Cellular Biology: Study of Functions
What should I study?
ú Cell Transport
o What is Diffusion?
o What are the similarities and differences between Osmosis, Passive Transport, and Active Transport?
o What cell part does this involve?
o How does the concept of equilibrium rate to the processes above?
ú Tonicity – What do these terms mean?
o Hypotonic
o Hypertonic
o Isotonic
ú Cell functions - Photosynthesis
o What is the chemical formula?
o Describe the process. What is the purpose? Where do this occur?
o What organisms does it occur in? Why?
o Chemical formula for glucose?
o What is the difference between glucose and cellulose?
o Why is it important?
o What variables affect the rate of photosynthesis?
ú Cell functions - Respiration / Fermentation
o Describe the processes. What is the purpose? Where do this occur?
o What is the chemical formula (respiration only)?
o What organisms does it occur in? Why?
o What is the difference between fermentation and respiration?
o What are the Pros and Cons?
o What are the byproducts of anaerobic respiration?
o What are the similarities between respiration and photosynthesis?
o What variables affect the rate of respiration?
ú DNA and related structures
o Nucleic bases (nucleotides) –A,T,C,G,U
o Which ones pair up?
o Sugar and phosphate strands
o Shape?
o DNA versus RNA; differences?
o Transfer RNA
ú Cell functions - DNA replication
o What is it?
o How does it occur?
ú Cell functions - Protein synthesis
o Describe the process – transcription and translation
o Where do the different sub-processes occur?
o What is the relationship between amino acids and proteins?
ú Misc
o Balancing Equations
o Conservation of Mass
o What does the expression, “You are what you eat,” really mean?
Where can I find materials to study?
· Notebook notes
· Website resources, blogs, & conference
· Old labs and Quizzes
· Worksheets / handouts
How can I study?
· Answer questions on the study guide
· Make up problems /concept questions
· Email or IM - Mr. Finley
· Reread notes and blogs
· Group study on Class conference
· Note cards on key vocab. / concept