Study Guide to accompany Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, 4th Edition

by Gerald Karp (Formerly of the Univ. of Florida, Gainesville); Nancy L. Pruitt (Colgate Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780471465928
• ISBN10: 0471465925
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Work more effectively and gauge your progress along the way! ThisStudy Guide is designed to accompany Karp'sCell & Molecular Biology: Concepts & Experiments, 4 th Edition. This helpful and effective workbook provides ample resources to aid student learning. Activities include chapter outlines, review questions, and key illustrations.Now fully updated and revised, the newFourth Edition ofCell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments not only offers you and your students all of the latest research, it also gives students the tools they need to understand the science behind cell biology and ultimately succeed in your course. Karp explores core concepts in considerable depth, and presents experimental detail when it helps to explain and reinforce the concept being explained. This edition also continues to offer an exceedingly clear presentation and excellent art program, both of which have received high praise in prior editions.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology	1	(14)
The Chemical Basis of Life	15	(18)
Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism	33	(18)
The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane	51	(16)
Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion	67	(14)
Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast	81	(16)
Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment	97	(12)
Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems	109	(16)
The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility	125	(16)
The Nature of the Gene and the Genome	141	(16)
Expression of Genetic Information	157	(14)
The Cell Nucleus and the Control of Gene Expression	171	(18)
DNA Replication and Repair	189	(14)
Cellular Reproduction	203	(18)
Cell Signaling	221	(14)
Cancer	235	(14)
The Immune Response	249	(14)
Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology	263	(18)
Appendix: Answers to Review Problems	281