Biology

course outline

• Chemistry of Life
  • 1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding
  • 1.2 Elements of Life
  • 1.3 Introduction to Macromolecules
  • 1.4 Carbohydrates
  • 1.5 Lipids
  • 1.6 Nucleic Acids
  • 1.7 Proteins
• Cells
  • 2.1 Cell Structure and Function
  • 2.2 Cell Size
  • 2.3 Plasma Membrane
  • 2.4 Membrane Permeability
  • 2.5 Membrane Transport
  • 2.6 Facilitated Diffusion
  • 2.7 Tonicity and Osmoregulation
  • 2.8 Mechanisms of Transport
  • 2.9 Cell Compartmentalization
  • 2.10 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization
• Cellular Energetics
  • 3.1 Enzymes
  • 3.2 Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function
  • 3.3 Cellular Energy
  • 3.4 Photosynthesis