SASE Science Topic Checklist
BIOLOGY
☐ The Cell
☐ Cell Theory
☐ Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cell ✯
☐ Cell Structure ✯
○ Plant vs Animal Cell ✯
☐ Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
☐ Cell Division
○ Interphase (G1, S, G2) and M Phase ✯
○ Meiosis vs Mitosis ✯
○ Chromosomes
○ Gametogenesis
○ Crossing Over and Independent Assortment
☐ Cell Transport
○ Active, Passive, and Vesicular Transport
○ Diffusion and Osmosis ✎
○ Cellular Tonicity ✎
○ Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis, Exocytosis
☐ Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration ✎
☐ The Human Body (Murders Linc)
☐ Muscular System
☐ Urinary System
☐ Reproductive System
○ Male and Female Reproductive System
○ Sex Hormones
○ Fertilization Process
☐ Digestive System
☐ Endocrine System
○ Glands and Hormones ✎
☐ Respiratory System
☐ Skeletal System
☐ Lymphatic System
☐ Integumentary System
☐ Nervous System
○ Divisions of the Nervous System ✎
○ Parts of the Brain ✯
○ Neurotransmitters
○ TheNeuron ✎
○ Mechanism of Nerve Impulse Transmission
☐ Circulatory System
☐ DNA and Genetics
☐ DNA vs RNA Structure
☐ Transcription, Translation, and Replication
○ Start and Stop Codons ✎
☐ Mendelian Inheritance ✎
☐ Non-Mendelian Inheritance ✎
☐ Ecology
☐ Biotic vs Abiotic Factors
☐ Biomes
☐ Ecosystem Structure ✎
○ Components of a Food Web
☐ Ecological Interactions
○ Symbiosis (Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism)
○ Competition and Predation,
☐ Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen Cycle
☐ The Scientific Method
☐ Properties of Life
☐ Cellular Respiration and Metabolism
☐ Excretion
☐ Homeostasis
☐ Motility and Irritability
○ Tropism ✎
☐ Adaptation, Reproduction, Growth, and Development
☐ Plants
☐ Parts of a Flower
CHEMISTRY
☐ Matter
☐ Extensive vs Intensive Properties ✎
☐ States of Matter
○ Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
○ Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
☐ Gases
○ Gas Laws ✯
☐ Kinetic Molecular Theory
○ Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
☐ Solutions
☐ Concentration of Solutions
○ Percent by Mass, Volume, and Mass-Volume
○ Mole Fraction
○ Molality, Molarity, and Normality
☐ Colligative Properties of Solutions
☐ Atoms
☐ Atomic Models
☐ Parts of an Atom
☐ Quantum Numbers
☐ Electron Configuration ✎
☐ Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
☐ Aufbau Principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle, Hund’s Rule of Multiplicity
☐ The Periodic Table
☐ Elements and their Symbols
☐ Periodic Trends ✯
☐ Periodic Law
☐ Chemical Reactions
☐ Chemical Bonding
○ Ionic vs Covalent Bond
☐ Naming Chemical Compounds
☐ Chemical Formulas
○ Molecular vs Empirical
☐ Chemical Equations
○ Balancing Chemical Equations ✎
○ Law of Conservation of Mass
☐ Exothermic vs Endothermic Reaction
☐ Types of Chemical Reactions
☐ Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
☐ Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
○ Catalysts and Inhibitors
○ Collision Theory
☐ Le Chatelier’s Principle
☐ Biomolecules
☐ Functional Groups ✎
☐ Carbohydrates
☐ Lipids
☐ Proteins
☐ Nucleic Acids
☐ Acids and Bases
☐ Common Ion
☐ Buffer Solution ✯
☐ Laws and Principles in Chemistry
PHYSICS
☐ Units and Measurement
☐ SI Units ✎
☐ Accuracy vs Precision
☐ Significant Figure ✯
☐ Scientific Notation ✯
☐ Motion in One Dimension
☐ Distance vs Displacement
☐ Speed vs Velocity
☐ Newton’s Laws of Motion
☐ Acceleration
☐ Force
☐ Motion in Two Dimensions
☐ Projectile Motion
☐ Inclined Planes
☐ Circular and Rotational Motion
☐ Angular Velocity and Acceleration ✯
☐ Centripetal and Centrifugal Force
☐ Torque
☐ Gravitational Force
☐ Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
☐ Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
☐ Momentum
☐ Momentum and Impulse
☐ Conservation of Momentum
☐ Collisions
☐ Balance and Stability
☐ Center of Gravity
☐ Translational Equilibrium
☐ Conditions of Equilibrium
☐ Work and Energy
☐ Power
☐ Work-Energy Theorem
☐ SimpleMachines ✎
☐ Thermal Energy and Heat
☐ Temperature Conversion ✎
☐ Heat Transfer
☐ Phase Changes ✯
☐ Laws of Thermodynamics
☐ Periodic Motion
☐ Waves
☐ Types of Waves
☐ Wave Properties ✎
☐ Sound
☐ Sound Intensity and Sound Level
☐ Doppler Effect
☐ Light
☐ The Electromagnetic Spectrum ✎
☐ Nature of Light
○ Wave-Particle Duality
☐ Mirrors and Lenses
○ Real vs Virtual Image
○ Concave vs Convex Lens ✯
☐ Reflection and Refraction
☐ Parts of the Human Eye
☐ Force and Motion
☐ Linear Motion ✯
☐ Angular Motion ✯
☐ Static Electricity
☐ Electrical Charges
☐ Coulomb’s Law
☐ Electrical Circuits
☐ Ohm’s Law
☐ Parallel vs Series Circuit
☐ Laws and Principles in Physics (Archimedes, Bernoulli, etc.) ✯
EARTH AND SPACE
☐ Subsystems and Structure of the Earth
☐ Earth Processes
☐ Plate Tectonics and Other Theories
☐ Types of Plate Boundaries ✯
☐ Earthquakes and Volcanoes
☐ Seismic Waves
☐ Types of Volcanoes ✯
☐ Rocks and Minerals
☐ Types of Rocks According to Formation ✯
☐ Rock Properties
☐ Weather and Climate
☐ Typhoons
☐ Types of Clouds
☐ Air Masses and Fronts
☐ The Earth’s Atmosphere
☐ Layers of the Atmosphere
☐ The Sun and the Solar System
☐ Planetary Theories
☐ Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids ✯
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✯ - Frequently recurring topics or concepts on the SASE.
✎ - Must-Know Topics
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