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BIOL 1408 Course Guide

Biology for Non-Science Majors I

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Assigned Readings & Additional Resources

Chapter 1. Biology: The Science of Life

1.1  The Characteristics of Life
1.2  Evolution: The Core Concept of Biology
1.3  Science: A Way of Knowing
1.4  Challenges Facing Science

 

Concepts of Biology textbook  Concepts of Biology is a textbook by OpenStax licensed under CC BY 4.0  Free to access or download.

 

Chapter 2. The Chemical Basis of Life

2.1  Atoms and Atomic Bonds
2.2  Water's Importance to Life
2.3  Acids & Bases

 

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Chapter 3. The Organic Molecules of Life

3.1  Organic Molecules
3.2  The Biological Molecules of Cells

 

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Chapter 4. Inside the Cell

4.1  Cells Under the Microscope
4.2  The Plasma Membrane
4.3  The Two Main Types of Cells
4.4  Eukaryotic Cells
4.5  Outside the Eukaryotic Cell

 

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Chapter 5. The Dynamic Cell

5.1  What is Energy
5.2  ATP: Energy for Cells
5.3  Metabolic Pathways and Enzymes
5.4  Cell Transport

 

Biology Book by OpenStax   Biology 2e is a textbook by OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (See  Ch 6. Metabolism). Free to access.

 

 

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Chapter 6. Energy for Life

6.1  Overview of Photosynthesis
6.2  The Light Reactions--Harvesting Energy
6.3  The Calvin Cycle Reactions--Making Sugars
6.4  Variations in Photosynthesis

 

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Chapter 7. Energy for Cells

7.1  Cellular Respiration
7.2  Outside the Mitochondria: Glycolysis
7.3  Outside the Mitochondria: Fermentation
7.4  Inside the Mitochondria
7.5  Metabolic Fate of Food

 

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Chapter 8. Cellular Reproduction

8.1  The Basics of Cellular Reproduction
8.2  The Cell Cycle: Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis
8.3  The Cell Cycle Control System
8.4  The Cell Cycle and Cancer
8.5  Characteristics of Cancer

 

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Chapter 9. Meiosis and the Genetic Basis of Sexual Reproduction

9.1  An Overview of Meiosis
9.2  The Phases of Meiosis
9.3  Meiosis Compared with Mitosis
9.4  Changes in Chromosome Number

 

 

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Chapter 10. Patterns of Inheritance

10.1.  Mendel's Laws
10.2  Mendel's Laws Apply to Humans
10.3  Beyond Mendel's Laws
10.4  Sex-Linked Inheritance

 

 

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Chapter 11. DNA Biology

11.1  DNA and RNA Structure and Function
11.2  Gene Expression
11.3  Gene Regulation

 

 

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Chapter 12. Biotechnology and Genomics

12.1  Biotechnology
12.2  Stem Cells and Cloning
12.3  Biotechnology Products
12.4  Genomics and Proteomics

 

 

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Chapter 13. Genetic Counseling

13.1  Gene Mutations
13.2  Chromosomal Mutations
13.3  Genetic Testing
13.4  Gene Therapy

 

Chapter 14.  Darwin and Evolution

14.1  Darwin's Theory of Evolution
14.2  Evidence of Evolutionary Change

 

 

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Chapter 15. Evolution on a Small Scale

15.1  Natural Selection
15.2  Microevolution

 

 

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Chapter 16. Evolution on a Large Scale

16.1  Speciation and Macroevolution
16.2  The Fossil Record
16.3  Systematics

 

 

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