Course Outline
Percentage of Course
I. Molecules and Cells
25%
A. Chemistry of Life
7%
Water
Organic molecules in organisms
Free energy changes
Enzymes
B.Cells
10%
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Membranes
Subcellular organization
Cell Cycle & its regulation
C. Cellular Energetics
8%
Coupled reactions
Fermentation & cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
II. Heredity and Evolution
25%
A. Heredity
8%
Meiosis and gametogenesis
Eukaryotic chromosomes
Inheritance patterns
B. Molecular Genetics
9%
RNA & DNA structure and function
Gene
regulation
Mutation
Viral structure and replication
Nucleic acid technology and applications
C. Evolutionary Biology
8%
Early Evolution of Life
Evidence for evolution
Mechanisms of evolutions
III. Organisms & Populations
50%
A. Diversity of Organisms
8%
Evolutionary Patterns
Survey of the Diversity of Life
Phylogenetic classification
Evolutionary relationships
B. Structure and Function of Plants & Animals
32%
Reproduction, Growth & Development
Structural, physiological and
Behavioral
adaptations
Response to Environment
C. Ecology
10%
Population Dynamics
Communities & ecosystems
Global Issues