Metazoan, Plant, and Tissue Classification: A Concise Overview

Metazoans, Plants, and Epithelial Tissue Classification

Metazoans (Vertebrates):

  • Fish:
    • Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous skeleton, dermal denticles, heterocercal caudal fin, ventral mouth, no swim bladder, branchial arches, spiracles, e.g., shark)
    • Osteichthyes (Bony skeleton, scales, homocercal caudal fin, swim bladder with operculum, e.g., sardine)
  • Amphibians:
    • Anura (Frogs)
    • Urodeles (Salamanders)
  • Reptiles:
    • Chelonians (Turtles)
    • Lizards
    • Crocodilians
    • Snakes
  • Birds:
    • Ratites (Ostrich)
    • Gallinaceous (Chicken)
    • Noctua (Hawk
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Organic Molecules, Cells, and Cellular Structures

Organic Molecules

Organic molecules are those consisting essentially of carbon atoms linked by covalent bonds.

  • Fabrics: Clusters of specialized cells that perform the same function and have one origin.
  • Organs: The structural and functional units of higher living beings. They consist of several different tissues and perform a specific action.
  • Systems: Clusters of similar bodies that perform independent actions. For example, the nervous system, bone, muscle, or endocrine system.
  • Apparatus: Sets of organs
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Cellular Respiration: ATP Production and Energy Release

Cell Respiration: ATP Production and Energy Release

Understanding Cell Respiration

Cell respiration is the controlled release of energy from organic compounds to produce ATP.

  • Organic compounds from the food we eat, such as glucose, contain stored energy within their covalent bonds.
  • All living organisms carry out cell respiration in order to convert stored energy into a form that can be used by the cell.
  • When organic molecules are broken down, the energy released is eventually stored in a high-energy
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Cell Structures: Organelles, Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

Cell Structures and Components

Nuclear membrane: A double membrane that surrounds the nucleus of the cell. It contains small pores that allow communication between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.

Chromosomes: Immersed in the nuclear fluid, they become visible only when the cell begins to divide. Chromosomes are carriers of genes, the factors responsible for the transmission of hereditary traits. Their number varies across different cell types and species. Generally shaped like elongated filaments,

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Genetics: Key Concepts, DNA, and Genetic Disorders

Genetics: Key Concepts and Applications

The physical location of a gene on a chromosome is the locus.

Different versions of a given gene are called alleles.

A combination of alleles is known as a genotype.

The physical trait caused by a combination of alleles is known as a phenotype.

What is the sequence of nucleotides in the complementary strand of DNA that will match the following strand of DNA? ATGATAGCC? TACTATCGG

The presence of a widow’s peak is controlled by a dominant allele (P), while the absence

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Understanding Key Concepts in Bioenergetics and Metabolism

ATP Synthase: A membrane-embedded protein complex that regenerates ATP from ADP with energy from protons diffusing through it.

ATP: The cell’s energy currency.

Acetyl CoA: The combination of an acetyl group derived from pyruvic acid and coenzyme A, which is made from pantothenic acid (a B-group vitamin).

Activation Energy: The amount of initial energy necessary for reactions to occur.

Active Site: A specific region on the enzyme where the substrate binds.

Allosteric Inhibition: The mechanism for inhibiting

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