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Exam 3 Learning Outcomes
Chapters 9, 10, 11
Notes about Exam 3: Exam Wednesday, Nov. 4th 2:30pm
* The exam will be proctored through Zoom during scheduled class time using the exam link for
your section that will be posted and emailed as a Blackboard announcement. You must have
your video on, but you can mute your mic. You will have 1 hour and 15 mins to complete the
exam. If you are experiencing problems with your computer or webcam you can check out a
loaner laptop from the UT library for 24 hours.
*This review guide may not contain every concept you will see on the exam. It is meant to steer
you towards the major learning outcomes covered in these chapters. Exam material may come
from lectures, PowerPoints, and concepts from your homework/ book.
Chapter 9 Cell Communication
9.1 Overview of Cell Communication
1. Discriminate between methods of signaling based on distance from source to reception.
2. Describe how phosphorylation can affect protein function.
9.2 Receptor Types
1. Contrast the different types of receptors.
9.3 Intracellular Receptors
1. Describe the chemical nature of ligands for intracellular receptors.
2. Diagram the pathway of signal transduction through intracellular receptors.
9.4 Signal Transduction Through Receptor Kinases
1. Compare the function of RTKs to steroid hormone receptors.
2. Describe how information crosses the membrane in RTKs.
3. Explain the role of kinase cascades in signal transduction.
9.5 Signal Transduction Through G Protein–Coupled Receptors
1. Contrast signaling through GPCRs and RTKs.
2. Relate the function of second messengers to signal transduction pathways.
Chapter 10 How Cells Divide
10.1 Bacterial Cell Division
1. Describe the process of binary fission.
10.2 Eukaryotic Chromosomes
1. Describe the role of cohesion and condensin proteins.
2. Distinguish between homologues and sister chromatids.
3. Contrast replicated and nonreplicated chromosomes.
10.3 Overview of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
1. Describe the eukaryotic cell cycle.
10.4 Interphase: Preparation for Mitosis
1. Describe the events that take place during interphase.
2. Illustrate the connection between sister chromatids after S phase.
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10.5 M Phase: Chromosome Segregation and the Division of Cytoplasmic Contents
1. Describe the phases of mitosis.
2. Explain the importance of metaphase.
3. Compare cytokinesis in plants and animals.
10.6 Control of the Cell Cycle
1. Distinguish the role of checkpoints in the control of the cell cycle.
2. Characterize the role of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome in mitosis.
10.7 Genetics of Cancer
1. Distinguish between proto-oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes.
2. Explain the role of the p52 protein.
Chapter 11 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
11.1 Sexual Reproduction Requires Meiosis
1. Characterize the function of meiosis in sexual reproduction.
2. Distinguish between germ-line and somatic cells.
11.2 Features of Meiosis
1. Describe how homologous chromosomes pair during meiosis.
2. Explain why meiosis I is called the reductive division.
11.3 The Process of Meiosis
1. Describe the behavior of chromosomes through both meiotic divisions.
2. Explain the importance of monopolar attachment of homologous pairs at metaphase I.
3. Differentiate between the events of anaphase I and anaphase II of meiosis.
11.4 Summing Up: Meiosis Versus Mitosis
1. Describe the distinct features of meiosis.
2. Describe the differences in chromatid cohesion in meiosis and mitosis.
3. Explain the importance of the suppression of replication between meiotic divisions.