2.2: Course Contents at a Glance
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The following list shows a summary of the topics covered in this course. To see all of the course pages, visit the Table of Contents.
Module 1: The Process of Science
- Themes and Concepts of Biology
- The Process of Science
Module 2: The Chemical Foundation of Life
- Activity: Build an Atom
- The Building Blocks of Molecules
- Water
Module 3: Biological Macromolecules
- Biological Molecules
- Homeostasis
Module 4: Cell Structure and Function
- Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
- Eukaryotic Origins
Module 5: Cell Structure and Function: Cell Diversity
- Plant Cell Structure
- Animal Cell Structure
- Eukaryotic Cells
Module 6: Structure and Function of Plasma Membrane
- The Cell Membrane
- Passive Transport
- Active Transport
Module 7: Photosynthesis
- Overview of Photosynthesis
- The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
- The Calvin Cycle
Module 8: Cellular Respiration
- Energy and Metabolism
- Glycolysis
- Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- Fermentation
- Connections to Other Metabolic Pathways
Module 9: Genes and Proteins
- The Genetic Code
- Eukaryotic Transcription
- Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
Module 10: Genes and Chromosomes
- The Genome
Module 11: Cell Division and Cell Cycle
- Cell Division
- Cell Cycle With Cyclins and Checkpoints
- The Cell Cycle
- Control of the Cell Cycle
- Cancer and the Cell Cycle
- Prokaryotic Cell Division
- The Process of Meiosis
- Sexual Reproduction
Module 12: Genetics and Inheritance
- Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
- Characteristics and Traits
- Laws of Inheritance
- Chromosomal Basis of Inherited Disorders
Module 13: Evolution and Its Processes
- Population Genetics
- Population Evolution
- Adaptive Evolution
- Understanding Evolution
- Formation of New Species
- Reconnection and Rates of Speciation
- The Evolutionary History of the Animal Kingdom
- Animal Phylogeny
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