A. Bacterial Growth

B. Factors that Influence Bacterial Growth

C. Energy Conversion in Microorganisms

1. Energy

2. ATP

3. Mechanisms for Generating ATP

a. Photophosphorylation

b. Substrate-Level Phosphorylation

c. Oxidative Phosphorylation

4. The Flow of Energy in Nature

D. Cellular Respiration

1. Aerobic Respiration

a. Glycolysis

b. Transition Reaction

c. Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle

d. Electron Transport Chain and Chemisomosis

e. Theoretical ATP Yield

2. Anaerobic Respiration

3. Fermentation

4. Precursor Metabolites: Linking Catobolic and Anabolic Pathways

E. Photosynthesis

1. Introduction to Photosynthesis

2. Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Light-Dependent Reactions

3. Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Light-Independent Reactions

4. C4 and CAM Pathways in Plants

II. Review of Molecular Genetics

A. Polypeptides, Proteins, and Enzymes

1. Polypeptides and Proteins

2. Enzymes

B. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

C. DNA Replication in Prokaryotic Cells

D. DNA Replication in Eukaryotic Cells and the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

E. Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

F. Polypeptide and Protein Synthesis

1. An Overview

2. Transcription

3. Translation

G. Mutation

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