Introduction to Biology
Characteristics of Life
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter
Isotopes
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion
Properties of Water- Thermal
Acids and Bases
pH Scale
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
Introduction to the Cytoskeleton
Biological Membranes
Types of Membrane Proteins
Concentration Gradients and Diffusion
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Passive vs. Active Transport
Osmosis
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Introduction to Energy
Chemical Reactions
Enzymes
Enzyme Activation Energy
Enzyme Inhibition
Introduction to Metabolism
Redox Reactions
Introduction to Cellular Respiration
Types of Phosphorylation
Glycolysis
Pyruvate Oxidation
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Chemiosmosis
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Introduction to Photosynthesis
Leaf & Chloroplast Anatomy
Pigments of Photosynthesis
Stages of Photosynthesis
Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
Calvin Cycle
Introduction to Cell Division
Introduction to the Cell Cycle
Interphase
Phases of Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Genes & Alleles
Life Cycle of Sexual Reproducers
Introduction to Meiosis
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Mitosis & Meiosis Review
Introduction to Mendel's Experiments
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Punnett Squares
Mendel's Experiments
Mendel's Laws
Monohybrid Crosses
Sex-Linked Inheritance
The Griffith Experiment
The Hershey-Chase Experiment
Chargaff's Rules
Discovering the Structure of DNA
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Steps of DNA Replication
Central Dogma
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Types of RNA
Genetic Code
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation