Bio110 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Topics: Chemistry review Sugars and carbohydrates Lipids Amino acids and proteins Nucleic acids, DNA, and RNA Learning Objectives: • Recognize biological molecules (monomers and macromolecules) and identify the important chemical features. • Describe the function of macromolecules in biology, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats/lipids, and nucleic acids. • Use complementarity to produce RNA and/or DNA strands from a given coding or template strand. • Predict how molec...

Summary of the structural and Functional Organization of the Human Body

Notes from chapters 2 and 3: atoms and molecules

Topics: Transcription The Genetic code Translation Learning Objectives: • Explain the process of transcription in bacteria; identify differences found in eukaryotes. • Explain the process of translation in bacteria; identify differences found in eukaryotes. • Transcribe and translate given sequences of DNA.

All key concepts in chapter 20. This appears not only on tests, but the final exam as well.

Topics: Components of the plasma membrane Transport across membranes Bulk transport mechanisms Learning Objectives: • Calculate osmolarity and concentration gradients to classify transport processes as active or passive. • Predict which regions of transmembrane proteins will be hydrophobic and hydrophilic. • Identify the type of transport required for common molecules and substances.

Notes on evolution and origin of species from chapters 21 and 22

Topics: Oxidation/Reduction (redox) reactions and electron carriers Glycolysis Citric acid cycle Oxidative phosphorylation Connection of other metabolic pathways to respiration Regulation of glucose uptake in cells Respiration without oxygen Learning Objectives: • Label the substrates, products and enzymes used in glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, lactic acid fermentation, and alcohol fermentation, then use this figure to write complete reaction equations...

Notes on chapters 7 and 8: cellular respiration

Summary of the characteristics of Life