Introduction to Biology
Characteristics of Life
Life's Organizational Hierarchy
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- Thermal
Properties of Water- The Universal Solvent
pH Scale
Carbon
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
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
Redox Reactions
Introduction to Cellular Respiration
Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Chemiosmosis
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Introduction to Photosynthesis
Stages of Photosynthesis
Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
Calvin Cycle
Review of Photosynthesis
Introduction to Cell Signaling
Types of Cell Signaling
Introduction to Cell Division
Introduction to the Cell Cycle
Interphase
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
Non-Mendelian Genetics
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
DNA Repair
Telomeres
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
Review of Transcription vs. Translation