BIO 1001 POWERPOINT LECTURES
Unit 1:
What Is Life?
8/21/07 – Introduction: characteristics of living things, evolution, natural selection, levels of biological organization
8/22/07
- Biological
classification: binomial nomenclature, 3 domain/6 kingdom
classification system, prokaryotes v. eukaryotes, the tree of life, lifestyles
of organisms in the 6 kingdoms
8/22/07 - The Nature of Science: scientific principles, scientific terminology, scientific method, controlled experiments, limitations of science, why ID isn’t science
Examples
of historically significant science: disproving spontaneous generation
and showing that DNA is the genetic material
8/28/07 - General Chemistry: atoms, elements, molecules, chemical bonds, water’s relevance to living things
End
of Test 1 Material
9/4/07 - Organic Chemistry: the significance of carbon, variability of organic molecules, four classes of organic macromolecules (structure, functions, examples)
9/4/07 - Cellular Membranes: plasma membrane, intracellular membranes, moving substances across membranes, cell walls
9/11/07 - Lifestyles of Members of the 6 Kingdoms
9/18/07 - Cells: cell parts
End
of Test 2 Material
9/25/07 - Evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes: early earth; the evolution of anaerobic, photosynthetic, and aerobic prokaryotes; how bacteria changed the atmosphere; the evolution of eukaryotes and the endosymbiotic theory (worksheet and “The Domains of Life” video, program 1 (QR75 .D65 1999x .VID)
10/2/07 - Energy Metabolism: types of energy, 2 Laws of Thermodynamics, exergonic and endergonic chemical reactions, energy coupled reactions, role of ATP in cells, cellular metabolism, and enzymes (structure, function, EA, factors affecting enzyme structure/function)
(2 assignments on enzymes due next Tues.)
10/9/07 – Photosynthesis: overall chemical reaction, organisms that do photosynthesis and role in ecosystem, chloroplast structures, pigments, gas exchange in leaves, water and sucrose transport in plant vascular tissues, light- dependent and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis, and roles of electron transport chain, hydrogen ion gradient, and ATP synthase in ATP production.
“The Hunt for mtDNA” – in class exercise
End
of Test 3 Material
10/16/07 – Harvesting Energy from Glucose: glycolysis, anaerobic processes (alcoholic and lactate fermentation), aerobic processes (cellular respiration), parts of mitochondria, 3 steps of aerobic respiration (acetyl CoA formation, Krebs cycle, electron transport chain), human cardio-pulmonary system, glucose absorption, blood sugar regulation (insulin, glucagon, diabetes)
10/23/07 - Ecology: study of interactions of organisms with environment and each other; levels of biological organization; nutrient cycling, energy flow, and food chains/webs; energy pyramids; impacts of eating meat; nitrogen fixation; Human Impacts on the Environment: acid rain, global warming, eutrophication, and biological magnification of toxins
End
of Test 4 Material
UNIT
4: Reproduction and Inheritance
10/30/07 – DNA Replication: DNA structure; DNA replication – enzymes involved, semiconservative
10/30/07 – Cellular Reproduction: Asexual v. sexual reproduction; prokaryotic binary fission; eukaryotic chromosomal divisions – mitosis and meiosis; eukaryotic cell cycle; chromosome structure – single v. duplicated, homologous autosomes, sex chromosomes; crossing over
10/31/07 - Genetic Testing: gender testing computer problem, video on issues related to genetic testing
11/6/07 – Human Reproduction: gametogenesis – spermatogenesis, oogenesis; male/female reproductive systems; chromosome nondisjunction – Down syndrome, errors in sex chromosome number; X v. Y; fetal testing – amniocentesis, CVS
11/13/07 - Gene Expression: transcription and translation; mutations (causes, types, effects)
End
of Test 5 material
11/27/07 – Cancer: mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; normal v. cancer cells; metastasis; angiogenesis; radiation and chemotherapy
11/27/07 – Patterns of Inheritance: Mendel; genes, alleles, chromosomes, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant and recessive traits, genotype, phenotype; autosomal v. sex-linked crosses; reciprocal crosses; other patterns of inheritance – codominance (ABO blood type), incomplete dominance (snapdragons, sickle cell), pleiotropy (sickle cell), polygenic (human height, hair and skin color), sex-influenced (male pattern baldness, development of secondary sex char.), environmental influence (temperature-Siamese cat, nutrition-height, stimulation-brain development)
12/4/07 –
Evolution: Definitions,
evidence,