NSCI 310 STUDY GUIDE 3
Study Guide for Final Exam
The final will be cumulative, although much of the test will focus somewhat more heavily on the material covered since the last midterm. There will be some questions that have been taken directly from the two earlier midterms. You’ll almost certainly recognize these questions; if you’ve reviewed the earlier exams with me in class (or in person) & know the answers to most or all of the questions, you’ll breeze through them. Read each question carefully, though, as you may be reading a question (or a variant of a question) that was on a different version of the test than the one you received (e.g., I pulled the question from an older “A” test, but you received the “B” test). Make sure you know what you’re being asked, and that the word you think you read was actually the word on the test. Please ask if you have questions.
As with the midterms, you will need to bring a blue computer form for taking the test. There will be true/false questions (worth 2 points each), multiple choice questions (worth 3 points each), and five “fill in the blanks” questions worth 5 points each (total = 25 points). These “fill in the blanks” questions will be based upon a 1- or 2-paragraph discussion about an environmental topic of my choice. There will not be any essay questions.
Point spread: True/False: 17 @ 2 pts each = 34 points Multiple choice: 22 @ 3 pts each = 66 points Fill in the blanks: 5 @ 5 pts each = 25 points TOTAL: 125 points
As for what to study, below are some general guidelines regarding the past few sections studied, organized by section. Once again, these are very general suggestions! You need to know the broad concepts, but also be aware of the details underlying them. Remember to read (if you haven’t already) the chapters listed in the syllabus for each section.
What is Science?
What is science – a body of knowledge, a process, a way of thinking, or what?
What are hypotheses? Facts?
The final will be cumulative, although much of the test will focus somewhat more heavily on the material covered since the last midterm. There will be some questions that have been taken directly from the two earlier midterms. You’ll almost certainly recognize these questions; if you’ve reviewed the earlier exams with me in class (or in person) & know the answers to most or all of the questions, you’ll breeze through them. Read each question carefully, though, as you may be reading a question (or a variant of a question) that was on a different version of the test than the one you received (e.g., I pulled the question from an older “A” test, but you received the “B” test). Make sure you know what you’re being asked, and that the word you think you read was actually the word on the test. Please ask if you have questions.
As with the midterms, you will need to bring a blue computer form for taking the test. There will be true/false questions (worth 2 points each), multiple choice questions (worth 3 points each), and five “fill in the blanks” questions worth 5 points each (total = 25 points). These “fill in the blanks” questions will be based upon a 1- or 2-paragraph discussion about an environmental topic of my choice. There will not be any essay questions.
Point spread: True/False: 17 @ 2 pts each = 34 points Multiple choice: 22 @ 3 pts each = 66 points Fill in the blanks: 5 @ 5 pts each = 25 points TOTAL: 125 points
As for what to study, below are some general guidelines regarding the past few sections studied, organized by section. Once again, these are very general suggestions! You need to know the broad concepts, but also be aware of the details underlying them. Remember to read (if you haven’t already) the chapters listed in the syllabus for each section.
What is Science?
What is science – a body of knowledge, a process, a way of thinking, or what?
What are hypotheses? Facts?