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Biology: Introduction, Unifying Themes, and the Study of Life

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Introduction to Biology

Characteristics of Life

Life's Organizational Hierarchy

Scientific Method

Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter

Isotopes

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

Covalent Bonds

Ionic Bonding

Hydrogen Bonding

Introduction to Water

Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion

Properties of Water- Density

Properties of Water- Thermal

Properties of Water- The Universal Solvent

Acids and Bases

pH Scale

Carbon

Functional Groups

Introduction to Biomolecules

Monomers & Polymers

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Lipids

Microscopes

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Endomembrane System: Protein Secretion

Endomembrane System: Digestive Organelles

Mitochondria & Chloroplasts

Introduction to the Cytoskeleton

Cell Junctions

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

Endocytosis and Exocytosis

Introduction to Energy

Laws of Thermodynamics

Chemical Reactions

ATP

Enzymes

Enzyme Activation Energy

Enzyme Binding Factors

Enzyme Inhibition

Introduction to Metabolism

Negative & Positive Feedback