Joining extraordinary microscope footage of living cells to clarifying animations, this comprehensive investigation systematically arranges its main topics, while carefully planned DVD chaptering allows quick access to closely focused subtopics:
Cells and molecules: types of cells, cell organization, organic molecules
Cell movement and transport: the plasma membrane, osmosis, transport proteins, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, receptor mediated endocytosis, golgi function, lysosomes and hydrolytic digestion, microtubules, cilia, actin, and myosin motor proteins
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration: chloroplast structure, light trapping by chlorophyll, light-dependent and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis, glycolysis and fermentation, mitochondrion structure, aerobic respiration, Krebs cycle, electron transport chains, and ATP synthesis
DNA replication, mitosis, and cell reproduction: chromosome condensation, mitosis stages, cytokinesis, meiosis, nucleotide structure and bonding, replication enzymes, replicating the strands, topoisomerase and the twisting problem, proofreading and repair, replication review
The genetic code and its translation: the protein nature of life, protein structure, transcription, translation, protein synthesis, gene regulation in prokaryotes, exons and introns, mutations, and viruses ("renegade DNA")
The disc also includes a computer-driven interactive learning guide in which explanatory text and self-tests accompany video-clip tutorials. Grades 10 and up. Closed captioned. Color. Total time: 75 minutes. BioMEDIA. Third Edition. ©2001.
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