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Class Descriptions
The Nature of Science
The Scientific Process
Presenting Data - Graphs and Tables
Writing for Science
Using Credible Sources
Atoms
Chemical Bonds
Water
Buffers, pH, Acids, and Bases
Absolutely Necessary Chemistry Summary
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Biological Macromolecule Practice Questions
What makes something living?
Levels of Organization
The Diversity of Life
The Plasma Membrane
Transport Across Membranes
Passive Transport: Diffusion
Passive Transport: Facilitated Transport
Passive Transport: Osmosis
Active Transport
How Cells Are Studied
Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
The Plasma Membrane and The Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
The Cytoskeleton
Flagella and Cilia
The Endomembrane System
The Nucleus
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Golgi Apparatus
Vesicles and Vacuoles, Lysosomes, and Peroxisomes
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
The Cell Wall
Extracellular matrix and intercellular junctions
The Production of a Protein
Summary Table of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells and Functions
Energy
Metabolic Pathways
Thermodynamics
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Free and Activation Energy
Enzymes
Feedback Inhibition in Metabolic Pathways
A Summary of Cell Communication
Types of Receptors
Types of signaling molecules
Propagation of the signal
Response to the signal
Energy in Living Systems
From Mouth to Molecule: Digestion
Metabolism
An overview of Cellular Respiration
Aerobic Respiration, Part 1: Glycolysis
Aerobic Respiration, Part 2: Oxidation of Pyruvate and The Citric Acid Cycle
Aerobic Respiration, Part 3: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Metabolism without Oxygen: Fermentation
Metabolism of molecules other than glucose
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration in Prokaryotes
Putting photosynthesis into context
The structure of the chloroplast
Light and Pigments
The Light-Dependent Reactions
The Light Independent Reactions (aka the Calvin Cycle)
Photosynthesis in Prokaryotes
How DNA is arranged in a cell
An Overview of DNA Replication
Prokaryotic Cell Division
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
Control of the Cell Cycle
Cancer and the cell cycle
DNA Structure
DNA organization inside a cell
Homologous Chromosomes and Sexual Reproduction
DNA Replication in Prokaryotes
DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
How Gene Mutations Occur
How do genes direct the production of proteins?
Introduction to Genetic Disorders
Do all mutations affect health and development?
Types of Mutations
Multifactorial Disorders and Genetic Predispositions
DNA Repair
Changes in Numbers of Genes or Chromosomes
Genetics and Statistics
The Genetic Code
Prokaryotic Transcription
Eukaryotic Transcription
Eukaryotic RNA Processing
Translation
Optional Section - Micropigs
Overview of Meiosis
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
Errors in Meiosis
Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Eukaryotic epigenetic regulation
Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation
Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Regulation
Eukaryotic Translational and Post-Translational Regulation
Cancer and Gene Regulation
Introduction to Genetics
Pedigrees and Punnett Squares
Black fur color: a dominant trait
Yellow fur color: a recessive trait
Epistasis: the relationship between black, brown, and yellow fur
Brindle color: partial dominance and epistasis
Incomplete dominance: when traits blend
White spotting: When there's more than two alleles
Hemophilia: a sex-linked disorder
Overall phenotypes: putting it all together
KIT - embryonic lethality
It's not all in the genes - the effect of environment
Pleiotropy - one gene affects more than one trait
Mendelian Genetics
Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity
Phenotypes and Genotypes
Monohybrid Cross and the Punnett Square
Laws of Inheritance
Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
Multiple Alleles
Sex-Linked Traits
Linked Genes Violate the Law of Independent Assortment
Epistasis
DNA Isolation, Gel Electrophoresis, and PCR
Cloning
Genetic Engineering
Mapping Genomes
Applying Genomics
Proteomics
Whole Genome Sequencing
Evidence of Evolution
Speciation
Formation of New Species
Population Evolution
Population Genetics
Adaptive Evolution
Organizing Life on Earth
Determining Evolutionary Relationships
Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
The Scope of Ecology
Biogeography
Terrestrial Biomes
Aquatic Biomes
Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change
Population Demography
Population Dynamics and Regulation
Life Histories and Natural Selection
Environmental Limits to Population Growth
Human Population Growth
Community Ecology
Behavioral Biology: Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior
Ecology of Ecosystems
Energy Flow through Ecosystems
Biogeochemical Cycles
The Biodiversity Crisis
The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life
Threats to Biodiversity
Preserving Biodiversity
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