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On July 12, 2025, HoneyBee228 and Akansha Khemka reviewed AP Biology genetics. HoneyBee228 summarized basic concepts, and Akansha Khemka then led a lesson covering meiosis, sexual life cycles, heredity, variation, genes, chromosomes, asexual vs. sexual reproduction, karyotypes, fertilization, mitosis vs. meiosis, and different sexual life cycle patterns in animals, plants, fungi, and protists. HoneyBee228 was assigned to review concept 10.2.

Akansha tutored HoneyBee228, reviewing photosynthesis and cellular respiration before diving into the cell cycle, covering mitosis, meiosis, and cell cycle checkpoints. They discussed the roles of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in cancer development. They plan to continue the discussion on density-dependent inhibition and cancer in the next session.

Akansha tutored HoneyBee228 on photosynthesis, covering its definition, location, and chemical equation, including the role of water splitting in oxygen production. They discussed light reactions, the Calvin cycle, the electromagnetic spectrum, pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids), and how spectrophotometers measure light absorption. Akansha explained Engelmann's experiment and linear electron flow, emphasizing the electron transport chain in the thylakoid membrane and the production of ATP and NADPH for the Calvin cycle. They plan to review the thylakoid membrane diagram in the next session.

Akansha Khemka tutored HoneyBee228 on cell respiration and fermentation, covering glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, redox reactions, and the electron transport chain. HoneyBee228 reviewed the steps of the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain. They agreed to continue with the chemiosmosis model in the next session and HoneyBee228 was assigned to review the covered steps.

On June 15, 2025, Akansha and Ramy discussed metabolism, covering topics from protein kinases to the energy of life, catabolism, anabolism, and bioenergetics. Akansha explained glutamine synthesis, highlighting ATP's role in phosphorylating glutamic acid and the function of enzymes in lowering activation energy. The transcript is computer-generated and may contain errors.

Akansha is teaching HoneyBee228 cell biology, covering membrane structure and transport (fluid mosaic model, membrane proteins, bulk transport), cell signaling (local/long-distance, reception, transduction, response), and intracellular receptors. They focus on G-protein coupled receptors, ligand-gated ion channels, signal transduction pathways involving phosphorylation/dephosphorylation, second messengers, and cellular responses affecting gene regulation. HoneyBee228 finds the material challenging and is encouraged to review.