This resource provides a "skill check" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of cell signaling. Also contained are two content modules on the following: Stages of cell-cell signaling Communication in single-celled organisms Content modules include videos, articles, figures, and illustrations, though the majority are videos. Users/students can also ask questions...

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This resource is a collection of lesson plans for activities that promote student engagement with the concept of gene regulation, particularly in prokaryotes. A total of 4 active learning activities are described in detail, including "Lactose Operon Role Play," "Cell Growth in the Presence of Two Sugar Sources," "Design a Repressor System," and Alterations of Operon Function through Mutation."...

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This module provides a "skill check" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of energy and enzymes. Also contained are six content modules on the following: Energy in Metabolism Laws of Thermodynamics Free Energy ATP and reaction coupling Introduction to Enzymes Enzyme Regulation Content modules include videos, articles, figures, and illustrations, though...

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This module provides a "skill check" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of the major classes of biological macromolecules. Also contained are five content modules on the following: Macromolecules (introduction) Carbohydrates Lipids Nucleic Acids Proteins Content modules include videos, articles, figures, and illustrations, though the majority are...

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This activity is designed to help students determine whether a chemical reaction is spontaneous or nonspontaneous and know whether or not an enzyme is required for a reaction to occur, using a variety of examples. The activity is broken into three primary components. The first is a mini-lecture and demonstration on enzyme activity and activation energy. In the second component, students predict...

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