I created this lecture for my Introduction to Zoology course for non-majors (university level). This lecture focuses on cellular metabolism and division.
9. Polysaccharides
Many molecules of simple sugars in long
chains
Glycogen
How sugars are stored in animal tissues
When needed, converted into glucose
Cellulose
Principal structural carbohydrate of plants
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10. Organic Molecules
Anything with carbon in it
The Building Blocks of Life
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Amino Acids and Proteins
4. Nucleic Acids
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11. Lipids
Fuel storage and building material
1. Neutral Fats
True fats
Storage from dietary fats or carbs
2. Phospholipids
Structurally important
3. Steroids
Complex alcohols
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12. Neutral Fats
Saturated
Typically animal fats
Every carbon atom is bonded with two hydrogen
atoms
Usually solid at room temperature
Unsaturated
Typically plant fats (oils)
2 or more carbon atoms are joined by double
bonds, not saturated with hydrogen atoms
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13. Phospholipids
Unlike neutral fats, these are soluble in water
Some phospholipids are soluble in water on
one side, and insoluble on the other side
Major component of the cell membrane
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15. Organic Molecules
Anything with carbon in it
The Building Blocks of Life
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Amino Acids and Proteins
4. Nucleic Acids
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16. Amino Acids and Proteins
20 amino acids
Amino acid + amino acid = protein
Organized into 3 dimensional structures
Often interlinked with other proteins
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18. Organic Molecules
Anything with carbon in it
The Building Blocks of Life
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Amino Acids and Proteins
4. Nucleic Acids
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19. Nucleic Acids
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Store codes for replication
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20. Miller Experiment
Methane, hydrogen, ammonia, water
Circulate 1 week with electric spark
Solar energy, hydrothermic vents, lightning
15% into complex molecules
4 amino acids
Add a couple of billion years
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22. Scissor-Grinder Cicada
Annual cicada
Important food source for many bird species
Lives underground in nymph stage for several
years, feeding on tree roots
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23. Metabolism
Photosynthesis
CO2 + H2O + Solar Energy = Sugar + O2
First law of thermodynamics
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Solar energy becomes stored energy in the plant
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24. Cellular Respiration
1. Heterotroph eats food, food is broken down
and absorbed into the bloodstream
2. Molecules enter cells
3. Molecules are turned into ATP in the
cytoplasm
4. Mitochondria break bonds of ATP to provide
energy for the cell
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25. Metabolism
ATP
Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
High-energy bonds (potential energy)
ATP + Water = ADP + Energy
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26. Cellular Respiration
Aerobic
ATP + Water + O2 = ADP + Energy + CO2
Anaerobic
ATP + Water = ADP + Energy + Lactic Acid
1/18th as efficient as aerobic
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31. Northern True Katydid
Life cycle within one year
Prefers oak leaves
Usually in tree canopy
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32. Cellular Division
Mitosis
My Toes sis
NOT Meiosis (forming gametes)
Each new cell contains complete genetic code
of parent cell
For animals that reproduce asexually, this is
the whole story
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33. Mitosis
5 stages
Interphase (MOST OF THE TIME)
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
IPMAT I Poop More After Tacos
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34. 1. Prophase
Chromatin copies itself
Chromatin Chromosomes
Separates and becomes dense
Each chromosome is two chromatids
Sister chromatids are identical
Fibers in the cell arrange themselves to
prepare for separation
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45. European Earthworm
Nightcrawler, red wriggler
Areas that were glaciated during the Ice Age
do not have native earthworms
European earthworms were transported by
the colonials, probably by accident, when they
transplanted their plant stocks
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46. Meiosis
Same basic process as mitosis, except
Two cycles
Four resulting cells
Resulting cells have half of the DNA
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47. Meiosis I
Prophase I
Chromatin condenses into chromosomes
Chromosome line up with homologues
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54. Meiosis II
Telophase II
Nuclear membranes form
Chromosomes relax into chromatin
Each cell contains only half of the DNA necessary
for an organism
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