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Biology 115: Organismal Form and Function – Syllabus Study Guide

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Introduction to Biology

Characteristics of Life

Life's Organizational Hierarchy

Natural Selection and Evolution

Introduction to Taxonomy

Introduction to Metabolism

Introduction to Energy

Laws of Thermodynamics

Chemical Reactions

ATP

Enzymes

Introduction to Photosynthesis

Stages of Photosynthesis

Introduction to Cellular Respiration

Glycolysis

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Chemiosmosis

Review of Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Endomembrane System: Protein Secretion

Endomembrane System: Digestive Organelles

Mitochondria & Chloroplasts

Endosymbiotic Theory

Introduction to the Cytoskeleton

Biological Membranes

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Passive vs. Active Transport

Osmosis

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

Active Transport

Endocytosis and Exocytosis

Introduction to Cell Division

Introduction to the Cell Cycle

Phases of Mitosis

Cytokinesis

Cell Cycle Regulation

Cancer

Genes & Alleles

Homologous Chromosomes

Life Cycle of Sexual Reproducers

Introduction to Meiosis

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Mitosis & Meiosis Review

Genetic Variation During Meiosis

Introduction to Mendel's Experiments

Genotype vs. Phenotype

Punnett Squares

Mendel's Experiments

Mendel's Laws

Monohybrid Crosses

Test Crosses

Dihybrid Crosses

Punnett Square Probability

Incomplete Dominance vs. Codominance

Epistasis

Non-Mendelian Genetics

Pedigrees

Autosomal Inheritance

Sex-Linked Inheritance

X-Inactivation

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Steps of Transcription

Eukaryotic RNA Processing and Splicing

Introduction to Types of RNA

Genetic Code

Introduction to Translation

Steps of Translation

Post-Translational Modification

Review of Transcription vs. Translation

Mutations

Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression

Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons

The Lac Operon

Glucose's Impact on Lac Operon

The Trp Operon

Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon

Introduction to Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

Eukaryotic Chromatin Modifications

Eukaryotic Transcriptional Control

Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Regulation

Eukaryotic Post-Translational Regulation

Developmental Biology

Animal Development

Plant Development

Viruses

Introduction to Ecology

Introduction to Community Ecology

Introduction to Community Interactions

Community Interactions: Competition (-/-)

Community Interactions: Exploitation (+/-)

Community Interactions: Mutualism (+/+) & Commensalism (+/0)

Community Structure

Community Dynamics

Geographic Impact on Communities

Introduction to Ecosystems

Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

Making Sense of Ecosystem Production & Efficiency

Energy & Biomass Pyramids

Factors Impacting Primary Production

Biogeochemical Cycles

Conservation Biology