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Introduction
The Scientific Process
Lisa Bartee; Walter Shriner; and Catherine Creech
Types of Data
Lisa Bartee and Christine Anderson
Reporting Scientific Work
The Nature of Science
Review Questions
Properties of Life
Levels of Organization of Living Things
The Diversity of Life
Phylogenetic Trees
Atoms
Chemical Bonds
Water
Buffers, pH, Acids, and Bases
Absolutely Necessary Chemistry Summary
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Biological Macromolecule Practice Questions
The Plasma Membrane
Transport Across Membranes
Passive Transport: Diffusion
Passive Transport: Facilitated Transport
Passive Transport: Osmosis
Active Transport
How Cells Are Studied
Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
The Plasma Membrane and The Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
The Cytoskeleton
Flagella and Cilia
The Endomembrane System
The Nucleus
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Golgi Apparatus
Vesicles and Vacuoles, Lysosomes, and Peroxisomes
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
The Cell Wall
Extracellular matrix and intercellular junctions
Animal vs Plant cells
The Production of a Protein
Energy
Metabolic Pathways
Thermodynamics
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Free and Activation Energy
Enzymes
Feedback Inhibition in Metabolic Pathways
Energy in Living Systems
From Mouth to Molecule: Digestion
Metabolism
An overview of Cellular Respiration
Aerobic Respiration, Part 1: Glycolysis
Aerobic Respiration, Part 2: Oxidation of Pyruvate and The Citric Acid Cycle
Aerobic Respiration, Part 3: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Metabolism without Oxygen: Fermentation
Metabolism of molecules other than glucose
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration in Prokaryotes
Putting photosynthesis into context
The structure of the chloroplast
Light and Pigments
The Light-Dependent Reactions
The Light Independent Reactions (aka the Calvin Cycle)
Photosynthesis in Prokaryotes
A Summary of Cell Communication
Types of Receptors
Types of signaling molecules
Propagation of the signal
Response to the signal
Key Terms
Jung Choi; Mary Ann Clark; and Matthew Douglas
Prokaryotic Cell Division
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
Control of the Cell Cycle
Cancer and the cell cycle
Overview of Meiosis
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Errors in Meiosis
Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
Characteristics and Traits
Laws of Inheritance
Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage
Chromosomal Basis of Inherited Disorders
Chapter Summary
Historical Basis of Modern Understanding
DNA Structure and Sequencing
Basics of DNA Replication
DNA Replication in Prokaryotes
DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
DNA Repair
The Genetic Code
Prokaryotic Transcription
Eukaryotic Transcription
RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
Regulation of Gene Expression
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
Eukaryotic Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation
Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
Eukaryotic Translational and Post-translational Gene Regulation
Cancer and Gene Regulation
Biotechnology
Various Authors - See Each Chapter Attribution
Acknowledgements
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