Bil 150 Lecture Outlines

Lecture Outlines (click on titles) Lecture # 1. Introduction Lecture # 2. Scientific Method Lecture # 3. Origins of Life Lecture # 5. Chemistry of Life Lecture # 8. Proteomics Lecture # 10. Cellular Organization Lecture # 12 Membranes Lecture # 13. Bioenergetics Lecture # 15. Photosynthesis Lecture # 16. Cell Reproduction Lecture # 17. Genetics Lecture # 20. Molecular Genetics Lecture # 24. Animal Form & Function

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Some Important Contemporary Issue in Biology:
Bioterrorism, Biowarfare, Avian flu pandemic [map], Embryonic stem cells,
Over population, Emergent diseases, & Global warming.

     A. Growth of the Earth's Population*.     click on arrow
                                             Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities:
                                                                                                  53.1 - Human Population Growth & Age Structure Pyramids.

B. ZOONOTIC & Other 21st Century EMERGENT Plagues. click on arrow
Discovery Video: chapter 19.3 - Emerging Diseases.

C. The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming. click on arrow
Doomsday Clock Campbell Concept Activities: 55.1 - Green House Effect.

  Lecture 2 : SCIENTIFIC METHOD*

         Scientific Societies*                                               Campbell - Mastering Biology Concept Activities:
              Levels of Biological Organization*                   1.1 - The Levels of Life Card Game.
                   Biological Classifications*                                  1.2 - Classifying Schemes.                                                                                                                            1.3 - How Does Acid Precipitation Affect Trees.
                                                                                                                           1.3 - An introduction to Graphing.

     "Beginnings hold an endless fascination for the inquiring mind."
                 David Deamer & Gail Fleischaker (1994), Origins of Life, Jones & Bartlett Publisher.
     "Biology belongs to one of the surprising sciences, where each rule must
       always be supplemented with several exceptions (except this rule, of course)".
                   Claus Emmeche (1994). The emerging science of artificial life. Princeton University Press.

                                              Central Biological Concepts & Principles you should acquire*

                                                                                             Scientific Method Outline - pdf handout

Lecture 3 : Life - Its Origins and Properties

The Unity of Life's Processes* Unity of Life outline - pdf handout

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities:
Investigation: 1.2 - How environment affects populations.
1.3 - Science, Technology, & Society: DDT.

Top 10 Characteristics of Living Systems*

                                                                                                       Properties of Life Outline - pdf handout
Origins of Life & Astrobiology

                Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities:
1.1 - Regulation: positive- negative feedback.
2.1 - How space rocks are analyzed for Life.

Lecture 5, 6 & 7 : Biological Organization & Chemistry of Life

Chemistry of Life (Inorganic)*

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - chapter 2 & 3:
2.2 - Structure of Atomic Nucleus, Electronic Arrangement, and Build an Atom,
2.3 - Covalent Bonds, Non-Polar & Polar Bonds, Ionic Bonds, and Hydrogen Bonds.
3.1 - Polarity of Water, 3.2 - Cohesion of Water, 3.3 - Dissociation & Water, Acids, Bases, pH.

Chemistry of Life (Organic)*

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - chapters 4 & 5:
4.2 - Diversity of Carbon Molecules & Isomers, 4.3 - Functional Groups,
5.1 - Polymers, 5.2 - Models of Glucose & Carbohydrates, 5.3 - Lipids,
5.4 - Protein Functions & Structure, 5.5 - Nucleic acids: Structure & Functions.

Chemistry outlines - pdf handouts
Organic Chemistry outlines - pdf handouts

Lecture 8 & 9: Proteomics

Proteins and Enzymes*

Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities - Chapters 1, 5 & 8:
Chapter 5.4 - Protein Functions & - Protein Structure.
Chapter 8.4 - How Enzymes Work.
Chapter - 1.2 - Regulation: Negative and Positive Feedback.
Chapter 1.3 - An introduction to Graphing.

Biology Labs Online - Activity - 8.4 - Enzyme lab.
      Lab Bench 8.4 - Enzyme Catalysis.
Investigation Activity - 8.4 - How is Rate of Enzyme Catalysis Measured.

protein & enzymes outlines - pdf handouts
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Lecture 10 & 11: Cellular Organization - Organelles/ Ultrastructure

           Cell Types - Procaryotes & Eucaryotes*
                                                                                                                       Chemical makeup - Procaryotes vs. Eucaryotes
                                                                                                                 &   Procaryotes vs. Eucaryotes - pdf handouts
                               Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities:
                                                                                          Chapter 1.1 - Comparing Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes.
                                                                                           Chapter 6.2 - Prokaryotic Cell Structure & Function.

            Major Cell Organelles*
Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities:
                                     Chapter 6.1 - Metric System Review & Size and Scale of Our World,
                                            6.2 - Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells & Build an Animal Cell and a Plant Cell,
                                            6.3 - Role of Nucleus-Ribosomes in Protein Synthesis, 6.4 - The Endomembrane System,
                                            6.5 - Build a Chloroplast and a Mitochondrion, 6.6 - Cilia and Flagella, 6.7 - Cell Junctions,
                                        & 6.7 - Reviews:   Plant and Animal Cell Structure and Function.

                       Mastering Biology BioFlix - Chapter 6:   Tour of an Animal Cell* & Tour of a Plant Cell*
                                                                                                          major cell organelles - pdf handouts
                                                                             Quick Review of Major Eukaryotic Cell Organelles

Lecture 12 : Membranes & Cell Communication

Membranes*

Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities:
Chapter 7.1 - Membrane Structure, 7.2 - Selective Permeability of Membranes,
7.3 - Diffusion, Osmosis, & Facilitated Diffusion,
7.4 - Active Transport, & 7.5 - Exocytosis and Endocytosis.

Cell Communication*

Campbell Mastering Biology Concept Activities: Chapters 11 & 45:
Chapter 11.1 - Overview of Cell Signaling, 11.2 - Reception,
11.4 - Cellular Responses, & 11.3 - Signal-Transduction Pathways, Build a Signal Pathway.
Investigation - 11.1 - How do Cells Communicate with Each Other.

Chapter 45.1 - Peptide Hormone Action & Steroid Hormone Action.

membrane & Cell communication pdf handouts
& cell communication pdf handouts

Lecture 13-14 : Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism

             Fundamentals of Cell Metabolism*                                        metabolism outlines - pdf handouts
                                                                                           Table free energy & Relation of reactants to products
                                                                           Free Energy Reaction (example) &   Example of Coupled Reaction
                                                                                                                         Structure of ATP &   ECB-cAMP

Campbell - Concept Activities - Chapter 8:
8.1 - Energy Transformations, 8.3 - The Structure of ATP,
8.3 - Chemical Reactions & ATP.

How Cells Make ATP*

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - Chapter 9:
9.1 - Overview of Cellular Respiration, 9.2 - Glycolysis, 9.5 - Fermentation,
9.3 - The Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle, and 9.4 - Electron Transport,
Investigation - Chapter 9.4 - How Rate of Respiration is Measured.
                       Mastering Biology BioFlix - Chapter 9:   Cellular Respiration*

Lecture : 15 Autotrophic Metabolism

Green Plant Photosynthesis*

Campbell Mastering Biology- Concept Activities - Chapter 10:
10.1 - Overview of Photosynthesis, 10.1 - The Sites of Photosynthesis,
10.2 - Light Energy and Pigments, 10.2 - The Light Reactions,
10.3 - The Calvin Cycle, 10.4 - Photosynthesis in Dry Climates.

Investigation - Chapter 10.2 - Paper Chromatography & Pigments.
Investigation 10.3 - How is rate of photosynthesis measured.

Mastering Biology BioFlix - Chapter 10: Photosynthesis*

Photosynthesis outline - pdf handouts

Lecture 16 : Asexual & Sexual Cell Reproduction

Cell Cycle, Mitosis & Meiosis*
Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - Chapter 12 & 46.
Chapter 46.1 - Video: Hydra Budding,
Chapter 12.1 - Roles of Cell Division, 12.2 - The Cell Cycle,
12.2 - Mitosis & Cytokinesis Animation, 12.2 - Mitosis and Cytokinesis Video,
and12.3 - Causes of Cancer.
Investigation 12.2 - How much time is spent in each phase of cell cycle.

Campbell Mastering Biologgy Concept Activities - Chapter 13.
13.1 - Asexual and Sexual Life Cycles, 13.3 - Meiosis Animation, & 13.4 - Origins of Genetic Variation,
Investigation 13.4 - How can the frequency of crossing over be estimated.

Mastering Biology BioFlix - Chapter 12 & 13: Mitosis* & Meiosis* .

mitosis-meiosis outlines - pdf handouts .

Lecture 17-19 : Mendelian & Human Genetics

Mendelian Genetics*
genetics outlines - pdf handouts

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - Chapter 14.
14.2 - Gregor's Garden, 14.1 - Monohybrid Cross,
14.1 - Dihybrid Cross, & 14.3 -Incomplete Dominance.
              Investigation: How do you Diagnose a Genetic Disorder?

Campbell Mastering Biology - Concept Activities - Chapter 15.
15.2 - Sex-Linked Genes and 15.3 - Linked Genes and Crossing Over.

Hardy-Weinberg*

Sex-linked Recessives & dog pedigrees & horse pedigrees & Hemophilia Pedigree

Lecture 20-23 : "Central Dogma of Molecular Biology"

Molecular Genetics* Molecular Genetics outlines - pdf handouts

Campbell mastering Biology - Concept Activities - Chapter 16 to 21:
Central Dogma - 16.1 - Hershey-Chase Experiment,

Biology 150

Principles of biology at cellular, genetic, organismal levels