Review Sheet for Exam #2 (Morris Chapters 5 - 8)
Dr. Solti
This review is meant to serve as a guide to ensure your notes are complete. You will need to be able to
do/understand and READ YOUR BOOK! Simply filling out this review sheet will not be enough to earn a good
grade.
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Know the Cell Theory
Know all of the components of a plasma membrane
Understand the Fluid Mosaic Model
Know the selective permeability of membranes
Understand simple diffusion, osmosis, effects of osmosis on animal cells/plant cells, facilitated diffusion, and
active transport. Know which ones are passive vs. active.
Know the components of all living cells
Know the characteristics of prokaryotic cells vs. eukaryotic cells
Know the differences between animal eukaryotic cells and plant eukaryotic cells
Understand the Endomembrane System
Know all organelles: nucleus, ribosomes, smooth ER, rough ER, Golgi body, lysosomes, mitochondria,
chloroplasts. Know their characteristics and what cells(s) they are found in.
Know the requirements of a cell
Know the definition of metabolism: understand chemoheterotroph and photoautotroph
Understand catabolism (and examples) vs. anabolism (examples)
Understand definition and different forms of energy
Know the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics
Understand Gibbs Free Energy and its equation
Understand - delta G, + delta G, delta G = 0; exergonic vs. endergonic reactions
Know the structure of ATP, its hydrolysis, energetic coupling, and how ATP works
Understand Activation Energy and rate of a reaction
Understand enzymes, their shape, active site, enzyme/substrate complex; inhibitors/activators, and allosteric
enzymes
Define oxidation and reduction
Understand the general equation for cellular respiration (CR), what is oxidized and what is reduced,
characteristics of CR
Know the structure of mitochondria and which part of CR occurs where
Know the 4 stages of CR, where they occur, inputs/outputs
Understand the electron carriers in CR
Know substrate level phosphorylation
Understand the fate of pyruvate
Know the ETC and OxPhos in detail
Understand 2 types of fermentation
Know glucose storage, other sugars in glycolysis, and beta oxidation
Know the general equation for photosynthesis (PS) and what is oxidized and reduced
Know structure of a chloroplast
Know the overview of PS and its 2 stages, and where they occur in chloroplast
Know where oxygen comes from in PS
Know the 3 stages of Calvin Cycle
Understand what light absorption is, what it produces, involvement of chloroplyll, reaction centers, two
photosystems/Z scheme
Reactive oxygen species, antioxidants