BIOSCI 1820

Metabolic Pathways

Interactive Study-Guide

Welcome to the 1820 Interactive Study-Guide (ISG). To use the applets on this site you may need to download the Macromedia Flash 5.0 plug-in for your browser. If you are having trouble viewing any of the applets, then you must go to the Macromedia website to download and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash player.

• Carbohydrate chemistry

• Carbohydrate quiz - this is a short quiz that will test your ability to convert sugars between Fischer projections and Hayworth projections.
• 3D Glucose cyclization animation - this is an animated representation of glucose folding from the linear to the cyclical conformation.

• Glycolysis

• Follow the Carbon - Glycolysis - Reference - this is a representation of the glycolysis pathway which allows you to trance any of the carbons in the origional glucose molecule throughout the pathway.
• Follow the Carbon - Glycolysis - Quiz - this quiz tests your ability to follow a labled carbon atom throught the glycolysis pathway. You must know the names of the glycolysis-intermediates to complete this quiz.

• Citric Acid Cycle

• Citric Acid Cycle - Self Quiz - allows you to test your knowledge of the intermediate-names and the names of the enzymes that catalyze them. Write out the pathway a few times before working with the applet.

• Cofactors

• Cofactor-Matching Game - This game will give you practice for the "matching" sections on your exams. This edition contains cofactors that you are responsible for knowing on the midterm.

• Practice Quizzes: These quizzes and exams come in three versions. The interactive version allows you to test yourself online. The two "printer-friendly" versions are the ones you should choose if you want to print out a copy of the document. The "printer-friendly key" contains the quiz/exam and solutions in printer-friendly format.

  • Quiz #1 - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #1 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Quiz #2 - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #2 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Quiz #3 - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #3 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Midterm Exam - 2002: [Interactive part I | Interactive part II] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Quiz #4 - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #4 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Quiz #5 - 2001: [Interactive part I | Interactive part II] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #5 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Quiz #6 - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Quiz #6 - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  
  
  • Final Exam - 2001: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]
  • Final Exam - 2002: [Interactive] [Printer-friendly] [Printer-friendly key]

   

If you have any questions or comments about the site or its contents, I encourage you to contact Dr. Brodsky at jbrodsky@pitt.edu. This site was made as a collaboration between Dr. Jeff Brodsky and Gabe Simon, primarily during the Fall of 2002. It is a presently a work in progress, however, all works contained herein are © 2003 Gabe Simon & Dr. Jeff Brodsky.