Power point: 01_BIOL_150_Ch1_Study_of_Life.pptx
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Concept 1.1: The Science of Biology
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Concept 1.2: Themes and Concepts of Biology
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Annenberg Learner Reading Material to understand the Archea Bacteria domains (Click here)
Power point: 02_BIOL_150_Ch2_The_Chemical_Foundation_of_Life.pptx
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General help on basic chemistry
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Concept 2.1: Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks
The Atom
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Chemical Bonding
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Electronegativity
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Energy shells & Orbitals
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Emergent Properties of Water
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Power point: 03_BIOL_150_Ch3_Biological_Molecules.pptx
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Concept 3.1: Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
Concept 3.2: Carbohydrates
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Concept 3.3: Lipids
Concept 3.4: Proteins
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Concept 3.5: Nucleic Acids
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Power point: 04_OpenStax_Biology_Majors_CH04.pptx
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Concept 4.1: Studying Cells
Concept 4.2: Prokaryotic Cells
Concept 4.3: Eukaryotic Cells
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Concept 4.4: The Endomembrane System and Proteins
Concept 4.5: The Cytoskeleton
Concept 4.6: Connections Between Cells and Cellular Activities
Power point: 05_BIOL_150_Ch5_Membranes.pptx
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Concept 5.1: Components and Structure
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Concept 5.2: Passive Transport
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Concept 5.3: Active Transport
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Concept 5.4: Bulk Transport
Power point: 06_BIOL_150_Ch_6_Metabolism.pptx
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Concept 6.1: Energy and Metabolism
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Concept 6.2: Potential, Kinetic, Free, and Activation Energy
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Concept 6.3: The Laws of Thermodynamics
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Concept 6.4: ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
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Concept 6.5: Enzymes
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Power point: 07_BIOL_150_Ch_7_Cellular_Respiration.pptx
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Concept 7.1: Energy in Living Systems
Concept 7.2: Glycolysis
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Concept 7.3: Oxydation of Pyruvate and the Citric Acid Cycle
Concept 7.4: Oxydative Phosphorylation
Concept 7.5: Metabolism Without Oxygen
Concept 7.6: Connections of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Lipid Metabolic Pathways
Concept 7.7: Regulation of Cellular Respiration
Power point: 08_BIOL_150_Ch_8_Photosynthesis.pptx
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Concept 8.1: Overview of Photosynthesis
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Concept 8.2: The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
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Concept 8.3: Using Light Energy to Make Organic Molecules
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Power point: 10_BIOL_150_Ch_10_Cell_Reproduction.pptx
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Concept 10.1: Cell Division
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Concept 10.2: The Cell Cycle
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Concept 10.3: Control of the Cell Cycle
Concept 10.4: Cancer and the Cell Cycle
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Concept 10.5: Prokaryotic Cell Division
Power point: 11_BIOL_150_Ch_11_Meiosis.pptx
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Concept 11.1: The Process of Meiosis
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Concept 11.2: Sexual Reproduction
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Power point: 12_BIOL_150_Ch_12_Mendel_Experiments_and_Heredity.pptx
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Concept 12.1: Mendel's Experiments and the Laws of Probability
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Concept 12.2: Characteristics and Traits
Concept 12.3: Laws of Inheritance
Power point: 13_BIOL_150_Ch_13_Modern_understanding_of_ inheritance.pptx
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Concept 13.1: Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage
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Concept 13.2: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Disorders
Power point: 14_BIOL_150_Ch_14_DNA_Structure_and_Function.pptx
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Concept 14.1: Historical Basis of Modern Understanding
Concept 14.2: DNA Structure and Sequencing
Concept 14.3: Basics of DNA Replication
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Concept 14.4: DNA Replication in Prokaryotes
Concept 14.5: DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
Concept 14.6: DNA Repairs
Power point: 15_BIOL_150_Ch_15_Genes_and_prots.pptx
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Concept 15.1: The Genetic Code
Concept 15.2: Prokaryotic Transcription
Concept 15.3: Eukaryotic Transcription
Concept 15.4: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
Concept 15.5: Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
Power point: 16_BIOL_150_Ch16_Regulation_of_Gene_expression.pptx
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Concept 16.1: Regulation of Gene Expression
Concept 16.2: Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
Concept 16.3: Eukaryotic Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Concept 16.4: Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation
Concept 16.5: Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation
Concept 16.6: Eukaryotic Translational and Post-Tranlational Gene Regulation
Concept 16.7: Cancer and Gene Regulation