Should I Even Read Campbell's?

Islander4
Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:09:10 +0000

What to read about in the Campbell’s textbook:

Chapter 2-everything (if uncertain about basic chemistry)
Chapter 3-properties of water and their significances
Chapter 4-functional groups (especially carboxyl, carbonyl, and amine)
Chapter 5-different carbohydrates, lipids, proteins (especially the different chemical bonds in them), and nucleic acids
Chapter 6-enzymes, their inhibitors, and especially the structure and function of the ATP molecule
Chapter 7-the two types of cells and all organelles
Chapter 8-structure of the plasma membrane and types of diffusion
Chapter 9-aerobic respiration, its steps, and forms of anaerobic respiration
Chapter 10-leaf structure, photosynthesis, its steps, and plant adaptations
Chapter 11-receptors and signals (hormones)
Chapter 12-mitosis and the cell cycle
Chapter 13-meiosis
Chapter 14-Mendel’s laws, Punnett Square, and all associated terminology
Chapter 15-chromosomes, their abnormalities, and genetic mapping
Chapter 16-DNA structure and replication (as well as enzymes involved)
Chapter 17-process of protein synthesis
Chapter 18-viruses, their replication, and bacterial genetics
Chapter 20-everything
Chapter 22-Darwin’s theory, evidence of evolution
Chapter 23-conditions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and the causes of evolutions (basically the opposites of the first conditions)
Chapter 24-types of speciation and reproductive barriers
Chapter 25-phylogenic tree and taxonomic groups
Chapter 26-early life and taxonomic domains
Chapter 27-basic prokaryote properties
Chapter 28-basic protist properties
Chapter 29 and 30-phylogeny of plants, reproduction of all branches
Chapter 31-basic fungi properties
Chapter 32-phylogeny of animals
Chapter 33 and 34-animal phyla and their properties
Chapter 35-types of plant cells, monocots and dicots, other plant parts
Chapter 36-xylem transport and phloem transport
Chapter 37-nutrients I guess? not too sure about this one
Chapter 38-angiosperm reproduction and seeds
Chapter 39-tropisms and hormones
Chapter 40-animal tissue types and feedback
Chapter 41 and 42-types of digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems found in animals (know the parts for human variants)
Chapter 43-lines of defense and different cells
Chapter 44-thermoregulation, osmoregulation, and excretory systems
Chapter 45-endocrine system, its parts, and the different hormones (know which ones do opposite things as negative feedback)
Chapter 46-reproduction
Chapter 47-literally how the egg is penetrated by the sperm, nothing else in this chapter is important to know
Chapter 48-nervous system, nerve impulse
Chapter 49-eye parts, ear parts, muscle parts and the process of muscle contraction
Chapter 50-terminology and biomes
Chapter 51-different animal behaviors
Chapter 52-models of population growth, reproductive strategies, and density-dependent/independent factors
Chapter 53-relationships and ecological succession
Chapter 54-food chain, food web, energy movement, and ecological cycles
Chapter 55-biodiversity, environmental dangers and causes