Grade 12 Bio Exam Information
Glencoe’s Chapters Covered [indicates number of marks per all question
types combined – including those in the choice section –not all which must
be done] on the Final Exam include:
Chapter 2 – Principles of Ecology [22]
Chapter 3 – Communities and Biomes [8]
Chapter 4 – Population Biology [4]
Chapter 8 – the Cell Cycle [2]
Chapter 10 – Mendel and Meiosis [26]
Chapter 11 – DNA and Genes [18]
Chapter 12 – Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics [19]
Chapter 13 – Genetic Technology [3]
Chapter 14 – the History of Life [7]
Chapter 15 – the Theory of Evolution [19]
Chapter 17 – Organizing Life’s Diversity [16]
Chapter 18 – Viruses and Bacteria [10]
Chapter 19 – Protists [4]
Chapter 21 – What is a Plant? [13]
Chapter 22 – The Diversity of Plants [2]
Chapter 23 – Plant Structure and Function [10]
Chapter 24 – Reproduction in Plants [22]
Chapter 25 – What is an Animal? [25]
Chapter 26 – Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, Roundworms [5]
Chapter 27 – Mollusks and Segmented Worms [4]
Chapter 28 – Arthropods [5]
Chapter 29 – Echinoderms, and Invertebrate Chordates [3]
Chapter 30 – Fishes and Amphibians [3]
Chapter 31 – Reptiles and Birds [2]
Chapter 32 – Mammals [4]
Chapter 38 – Reproduction and Development [17]
Exam will consist of 130 multiple-choice questions (1 mark each), and 105
marks on other sections. These include Completion (5), Modified T/F (4),
Matching x 6 (56), Short answer (includes labeling) – choice of 40 out of 77.
Total marks on exam = 235. Total course value of exam = 30%.