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Unit 1:
Ch. 1
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Ch. 3
Interlude A
Unit 2:
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Ch. 9
Interlude B
Unit 3:
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Ch. 12
Ch. 13
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
Interlude C
Unit 4:
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Ch. 17
Ch. 18
Ch. 19
Interlude D
Unit 5:
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Ch. 23
Ch. 24
Ch. 25
Ch. 26
Ch. 27
Ch. 28
Ch. 29
Ch. 30
Interlude E
Unit 6:
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Interlude F
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Ch. 38
Interlude G
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8.1: Tutorial: Photosynthesis
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This tutorial explores how plants and other photosynthetic organisms capture energy from sunlight and store it inside energy carriers, such as ATP and sugars, in the form of chemical bonds.

8.2: Tutorial: Catabolism
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This tutorial explores how complex food molecules are broken down into useful energy.

8.1a: Process Animation: Photosynthesis: The Flow of Energy
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8.1b: Process Animation: Photosynthesis: Overview of Reactions
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8.1c: Process Animation: Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
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8.1d: Process Animation: Photosynthesis: Carbon Fixation Reactions
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8.2a: Process Animation: Catabolism: Glycolysis
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8.2b: Process Animation: Catabolism: The Citric Acid Cycle
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8.2c: Process Animation: Catabolism: Oxidative Phosphorylation
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8.2d: Process Animation: Catabolism: Aerobic versus Anaerobic Respiration
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