Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
10 mins10 questionsElements of Life
Structure & Properties of Water, Hydrogen Bonding in Water, Chemical Elements Required for Life, Exchange of Carbon & Nitrogen to Build Biological Molecules
Biological Macromolecules
Monomers & Polymers as Biological Molecules, Nucleic Acids, Proteins, Complex Carbohydrates, Lipids, Phospholipids, How Subcomponents are Arranged in Biological Molecules
Nucleic Acids
Nucleic Acid Structure: DNA & RNA
Unit 2: Cell Structure & Function
40 mins16 questionsCell Structure
Cellular Organelles 1, Cellular Organelles 2, Cellular Organelles 3, Structural Features of a Cell for Metabolism, How Cell Size Affects Exchange of Materials, Maximizing Surface Area-to-Volume Ratios, Specialized Exchange Strategies
Cell Membranes & Transport
Plasma Membrane Structure, Selective Permeability of Plasma Membranes, Passive Transport, Active Transport, Facilitated Diffusion, Tonicity, Osmoregulation, Mechanisms of Transport
Cell Compartmentalization
Membrane-Bound Organelles, Differences Between Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells, Endosymbiosis
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
2 hours27 questionsEnzymes
Enzyme Structure, Lowering of Activation Energy, Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity, Enzyme Inhibition
Cellular Energy & Fitness
Energy in the Cell, Fitness of Biological Molecules
Photosynthesis
Overview of Photosynthesis, The Role of Chlorophyll in Harnessing Light Energy, The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis, The Light-Independent Reactions of Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Overview of Respiration, ATP as the Product of Respiration, Glycolysis, Oxidation of Pyruvate, Krebs Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Fermentation
Unit 4: Cell Communication & Cell Cycle
58 mins8 questionsUnit 5: Heredity
57 mins18 questionsUnit 6: Gene Expression & Regulation
56 mins16 questionsDNA, RNA & Protein Synthesis
Forms of Nucleic Acids, Replication of DNA, From DNA to mRNA, From mRNA to Protein
Gene Expression
How Some Molecules Affect Gene Expression, Promoters & Suppressors
Mutations
Causes of Mutation, Effects of Mutations, Mutations & Natural Selection
Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering Techniques, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Bacterial Transformation, DNA Sequencing
Unit 7: Natural Selection
1 hour24 questionsNatural Selection & Artificial Selection
The Theory of Natural Selection, Natural Selection & Populations, Phenotypic Variation & Selection, How Humans Affect Diversity of Other Species
Population Genetics
Random Occurrences & Genetic Diversity, Conditions Required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, The Hardy-Weinberg Equation
Evolution
Data That Supports Evolution, Evidence for Change in Organisms Over Time, Evidence for Common Ancestry, Evolution is an Ever-Continuing Process, Phylogenetic Trees & Cladograms, Types of Speciation, Speciation & Diversity, The Importance of Extinction, Implications of Allele Variations Within a Population, How Life Started on Earth: Theories
Unit 8: Ecology
2 hours17 questionsEcosystems
Organisms Respond to Environmental Cues, Strategies to Optimize Energy Use, Body Size & Metabolic Rate, Food Chains & Food Webs, Trophic Pyramids & Diagrams
Population & Community Ecology
Factors That Influence Population Growth, Resources & Population Density, Interactions Between Populations
Biodiversity & Disruptions to Ecosystems
Ecosystem Resilience Through Biodiversity, Maintaining Balance Within an Ecosystem, Adaptation & Mutation, Human Activities Affect Ecosystems, Geological & Meteorological Activity