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    Antibody Binding
    This module introduces the Scatchard equation in the context of understanding antigen binding and the properties of antigens. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationshyperbolic equationsCellular Processes

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    Body Size Constraints in Xylem Feeding Insects: Allometric Relationships
    This module introduces body size constraints of xylem-feeding insects in the context of understanding allometric relationships. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: allometryRatiosexponential equationslogarithmic equationsGenetics and Evolution

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    Cardiac Output
    This module introduces Fick's principle in the context of understanding the cardiac output. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear regressionproportionslinear equationsOpenStaxAnimal Physiology

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    Cell Aggregation and Sphere Packing
    This module introduces the calculation of packing density in the context of understanding cell aggregation and arrangement. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosGeometryInequalitiesCell StructureCell GrowthCell AggregationSphere Packing

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    Cell Division and the Presence of a Growth Factor
    This module introduces exponential growth, the Michaelis-Menten, and Lineweaver-Burk equations in the context of understanding how growth factors influence cell division. It is intended for an...

    Keywords: exponential equationshyperbolic equationsCell StructureCell Growthgrowth factor

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    Chemoreception
    This module introduces the probability of cell and molecule collisions in the context of understanding chemoreception. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationshyperbolic equationsCellular ProcessesChemoreception

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    Coordinating Photosynthetic Activity: Circadian Rhythms
    This module introduces circadian rhythms in the context of understanding the ability of organisms to measure time. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: plant physiologyTrigonometrysine waves

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    Diffusion Through a Cell Membrane
    This module introduces rates of diffusion in the context of understanding simple and facilitated diffusion through the cell membrane. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationscalculushyperbolic equationsCellular Processesrates of change

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    Diversity Indices: Shannon's H and E
    This module introduces Shannon's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ecologydiversityFunctionsOpenStaxdiversity index

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    Diversity Indices: Simpson's D and E
    This module introduces Simpson's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ecologydiversityFunctionsOpenStaxdiversity index

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    DNA and Knot Theory
    This module introduces knot theory in the context of understanding the packing of DNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: DNAGenetic InformationTopologyKnot Theory

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    Enzymes and the Rate of Chemical Reactions
    This module introduces rates of reactions in the context of understanding how enzymes affect chemical reactions. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: calculushyperbolic equationsCellular Processesrates of change

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    Estimating Tree Heights: Right Triangle Trigonometry
    This module introduces basic trigonometry calculations in the context of understanding tree height calculations. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: ecologyTrigonometryTrigonometric Functions

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    Half Life of mRNA
    This module introduces exponential growth and decay in the context of understanding the stability of mRNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: exponential equationsGenetic Informationlogarithmic equationshalf-lifemRNA

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    Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
    This module introduces the Hardy-Weinberg model in the context of understanding the population's genotype and allele frequencies. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: genotypeallelesGenetics and EvolutionFrequenciesHardy-Weinberg model

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    Hemoglobin Evolution
    This module introduces equations describing blood viscosity and oxygen transport in the context of understanding the evolution of red blood cells. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: calculushyperbolic equationsAnimal Physiologyparabolic equationsmaxima

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    Interspecific Competition: the Lotka-Volterra Model
    This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra Model in the context of understanding interspecific competition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: differential equationsecologyLotka-Volterrainterspecific interactionsstate-space graphs

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    Lung Capacity and Rhythms in Breathing
    This module introduces rhythmic inhaling and exhaling in the context of understanding trigonometry and sine waves. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: Trigonometrysine wavesAnimal Physiology

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    Maintaining Cellular Conditions: pH and Buffers
    This module introduces the chemical reactions related to pH in the context of understanding how acidity can affect both the structure and chemical reactivity of cellular molecules. It is intended...

    Keywords: ExponentsLogarithmsRatiosCellular Processes

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    Maintenance of Cell Shape
    This module introduces an equation to calculate roundness in the context of understanding how myosin contributes to cell shape. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: AlgebraCell StructureCell Growthbar chart

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