Biology 113 Lectures
© Stephen T. Abedon
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last updated on Thursday, January 21, 1999

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Biology 113 Lecture Text

lecture text ---

Campbell, N. A. (1996). Biology. Fourth edition. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. Menlo Park, California.

chapters ---

  1. Introduction: Themes in the study of life
  2. The chemical context of life
  3. Water and the fitness of the environment
  4. Carbon and the molecular diversity of life
  5. The Structure and function of macromolecules
  6. An introduction to metabolism
  7. A tour of the cell
  8. Membrane structure and function
  9. Cellular repiration: Harvesting chemical energy
  10. Photosynthesis
  11. The reproduction of cells
  12. Meiosis and sexual life cycles
  13. Mendel and the gene idea
  14. The chromosomal basis of inheritance
  15. The molecular basis of inheritance
  16. From gene to protein
  17. Microbial models: The genetics of viruses and bacteria
  18. Genome organization and expression in eukaryotes
  19. DNA technology

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Biology 113 Lectures

introduction: themes in the study of life (ch. 1) ---

lectures:

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 how to succeed at science optional
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 introduction to major's biology optional
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 STA biology FAQs optional
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 biology 113/114 FAQs optional
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 doing science optional
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 brief introduction to biology questions, optional

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the chemical context of life (ch. 2) ---

assignment:

Read Chapter.

lectures:

2
 the chemical context of life PRESENTED
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 origin of the universe questions, optional
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 history of earth questions, optional

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water and the fitness of the environment (ch. 3) ---

assignment:

Read Chapter.

lectures:

3
 water and the fitness of the environment PRESENTED
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 water questions, optional

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carbon and the molecular diversity of life (ch. 4) ---

lectures:

4
 carbon and the molecular diversity of life PRESENTED
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 organic chemistry primer questions, optional

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the structure and function of macromolecules (ch. 5) ---

lectures:

5,6
 the structure and function of macromolecules PRESENTED
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 carbohydrates questions, optional
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 glucose model questions, optional
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 lipids questions, optional
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 proteins questions, optional
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 nucleic acids questions, optional

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an introduction to metabolism (ch. 6) ---

lectures:

7,8
 an introduction to metabolism PRESENTED
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 biochemistry questions, optional
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 enzymes questions, optional

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a tour of the cell (ch. 7) ---

lectures:

9,10
 a tour of the cell PRESENTED
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 eucaryotic cellular anatomy questions, optional
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 endomembrane system questions, optional
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 procaryotic cell walls and membranes questions, optional
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 procaryotic cytoplasmic organelles questions, optional

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membrane structure and function (ch. 8) ---

lectures:

11,14
 membrane structure and function PRESENTED
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 membranes questions, optional
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 osmosis questions, optional
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 transport across membranes questions, optional

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cellular respiration: harvesting chemical energy (ch. 9) ---

lectures:

15,16
 cellular respiration: harvesting chemical energy PRESENTED
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 energetics of life questions, optional
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 glycolysis and fermentation questions, optional
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 glycolysis in detail questions, optional
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 cellular respiration questions, optional

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photosynthesis (ch. 10) ---

lectures:

17
 photosynthesis PRESENTED
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 photosynthesis questions, optional

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the reproduction of cells (ch. 11) ---

lectures:

18,19
 the reproduction of cells PRESENTED
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 cancer supplement optional
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 mitosis questions, optional

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meiosis and sexual life cycles (ch. 12) ---

lectures:

20,21
 meiosis and sexual life cycles PRESENTED
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 meiosis questions, optional

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Mendel and the gene idea (ch. 13) ---

lectures:

22,23,26
 Mendel and the gene idea PRESENTED
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 genetics questions, optional
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 Mendelian genetics problems questions, optional
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 pedigree analysis questions, optional
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 pedigree analysis problems questions, optional

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the chromosomal basis of inheritance (ch. 14) ---

lectures:

27,28
 the chromosomal basis of inheritance PRESENTED

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the molecular basis of inheritance (ch. 15) ---

lectures:

30,31
 the molecular basis of inheritance PRESENTED
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 DNA replication questions, optional
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 mutation questions, optional

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from gene to protein (ch. 16) ---

lectures:

32,33
 from gene to protein PRESENTED
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 transcription and translation questions, optional
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 control of gene expression questions, optional

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microbial models: the genetics of viruses and bacteria (ch. 17) ---

lectures:

34,35
 microbial models: the genetics of viruses and bacteria PRESENTED
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 virus particles questions, optional
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 virus growth questions, optional
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 bacteria questions, optional
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 control of gene expression questions, optional

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genome organization and expression in eukaryotes (ch. 18) ---

lectures:

38
 genome organization and expression in eukaryotes PRESENTED

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DNA technology (ch. 19) ---

assignment:

Read chapter.

lectures:

38
 DNA technology PRESENTED

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