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Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. I. Chapter I: Reference Information

    1. 1. Presenting Data

    2. 2. Using credible sources

    3. 3. Citing your sources

    4. 4. Writing for Science

  3. II. Chapter II: The Process of Science

    1. 5. Hypothesis Testing

    2. 6. Types of Data

    3. 7. Basic and Applied Science

    4. 8. The Nature of Science

    5. 9. Reporting Scientific Work

    6. 10. Scientific Inquiry

  4. III. Chapter III: Themes and Concepts of Biology

    1. 11. Properties of Life

    2. 12. Levels of Organization of Living Things

    3. 13. The Diversity of Life

    4. 14. Phylogenetic Trees

  5. IV. Chapter IV: Cell Structure and Function

    1. 15. How Cells Are Studied

    2. 16. Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

    3. 17. The Plasma Membrane and The Cytoplasm

    4. 18. Ribosomes

    5. 19. The Cytoskeleton

    6. 20. Flagella and Cilia

    7. 21. The Endomembrane System

    8. 22. The Nucleus

    9. 23. The Endoplasmic Reticulum

    10. 24. The Golgi Apparatus

    11. 25. Vesicles and Vacuoles, Lysosomes, and Peroxisomes

    12. 26. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

    13. 27. The Cell Wall

    14. 28. Extracellular matrix and intercellular junctions

    15. 29. Animal vs Plant cells

    16. 30. The Production of a Protein

    17. 31. Chapter Quiz

  6. V. Chapter V: Membranes and movement of molecules

    1. 32. The Plasma Membrane

    2. 33. Transport Across Membranes

    3. 34. Passive Transport: Diffusion

    4. 35. Passive Transport: Osmosis

    5. 36. Active Transport

  7. VI. Chapter VI: Enzyme-catalyzed reactions

    1. 37. Metabolic Pathways

    2. 38. Energy

    3. 39. Enzymes

    4. 40. Changes in Enzyme Activity

    5. 41. Feedback Inhibition in Metabolic Pathways

  8. VII. Chapter VII: How cells obtain energy

    1. 42. Energy in Living Systems

    2. 43. From Mouth to Molecule: Digestion

    3. 44. Metabolism

    4. 45. An overview of Cellular Respiration

    5. 46. Aerobic Respiration: Glycolysis

    6. 47. Aerobic Respiration: The Citric Acid Cycle

    7. 48. Aerobic Respiration: Oxidative Phosphorylation

    8. 49. Fermentation: an anaerobic process

    9. 50. Metabolism of molecules other than glucose

  9. VIII. Chapter VIII: Photosynthesis

    1. 51. Putting Photosynthesis into Context

    2. 52. Light and Pigments

    3. 53. Light Dependent Reactions

    4. 54. The Calvin Cycle

    5. 55. Photosynthesis in Prokaryotes

  10. Appendix