Fast Menu - Exploring Life


Signs of Life What are we looking for? Introduction Response to stimuli Growth and Reproduction Heredity Adaptation Homeostasis Utilization of energy Complexity	Physical Structure: the Main Concepts A bit of History Niels Bohr Parts of an Atom Atomic Structure: 1 Atomic Structure: 2 Electrons Forces at Work Ions and Ionic Bonds Covalent Bonds The Special Case of Water Bio-Polymers Polymers Lipids and Polysaccharides Proteins Polynucleotides	Atomic Structure Inside the atom Discovery of Electrons Discovery of Protons The Atomic Center Discovery of Neutrons Waves and Particles Wave-Particle duality Light and Quanta Electrons and light Where are the electrons? Where are they? the Quantum Atom Orbitals and Energy Orbitals Electrons and Energy
The Macromolecules DNA Discovery of DNA Parts of the DNA molecule A very long molecule The Double Helix Chromosomes Replication Semiconservative Replication Stages in DNA Replication	The Macromolecules Proteins structure and function Shape of a protein The role ofweak forces Self assembly Roles proteins play In the cytoskeleton Holding cells together In membranes In muscles	The Macromolecules Carbohydrates Sweetness Creation of Carbon Different forms of Carbon Allotropes Types of Carbohydrates Aldehydes Glucose Glucose Anomers Stereoisomers Symmetry Glucose ring form Disaccharides Polysaccharides Biological Role
The Macromolecules Lipids The skin Lipid storage; adipose Electronegativity Bond energy Hydrocarbons Fatty Acids Fatty Acid synthesis Lipogenesis Fats and oils Phospholipids Cell Membranes
The World of Cells The Properties of Cells The Cell Theory The First Cells The Size of Things Prokaryotic Cells Eukaryotic Cells The Problem of Size In and Out of Cells Diffusion Osmosis Transport Endo- and Exocytosis Below the threshold Viruses	Eukaryotic Cell Structure Methods of Study The Organelles Cilia and Flagella Plasma Membrane Cytoskeleton Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Mitochondria Nucleus Plant Cell Organelles Cell Walls Plastids	Cell Division; mitosis The Cell Cycle The Players Mitosis, the Players Naming the Parts The Cell Cycle Interphase Mitosis Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis Cytoplasmic Division
Meiosis and Genes The brewer's yeast Asexual and sexual Haploids and yeast Diploids and complementation Diploids to haploids Tetrad analysis Meiosis Preparation Prophase I Meta- and Telophase I Meiosis II
Biological Energy Sugar Cane Saccharum officinarum The Study of Energy Spontaneous and Non-spontaneous Reactions Energy and Electrons Catalysis and Enzymes Synthesis: Linking Reactions ATP ATP- Short term energy currency Obeying all the Laws	Darwinism and Natural Selection The Three Dimensions of Biology The Dimension of Time Genes and Phenotype The Passage of Time Adaptation Defensive adaptations Darwin's Observations Increased Variation Decreased Variation Experiments in Natural Selection Resistance to Antibiotics Tobacco Budworm Biston betularia	Evolution in Action Peccaries Measuring Evolution Gene Pool Genetic Equilibrium Hardy-Weinberg Principle Evolution in Action A Normal Distribution Directional Selection Stabilizing Selection Disruptive Selection Bottleneck Effect Genetic Drift Founder Effect Speciation What is a species? Isolation Origin of Species Speciation A Natural Diversity Adaptive Radiation Divergent Evolution Convergent Evolution Extinction
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