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🧠 BIO 101 HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE (KNOWT FORMAT)
(Paste directly into Knowt as flashcards)
🔬 CELL THEORY & BASIC CHEMISTRY
Q: What are the three parts of cell theory?
A: All living things are made of cells; cells are the basic unit of life; cells come from preexisting cells
Q: What is an atom’s atomic number?
A: Number of protons
Q: What is mass number?
A: Protons + neutrons
Q: Which bond is weakest in biology?
A: Hydrogen bond
Q: Why is water polar?
A: Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen
Q: What does pH measure?
A: Hydrogen ion (H⁺) concentration
Q: How much more acidic is pH 3 than pH 5?
A: 100 times
🧬 MACROMOLECULES
Q: What are the four macromolecules?
A: Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Q: Monomer of carbohydrates?
A: Monosaccharides
Q: Monomer of proteins?
A: Amino acids
Q: Monomer of nucleic acids?
A: Nucleotides
Q: What reaction builds polymers?
A: Dehydration synthesis
Q: What reaction breaks polymers?
A: Hydrolysis
⚙ ENZYMES
Q: What are enzymes?
A: Proteins that speed up chemical reactions
Q: What do enzymes lower?
A: Activation energy
Q: What happens when an enzyme denatures?
A: Loses shape and function
Q: What does a competitive inhibitor do?
A: Competes for the active site
Q: How does substrate concentration affect enzyme rate?
A: Rate increases until saturation
🧫 CELL STRUCTURE
Q: Difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
A: Eukaryotes have nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
Q: Function of ribosomes?
A: Protein synthesis
Q: Rough ER function?
A: Protein synthesis for secretion
Q: Smooth ER function?
A: Lipid synthesis and detoxification
Q: Golgi apparatus function?
A: Modifies, sorts, and ships proteins
Q: Lysosome function?
A: Digestion and recycling
Q: Peroxisome function?
A: Detoxification and oxidation (H₂O₂)
Q: Mitochondria function?
A: ATP production (cellular respiration)
🚪 CELL MEMBRANE & TRANSPORT
Q: What is the fluid mosaic model?
A: Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins
Q: What is selective permeability?
A: Only certain substances cross the membrane
Q: Simple diffusion definition?
A: Down gradient, no protein, no ATP
Q: Facilitated diffusion definition?
A: Down gradient with transport protein
Q: Active transport definition?
A: Against gradient using ATP
Q: Osmosis definition?
A: Diffusion of water
Q: Hypertonic solution effect on cell?
A: Cell shrinks
Q: Hypotonic solution effect on cell?
A: Cell swells
Q: What crosses membranes easily?
A: Small nonpolar molecules (O₂, CO₂)
🔋 CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Q: Overall equation of respiration?
A: Glucose + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + ATP
Q: Where does glycolysis occur?
A: Cytosol
Q: Where does the Krebs cycle occur?
A: Mitochondrial matrix
Q: Where does ETC occur?
A: Inner mitochondrial membrane
Q: Final electron acceptor?
A: Oxygen
Q: What does ATP synthase use?
A: Proton (H⁺) gradient
🌱 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Q: Overall equation of photosynthesis?
A: CO₂ + H₂O + light → glucose + O₂
Q: Where do light reactions occur?
A: Thylakoid membrane
Q: Where does Calvin cycle occur?
A: Stroma
Q: Which photosystem comes first?
A: Photosystem II
Q: What is oxidized in photosynthesis?
A: Water
Q: What is reduced in photosynthesis?
A: Carbon dioxide
🧬 DNA → RNA → PROTEIN
Q: Function of helicase?
A: Unzips DNA
Q: Function of primase?
A: Adds RNA primers
Q: Function of DNA polymerase?
A: Builds new DNA strand
Q: Function of ligase?
A: Seals Okazaki fragments
Q: Function of mRNA?
A: Carries genetic message
Q: Function of tRNA?
A: Transfers amino acids
Q: Function of rRNA?
A: Makes up ribosome
🧬 MUTATIONS
Q: Silent mutation?
A: No amino acid change
Q: Missense mutation?
A: One amino acid change
Q: Nonsense mutation?
A: Premature stop codon
Q: Frameshift mutation?
A: Insertion/deletion not in multiples of three
🔄 CELL CYCLE & DIVISION
Q: What happens in G₁?
A: Cell growth
Q: What happens in S phase?
A: DNA replication
Q: What happens in G₂?
A: Preparation for mitosis
Q: What happens in prophase?
A: Chromosomes condense
Q: What happens in metaphase?
A: Chromosomes line up
Q: What happens in anaphase?
A: Sister chromatids separate
Q: What happens in telophase?
A: Two nuclei form
Q: What is cytokinesis?
A: Cytoplasm divides
🧬 MEIOSIS
Q: When does crossing-over occur?
A: Prophase I
Q: What separates in anaphase I?
A: Homologous chromosomes
Q: Purpose of meiosis?
A: Produce gametes
🧬 GENETICS
Q: Genotype definition?
A: Genetic makeup
Q: Phenotype definition?
A: Observable traits
Q: Why are males more affected by X-linked traits?
A: Only one X chromosome
🌍 EVOLUTION
Q: What does natural selection act on?
A: Phenotype
Q: What is genetic drift?
A: Random allele frequency change
Q: Drift strongest in what populations?
A: Small, isolated
Q: What is gene flow?
A: Movement of alleles between populations
🧮 HARDY–WEINBERG
Q: Hardy–Weinberg conditions?
A: Large population, random mating, no mutation, no migration, no selection
Q: Formula for heterozygotes?
A: 2pq
🧠 CANCER
Q: Tumor-suppressor genes do what?
A: Stop cell cycle (brakes)
Q: Oncogenes do what?
A: Promote cell division (gas)
✅ HOW TO USE THIS IN KNOWT (IMPORTANT)
Import as flashcards
Use active recall mode
Answer out loud
Mark weak cards as “hard”
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🎯 FINAL TRUTH
If you know everything on this guide cold, you are as prepared as scientifically possible for a cumulative Bio 101 final.
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✅ What this study guide DOES cover (≈90–95% of exam points)
This guide intentionally covers every concept category your professor can reasonably test:
🧠 Conceptual Core (heavy exam weight)
Cell cycle & division (G₁, S, G₂, mitosis, meiosis)
Membranes & transport
Enzymes
Photosynthesis & respiration
DNA → RNA → protein
Genetics & evolution
👉 These are the backbone of the exam and where most points live.
📘 Definitions & Vocabulary (breadth coverage)
Organelles & functions
Macromolecules & monomers
Bonds
Mutations
Selection types
Hardy–Weinberg
👉 These map directly to the 200-question study guide your professor gave you.
🧪 Application-Level Knowledge
Location-based questions
Compare/contrast (photosynthesis vs respiration, mitosis vs meiosis)
Scenario questions (hypertonic cells, mutations, X-linked traits)
👉 This is where students who “memorize everything” still lose points — and this guide does prepare you for these.