SME
College · Science
Principles of Biology I
5 topics
Biology
Before this course
Topics
Chemistry of life
Main lesson
Diluting a stock solution
Use this for “How much 1 M stock makes 250 mL of 40 mM buffer?”
pH and how many times more acidic
Use this for “How many times more acidic is pH 2 than pH 7.4?”
Building a protein: water released and mass
Use this for “A protein has 300 amino acids. How many water molecules were released, and about what is its mass?”
Cell structure
Metabolism
Main lesson
How efficient respiration is
Use this for “How efficient is respiration if one glucose makes 32 ATP?”
ΔG in the cell
Use this for “With ΔG°′ = +7.5 kJ/mol and products at 1% of reactants, does the reaction run forward at 37 °C?”
Where respiration and photosynthesis happen
Use this for “Where are NADH and FADH₂ made, and where does O₂ go in respiration?”
Cell division
Main lesson
Length of mitosis from the mitotic index
Use this for “Of 400 root tip cells, 20 are in mitosis. How long does mitosis last in a 24 h cycle?”
The stages of the cell cycle and mitosis
Use this for “Put prophase, anaphase, interphase, cytokinesis, metaphase, prometaphase and telophase in order.”
Genetics
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.