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3. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life |
3.4 Lipids are a diverse group of hydrophobic molecules, 3.5 Proteins include a diversity of structures, resulting in a wide range of functions |
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4. A Tour of the Cell |
4.1 Biologist use microscopes and the tools of biochemistry to study cells, 4.2 Eukaryotic cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions, 4.3 The eukaryotic cell's genetic instructions are housed in the nucleus and carried out by the ribosomes |
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4. A Tour of the Cell
5. Membrane Transport |
4.6 The cytoskeleton is a network of fibers that organizes structures and activities in the cell, 4.7 Extracellular components and connections between cells help coordinate cellular activities
5.1 Cellular membranes are fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins |
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6. An Introduction to Metabolism |
6.1 An organism's metabolism transforms matter and energy, 6.2 |
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6. An Introduction to Metabolism |
6.3 ATP powers cellular work by coupling exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions, 6.4 Enzymes speed up metabolic reactions by lowering energy barriers, 6.5 Regulation of enzyme activity helps control metabolism |
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7. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation |
7.2 Glycolysis harvests chemical energy by oxidizing glucose to pyruvate, 7.3 After pyrucate is oxidized, the citric acid cycle completes the energy-yielding oxidiation of organic molecules, 7.4 During oxidative phosphorylation |
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8. Photosynthesis |
8.1 Photosynthesis converts light energy to the chemical energy of food, 8.2 The light reactions convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH |
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13. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance |
13.1 DNA is the genetic material
13.2 "Many proteins" work together in DNA replication and repair |
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14. Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein |
14.2 Transcription is the DNA-directed synthesis of RNA
14.3 "Eukaryotic cells" modify RNA after transcription |
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