Equation for cellular respiration, be able to follow carbons from glucose to carbon dioxide
Four stages of cellular respiration
Glycolysis, location, three phases, output. Breakdown of pyruvate, location, input and output
Citric acid cycle, overall goal, main processes. Oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport chain, final acceptor
Chemiosmosis, role of H ions, role of ATP synthase
Fermentation, steps in the process, alcoholic and lactate, where each occurs
Be able to read glycolysis pathways from handout (glycolysis case study). Be able to diagnose based on blood tests
Photosynthesis – overall equation, where it occurs
Properties of light, how pigments work, absorption spectrum, action spectrum, photosynthetic pigments
Photosystems I and II, how they work, when they function
Light reactions: Cyclic and noncyclic, be able to follow the electrons
Light-Independent reactions: Three overall steps. Fate of G3P
C3, C4 and CAM plants, how they are similar and different
Functions of cell signals, how signals are relayed (5 ways). Three stages of cell signaling
Receptor activation – ligand, types of cell surface receptors, intracellular receptors
Protein kinases, phosphorylation
Receptor tyrosine kinases, G-protein coupled receptors, cAMP. Hormonal signaling, epinephrine, apoptosis
Be able to read cell signaling pathways and diagnose based on blood test results (dog broken case study)
Multicellularity: definition, advantages, larger proteomes, extra protein functions
ECM: components, function
ECM proteins: types, functions, how they work
ECM polysaccharides: types, functions
Plant cell wall: primary, secondary, structure of each, function
Cell junctions: types, cadherins, integrins
Four types of adhesion junctions
Plant cell junctions
Types of plant and animal tissues, similarities between plant and animal
DNA Replication: four criteria, experiments – Griffeth, Avery Macleod, Hershey Chase
Structure of DNA at all