Study Tips for the Biology Student
By Beth Lye '03, with mentor Chris Gillen
Supported by HHMI 2000
Revision date May 27, 2002
The Basics of Cells
Prokaryotic Cell
Eukaryotic Cell
The Plant Cell
The Animal Cell
The Cell Cycle
Cell Division and Mitosis
The Endosymbiotic Theory
Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Microtubules
Lysosomes & Phagosomes

Macromolecules
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic Acids

Membranes and Transport
Membranes
Diffusion
The Sodium Pump
Cell Surface Junctions
Passive and Active Transport
Life Cycles of a Virus

Plants
The Basics of Plants
Water Movement
C4 Plants
Rhizobium

The Human Body
The Digestive System
Leptin
Nutrition

Energy Production
Calvin Benson Cycle
Citric Acid Cycle
Glycolysis
Pyruvate Oxidation
Electron Transport Chain
Photosystems 1
Photosystems 2 & 1
 

Acknowledgements