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BIO-157 Fundamentals of Biology: Course Syllabus and Study Guide

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Introduction to Biology

Scientific Method

Experimental Design

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

Acids and Bases

pH Scale

Carbon

Functional Groups

Introduction to Biomolecules

Monomers & Polymers

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Microscopes

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

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

Pyruvate Oxidation

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Chemiosmosis

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Introduction to Photosynthesis

Leaf & Chloroplast Anatomy

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Pigments of Photosynthesis

Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Calvin Cycle

The Griffith Experiment

The Hershey-Chase Experiment

Chargaff's Rules

Discovering the Structure of DNA

Meselson-Stahl Experiment

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

Post-Translational Modification

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

Viruses

Introduction to DNA-Based Technology

Introduction to DNA Cloning

Steps to DNA Cloning

Introduction to Polymerase Chain Reaction

The Steps of PCR

Gel Electrophoresis

DNA Fingerprinting

Introduction to DNA Sequencing

Dideoxy Sequencing