Must know high school biology
You know that moment when you feel as though a lightning bolt has hit you because you finally get something? That's how this book will make you react. (We hope!) Each chapter makes sure that what you really need to know is clear right off the bat and sees to it that you build on this knowledge....
| Main Author: | Cox, Kellie Ploeger (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
[2019]
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Must know high school.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The flashcard app
- Part one: Chemistry for biology
- 1. Chemical bonds and reactions
- Covalent, ionic, and intermolecular bonds
- Intermolecular forces: van der Waals and hydrogen bonding
- Energy transformation (and how it must follow the rules of the universe)
- Catabolic and anabolic reactions
- Enzyme function
- Enzyme inhibition
- Allosteric enzymes
- Review questions
- 2. Properties of water
- Unique properties of water
- Review questions
- 3. Macromolecules
- Dehydration and hydrolysis reactions
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic Acids
- Review questions
- Part two: Cells
- 4. Overview of the cell
- Cell membranes
- Cell types
- Review questions
- 5. Eukaryotic cells and their organelles
- Organelles
- Plant versus animal cells
- Review questions
- 6. Cells and energy transformation
- ATP
- Cellular respiration
- Glycolysis
- Krebs cycle
- Electron transport chain
- NADH versus FADH2: why one is better than the other
- The role of oxygen (and what to do if there isn't any)
- Photosynthesis: light reactions and the Calvin cycle (AKA the dark reactions)
- Review questions
- 7. Cell transport
- Passive versus active transport
- Osmosis and a cell's surroundings
- Living with osmotic challenges
- Review questions
- 8. Signal transduction: cell communication
- Step 1: Reception
- Step 2: Transduction
- Step 3: Response
- Review questions
- Part three: Genetics
- 9. DNA and RNA: structure of nucleic acids
- Nucleotides
- Structure of RNA
- DNA chromosome structure
- Review questions
- 10. Replication of DNA
- Helicase
- DNA polymerase
- Dehydration reaction
- Two identical chromosomes
- Review questions
- 11. Gene expression and differentiation
- Transcription
- Translation
- Cell differentiation and epigenetics
- Operons: regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes
- Review questions
- 12. The cell cycle and mitosis
- The cell cycle
- Mitosis
- Review questions
- 13. Meiosis
- Meiosis creates cells with half the DNA (only one set of chromosomes)
- Meiosis shuffles the two sets of chromosomes like a deck of cards
- Review questions
- 14. Mendelian genetics
- Sex linkage
- Review questions
- Part four: Evolution
- 15. The theory of natural selection
- The development of the theory of natural selection
- The mechanism of natural selection
- Review questions
- 16. The evidence for evolution
- Molecular similarities
- Anatomical evidence
- Geological and fossil evidence
- Review questions
- 17. Microevolution: evolution of populations
- Genetic variation in a gene pool
- The Hardy-Weinburg equations
- How populations can change
- Review questions
- 18. Macroevolution: evolution of species
- Review questions
- 19. Phylogeny and vertebrae evolution
- Review questions
- Part five: Forms of life
- 20. Plant structure and transport
- Leaves
- Stems
- Roots
- Review questions
- 21. Plant Reproduction
- Review questions
- 22. Introduction to animals
- Review questions
- 23. Animals need homeostasis
- The importance of maintaining homeostasis
- Hormones
- Distribution of homeostasis
- Osmoregulation when you live in the water
- Excretion
- Osmoregulation in humans
- Review questions
- 24. Animal Digestion
- The steps of digestion
- Review questions
- 25. Animal circulation and respiration
- Circulatory system
- Vertebrae circulatory system
- Review questions
- 26. Animal neurons and signal transduction
- Action potential
- Neurotransmitters and synapses
- Review questions
- 27. The animal immune system
- First line of defense: outer barriers
- Second line of defense: phagocytes and inflammation
- Third line of defense: adaptive immunity
- B cells and the humoral response
- T cells and the cell-mediated response
- Active immunity, passive immunity, and vaccinations
- Review questions
- Part six: Ecology
- 28. Populations
- Birthrate
- Death rate
- Limiting population growth
- Interspecies interactions
- Symbiotic relationship: parasitism
- Symbiotic relationship: mutualism
- Symbiotic relationship: commensalism
- Symbiotic relationship: it's complicated
- Review questions
- 29. Ecosystems and their interconnectivity
- Matter and energy flow in ecosystem
- Carbon cycle
- Nitrogen cycle
- Review questions
- 30. Human impact on ecosystems
- Natural disturbances and ecological succession
- Human-caused disturbances
- Pollution
- Review questions
- Answer key.