Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Explore the core principles of biology and biomedical science, gaining a solid understanding of living organisms, their structures, and functions to apply in real-world contexts.

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Course curriculum

1. Foundational Concept 1
2. Foundational Concept 2
3. Foundational Concept 3
1. 1A - Amino Acids (BC, OC)
2. 1A - Protein Structure (BIO, BC, OC)
3. 1A - Non-enzymatic Protein Function (BIO, BC)
4. 1A - Enzyme Structure and Function (BIO, BC)
5. 1A - Control of Enzyme Activity (BIO, BC)
1. 1B Nucleic Acid Structure and Function (Bio, BC)
2. 1B DNA Replication (BIO)
3. 1B Repair of DNA (BIO)
4. 1B Genetic Code (BIO)
5. 1B Transcription (BIO)
6. 1B Translation (BIO)
7. 1B Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization (BIO)
8. 1B Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes (BIO)
9. 1B Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes (BIO)
10. 1B Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology (BIO)
1. 1C Evidence That DNA is Genetic Material (BIO)
2. 1C Mendelian Concepts (BIO)
3. 1C Meiosis and Other Factors Affecting Genetic Variability (BIO)
4. 1C Analytic Methods (BIO)
5. 1C Evolution (BIO)
1. 1D Principles of Bioenergetics (BC, GC)
2. 1D Carbohydrates (BC, OC)
3. 1D Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway (BIO, BC)
4. 1D Principles of Metabolic Regulation (BC)
5. 1D Citric Acid Cycle (BIO, BC)
6. 1D Metabolism of Fatty Acids and Proteins (BIO, BC)
7. 1D Oxidative Phosphorylation (BIO, BC)
8. 1D Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Metabolism (BC)
1. 2A Plasma Membrane (BIO, BC)
2. 2A Membrane-Bound Organelles and Defining Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells (BIO)
3. 2A Cytoskeleton (BIO)
4. 2A Tissues Formed From Eukaryotic Cells (BIO)
1. 2B Cell Theory (BIO)
2. 2B Classification and Structure of Prokaryotic Cells (BIO)
3. 2B Growth and Physiology of Prokaryotic Cells (BIO)
4. 2B Genetics of Prokaryotic Cells (BIO)
5. 2B Virus Structure (BIO)
6. 2B Viral Life Cycle (BIO)
1. 2C Mitosis (BIO)
2. 2C Biosignaling (BC)
3. 2C Reproductive System (BIO)
4. 2C Embryogenesis (BIO)
5. 2C Mechanisms of Development (BIO)
1. 3A Nervous System: Structure and Function (BIO)
2. 3A Nerve Cell (BIO)
3. 3A Electrochemistry (GC)
4. 3A Bio-signaling (BC)
5. 3A Lipids (BC, OC)
6. 3A Endocrine System: Hormones and Their Sources (BIO)
7. 3A Endocrine System: Mechanisms of Hormone Action (BIO)
1. 3B Respiratory System (BIO)
2. 3B Circulatory System (BIO)
3. 3B Lymphatic System (BIO)
4. 3B Immune System (BIO)
5. 3B Digestive System (BIO)
6. 3B Excretory System (BIO)
7. 3B Reproductive System (BIO)
8. 3B Muscle System (BIO)
9. 3B Specialized Cell - Muscle Cell (BIO)
10. 3B Skeletal System (BIO)
11. 3B Skin System (BIO)

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Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Course curriculum

Introduction to Biological Concepts

1A - Structure and Function of proteins and their constituent amino acids.

1B - Transmission of genetic information from the gene to the protein.

1C - Transmission of heritable information from generation to generation and the processes that increase genetic diversity.

1D - Principles of bioenergetics and fuel molecule metabolism.

2A - Assemblies of molecules, cells, and groups of cells within single cellular and multicellular organisms.

2B - The structure, growth, physiology, and genetics of prokaryotes and viruses.

2C - Processes of cell division, differentiation, and specialization

3A - Structure and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems and ways these systems coordinate the organ systems.

3B - Structure and integrative functions of the main organ systems.

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