Principles of Biology I: 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: MICROSCOPES AND CELLS

The Microscope

The Cell

SECTION IV: BIOENERGETICS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Bioenergetics

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration (Aerobic Respiration)

Fermentation (Anaerobic 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

Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance

Exceptions to Mendel’s Laws

SECTION VIII: BIOSYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION

Biosystematics

Evolutionary History

Evolutionary Theory

The Geologic Time Scale

SECTION IX: ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Ecology

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystem Ecology

The Environment

Human Impact on the Environment