BIO 1110 - Cell Biology and Genetics

• Describe the general structure and correlate the chemical properties of atoms and molecules
• Describe the structure and functional properties of the macromolecules found in living matter
• List the structural components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and explain their function
• List the types of transport processes occurring across the cell membranes and the energy sources for them
• Explain cellular respiration and photosynthesis processes
• Explain the mechanisms of intercellular communication
• Identify the enzyme’s structural domains important for the chemical kinetics
• Describe the mechanisms of energy storage, transfer, release, and use in cellular processes
• Describe the processes of mitosis and meiosis and conditions under which they occur
• Describe the uncontrolled cell growth that leads to cancer
• Define the genetics terms and solve traditional genetic problems
• Describe the processes of transcription and translation, including their regulation, and discuss their effect on the cell function
• Explain how changes in genetic material can occur
• Describe the major techniques involved in gene technology and describe specific uses of each technique
• Explain the importance of evolution
• Explain the diversity of life including viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes
• Describe ecological principles
• Design and perform a scientific experiment including hypothesis generation and testing
• Identify potential experimental procedural errors
• Explain the use of statistical tests to interpret laboratory data
• Write scientific reports in standardized format

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• The nature of molecules
• The chemical building blocks of life
• Cell structure
• Membrane
• Energy and metabolism
• How cell harvest energy
• Photosynthesis
• Cell communication
• How cells divide
• Cancer biology
• Sexual reproduction and meiosis
• Patterns of inheritance
• Mapping of chromosomes
• DNA: the genetic material
• Genes and how they work
• Control of gene expression
• Biotechnology
• Evolution
• Genome evolution
• Diversity of life: origin, viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
• Ecology of individuals and populations
• Dynamics of ecology
• Collecting and analyzing experimental data
• Designing experimental procedures
• Understanding and using experimental controls
• Communicating scientific results in writing scientific reports
• Practicing laboratory safety

• Determinants of heart rate
• Microscopy
• Osmosis and diffusion
• Mitochondria
• Photosynthesis
• Enzymatic activity
• DNA structure, transcription, and translation
• Epigenetics
• Genetics