1 Oct 2007: Chapter 6. How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein. Test Your Knowledge. What are two major differences between transcription in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? RNA polymerase and DNA polymerase enzymes catalyze the “same” reaction, but

26 Aug 2007: Chapter 3 - Proteins. Test Your Knowledge About Basic Protein Structure. Name one polar and one nonpolar amino acid, then make a list of all the additional amino acids that you remember. What are the four weak (noncovalent) interactions that

3 Sep 2007: Chapter 3 (part 2) – Protein Function. Test Your Knowledge. (True/False) All proteins bind to other molecules. Explain. What sort chemical interactions create the “binding” between the ligand and its protein partner? Name at least two.

29 Jun 2004: Muscle. Specialized for:. Types:. Single contraction characteristics of the three muscle types. Skeletal Muscle. Striated (sarcomere is functional unit); multinucleate. Voluntary (activated by a motor neurons). Each fiber is a cell; many fibers to a

27 Aug 2006: General Physiology. Bio 321. What is physiology? How does it differ from cell biology? Biochemistry? Ecology? Figure 1-1. Physiology is studied from cellular to organismal level by body systems. What are the 10 major body systems? What is each of

15 Jan 2007: Glycolysis = breakdown of sugars; glycogen, glucose, fructose. Where in body? Where in cell? What are the inputs? What are the outcomes? Oxygen required? Gibbs Free Energy Changes. Rxn# Enzyme DG'(kJ/mol) DG(kJ/mol). 1 Hexokinase -16.7 -33.5.

16 Mar 2007: Major Ways Molecules Move Across Cell Membrane. Name five different ways that molecules can move across the cell membrane:. Cell Membranes and Fluid Balance. Composition of cell membrane? Intracellular vs. interstitial vs. extracellular fluid

18 Nov 2005: Goal of the Cardiovascular System: deliver blood to all parts of the body. Does so by using different types of tubing, attached to a pulsatile pump. Elastic arteries. Muscular arteries. Arterioles. Capillaries. Venuoles. Veins. Distribution system

29 Sep 2006: Regulation of Metabolism. How does the body know when to increase metabolism? Slow metabolism? What might be some indicators of energy status within the cell? Requires communication. Works through allosteric regulation of enzyme activity. Figure 6-1

8 Oct 2003: Nervous System. Brain, spinal cord, efferent and afferent neurons. Pattern of information flow:. Receptor Afferent path Integration Efferent Path Effect. Central Nervous System (CNS). Main cell types are neurons and glial cells. Typical Arrangement