Textbook Readings for Out of the Rain Forest
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1 What Is Life? - Intro 4
1 Life Is Organized 4-6
1 Life Evolves 8-9
2 Water Participates in Life’s Chemical Reactions 30-31
2 Carbohydrates Include Simple Sugars and Polysaccharides 34 Cellular Respiration
2 Simple Sugars 34 Cellular Respiration
2 Complex Carbohydrates 34 Cellular Respiration
3 Lipids and Proteins Form the Cell Membrane 54-56 Transport
3 Mitochondria Extract Energy from Nutrients 67-68 Cellular Respiration
4 All Cells Capture and Use Energy 80-82 Cellular Respiration
4 All Cells Capture and Use Energy- Intro 80 Cellular Respiration
4 Energy Allows Cells to Do Life’s Work 80 Cellular Respiration
4 Networks of Chemical Reactions Sustain Life - Intro 82-83 Thermoregulation
4 ATP Is Cellular Energy Currency 85-87 Cellular Respiration
4 ATP Is Cellular Energy Currency -Intro 85-86 Cellular Respiration
4 Coupled Reactions Release and Store Energy in ATP 86 Cellular Respiration
4 Transfer of Phosphate Completes the Energy Transaction 86-87 Cellular Respiration
4 Enzymes Speed Biochemical Reactions 87-89 Cellular Respiration
4 Enzymes Speed Biochemical Reactions -Intro 87 Cellular Respiration
4 Enzymes Are Molecular “Matchmakers” 87-88 Cellular Respiration
4 Enzymes Have Partners 88 Cellular Respiration
4 Cells Control Reaction Rates in Metabolic Pathways 88-89
6 Cells Use Energy in Food to Make ATP 120 Cellular Respiration
6 Cellular Respiration Includes Three Main Processes 121 Cellular Respiration
6 In Eukaryotic Cells, Respiration Occurs in Mitochondria 122 Cellular Respiration
6 Glycolysis Breaks Down Glucose to Pyruvate 123-124 Cellular Respiration
6 Aerobic Respiration Yields Much More ATP than Glycolysis Alone 124-128 Cellular Respiration
6 Aerobic Respiration Yields Much More ATP than Glycolysis Alone - Intro 124 Cellular Respiration
6 The Krebs Cycle Produces ATP and Electron Carriers 124-125 Cellular Respiration
6 The Electron Transport Chain Drives ATP Formation 125-126 Cellular Respiration
6 How Many ATPs Can One Glucose Molecule Yield? 126-127 Cellular Respiration
6 Anaerobic Respiration and Fermentation Do Not Require Oxygen 129-131 Cellular Respiration
6 Anaerobic Respiration and Fermentation Do Not Require Oxygen - Intro 129 Cellular Respiration
6 Anaerobic Respiration Uses an Alternative Electron Acceptor 129-130 Cellular Respiration
6 Fermenters Acquire ATP Only from Glycolysis 130-131 Cellular Respiration
6 Investigating Life: Plants’ “Alternative” Lifestyles Yield Hot Sex 132-133 Metabolic Control
13 The Concept of Natural Selection 267-268 Evolution
13 Natural Selection Molds Evolution - Intro 269 Evolution
13 Selection Results from Differential Reproductive Success 269-270 Evolution
13 Natural Selection Eliminates Certain Phenotypes 270-271 Evolution
13 Natural Selection Does Not Have a Goal 271-272 Evolution
13 Investigating Life: Size Matters in Fishing Frenzy 281-282 Evolution
18 Prokaryote Classification Traditionally Relies on Observable Features 376 Energy Flow
31 Muscle Contraction Requires Abundant Energy 645 Cellular Respiration
40 Populations Interact in Many Ways to Form Communities 806 Evolution
40 Competition Prevents Species from Occupying the Same Niche 806-807 Evolution
40 Species Live in and on One Another 807-808 Evolution
40 Predators Eat Other Organisms 808 Evolution
40 Investigating Life: Two Kingdoms and a Virus Team Up to Beat the Heat 819 Evolution