General Biology Lecture Notes

SECTION I: THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Science, Uncertainty, and The Scientific Method
Introduction to Biology

SECTION II: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Basic Chemistry
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

SECTION III: THE MICROSCOPE AND THE CELL
The Microscope
The Cell

SECTION IV: BIOENERGETICS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Bioenergetics
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration

SECTION V: BIOSYNTHESIS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND BIOETHICS
Biosynthesis
Biotechnology and Bioethics

SECTION VI: CELL REPRODUCTION, AND REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Chromosome Structure
Cell Reproduction
Gametogenesis
Reproduction and Development

SECTION VII: MENDELIAN GENETICS AND INHERITANCE
Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance
Exceptions to Mendel’s Laws

SECTION VIII: CLASSIFICATION, SYSTEMATICS, AND BIODIVERSITY
Biosystematics
The Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
The Classification of Life

SECTION IX: EVOLUTION, HISTORY AND THEORY, AND GEOLOGIC TIME
Evolutionary History
Evolutionary Theory
The Geologic Time Scale

SECTION X: ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Ecology
Population Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
The Environment
Human Impact on the Environment