evolution

Once you review each unit, complete the practice Biology Keystone questions. There is also a link to the New York State Regents exam practice questions. Use the "Interactive Questions" in the left column. This in-out processing helps you to remember the topic.

• Biology Keystone Review Packet; Review Key
• Regents Exam Practice Questions with Key

Additional resources on the Biology Keystone Study Resources page:

• CK-12 Biology E-book (this is an online Biology textbook)
• Review of a Year of Biology in 12 Pages (this is a document from www.newyorkscienceteacher.com that is an organized overview of vocabulary by topic in biology)
• SparkNotes Review of Biology

For information about the exam, click here: District Link to Keystone Information

For even more information about the exam, check out this page.