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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Biology

1.1: Introduction to Biological Inquiry

1.2: Biological Systems and Water

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Basic Chemistry

2.1: Atoms and Molecules

2.2: Thermodynamics

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Biological Molecules

3.1: Water and Organic Molecules

3.2: Acids and Bases

3.3: Biological Macromolecules

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Cells and Cell Membranes

4.1: Cellular Organization and Organelles

4.2: The Cell or Plasma Membrane

4.3: Membranes, Lipids, and the Fluid Mosaic Model

4.4: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport

4.5: Transporting Signal Molecules across the Plasma Membrane

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Enzymes, Metabolism, Cellular Respiration

5.1: Energy and Thermodynamics

5.2: Metabolic Pathways, Enzymes, and Regulation

5.3: The Role of Cellular Respiration, Energy, and ATP

5.4: Glycolysis

5.5: The Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle)

5.6: Oxidative Phosphorylation: Electron Transport Chain and Chemiosmosis

5.7: Anaerobic Cellular Respiration: Fermentation

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Photosynthesis

6.1: Overview of Photosynthesis

6.2: Photosynthesis and Photorespiration

6.3: C-4 and CAM Photosynthesis

6.4: The Carbon Cycle

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis

7.1: DNA and RNA

7.2: Cell Division

Unit 7 Assessment

Unit 8: Cellular Reproduction: Meiosis

8.1: Cell Division, Meiosis, and Sexual Reproduction

8.2: Chromosomes, Chromatids, and Chromatin

Unit 8 Assessment

Unit 9: Mendelian Genetics and Chromosomes

9.1: Introduction to Genetics

9.2: Heredity

Unit 9 Assessment

Unit 10: Gene Expression

10.1: DNA Replication and Synthesis

10.2: DNA Transcription

10.3: Translation and Synthesis

10.4: Regulating Gene Expression

10.5: Using DNA Technology

Unit 10 Assessment

Study Guide

Certificate Final Exam

Saylor Direct Credit

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