🌿 Concepts of Biology for Non-Science Majors

1.2

The Process of Science

Unit 2 - Chemistry of Life

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2.1

The Building Blocks of Molecules

2.2

Water

2.3

Biological Molecules

Unit 3 - Cell Structure and Function

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3.1

How Cells Are Studied

3.2

Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

3.3

Eukaryotic Cells

3.4

The Cell Membrane

3.5

Passive Transport

3.6

Active Transport

Unit 4 - How Cells Obtain Energy

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4.1

Energy and Metabolism

4.2

Glycolysis

4.3

Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation

4.4

Fermentation

4.5

Connections to Other Metabolic Pathways

Unit 5 - Photosynthesis

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5.1

Overview of Photosynthesis

5.2

The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis

5.3

The Calvin Cycle

Unit 6 - Reproduction at the Cellular Level

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6.1

The Genome

6.2

The Cell Cycle

6.3

Cancer and the Cell Cycle

6.4

Prokaryotic Cell Division

Unit 7 - The Cellular Basis of Inheritance

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7.1

Sexual Reproduction

7.2

Meiosis

7.3

Variations in Meiosis

Unit 8 - Patterns of Inheritance

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8.1

Mendel’s Experiments

8.2

Laws of Inheritance

8.3

Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance

Unit 9 - Molecular Biology

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9.1

The Structure of DNA

9.2

DNA Replication

9.3

Transcription

9.4

Translation

9.5

How Genes Are Regulated

Unit 10 - Biotechnology

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10.1

Cloning and Genetic Engineering

10.2

Biotechnology in Medicine and Agriculture

10.3

Genomics and Proteomics

Unit 11 - Evolution and Its Processes

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11.1

Discovering How Populations Change

11.2

Mechanisms of Evolution

11.3

Evidence of Evolution

11.4

Speciation

11.5

Common Misconceptions about Evolution

Unit 12 - Diversity of Life

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12.1

Organizing Life on Earth

12.2

Determining Evolutionary Relationships

Unit 13 - Diversity of Microbes, Fungi, and Protists

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13.1

Prokaryotic Diversity

13.2

Eukaryotic Origins

13.3

Protists

13.4

Fungi

Unit 14 - Diversity of Plants

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14.1

The Plant Kingdom

14.2

Seedless Plants

14.3

Seed Plants: Gymnosperms

14.4

Seed Plants: Angiosperms

Unit 15 - Diversity of Animals

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15.1

Features of the Animal Kingdom

15.2

Sponges and Cnidarians

15.3

Flatworms, Nematodes, and Arthropods

15.4

Mollusks and Annelids

15.5

Echinoderms and Chordates

15.6

Vertebrates

Unit 16 - The Body’s Systems

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16.1

Homeostasis and Osmoregulation

16.2

Digestive System

16.3

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems

16.4

Endocrine System

16.5

Musculoskeletal System

16.6

Nervous System

Unit 17 - The Immune System and Disease

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17.1

Viruses

17.2

Innate Immunity

17.3

Adaptive Immunity

17.4

Disruptions in the Immune System

Unit 18 - Animal Reproduction and Development

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18.1

How Animals Reproduce

18.2

Development and Organogenesis

18.3

Human Reproduction

Unit 19 - Population and Community Ecology

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19.1

Population Demographics and Dynamics

19.2

Population Growth and Regulation

19.3

The Human Population

19.4

Community Ecology

Unit 20 - Ecosystems and the Biosphere

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20.1

Energy Flow through Ecosystems

20.2

Biogeochemical Cycles

20.3

Terrestrial Biomes

20.4

Aquatic and Marine Biomes

Unit 21 - Conservation and Biodiversity

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21.1

Importance of Biodiversity

21.2

Threats to Biodiversity

21.3

Preserving Biodiversity