BIOL 102

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I. Welcome

1. Section 1: Introduction and Basic Biological Chemistry

2.1hr

1.1.1. The Scientific Method2 min

1.1.2. Example: Scientific method 2 min

1.1.3. Example: Scientific Method2 min

1.1.4. Understanding the Scientific Method

1.2.1. The Atom2 min

1.2.2. Practice 1

1.2.3. Practice 2

1.3.1. Types of Chemical Bonds 5 min

1.3.2. Practice 1

1.3.3. Practice 2

1.4.1. What are Hydrogen Bonds?4 min

1.4.2. Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonding

1.4.4. Example 2 min

1.4.5. Practice 12 min

1.4.6. Practice 22 min

1.4.7. Practice 33 min

1.5.1. Intermolecular Forces: Van der Waals Interactions 11 min

1.5.2. Practice 13 min

1.5.3. Practice 2

1.6.1. From Monomers to Polymers4 min

1.6.2. Practice 1

1.6.3. Practice 2

1.7.1. Proteins6 min

1.7.2. Protein Folding4 min

1.7.3. Functions of Proteins7 min

1.7.4. Example1 min

1.7.5. Practice 13 min

1.7.6. Practice 2

1.7.7. Practice 3

1.7.8. Practice 4

1.8.1. Nucleic Acids5 min

1.8.2. The DNA Double Helix5 min

1.8.3. Example2 min

1.8.4. Practice 11 min

1.8.5. Practice 22 min

1.8.6. Practice 445 sec

1.9.1. Lipids: Fats10 min

1.9.2. Lipids: Phospholipids5 min

1.9.3. Lipids: Steroids3 min

1.9.4. Example3 min

1.9.5. Practice 13 min

1.9.6. Practice 2

1.9.7. Practice 3

1.9.8. Practice 4

1.10.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)5 min

1.10.2. Polysaccharides6 min

1.10.3. Practice 1

1.10.4. Practice 2

1.10.5. Practice 3

1.10.6. Practice 43 min

1.11.1. Acids, Bases, and the pH Scale6 min

1.11.2. Example: Acidic and Basic solutions2 min

2. Section 2: Fundamental Cell Biology

7hr

2.1.1. Prokaryotic Cells5 min

2.1.2. Practice 1

2.1.3. Practice 2

2.1.4. Practice 3

2.2.1. Eukaryotic Cells11 min

2.2.2. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts6 min

2.2.3. Ribosomes 3 min

2.2.4. Illustrations of Cellular Components7 min

2.2.5. Practice 1

2.2.6. Practice 2

2.2.7. Practice 3

2.2.8. Practice 4

2.2.9. Practice 5

2.2.10. Practice 6

2.3.1. Cytoskeleton Overview5 min

2.3.2. Microtubules6 min

2.3.3. Actin Microfilaments4 min

2.3.4. Intermediate Filaments3 min

2.3.5. Example31 sec

2.3.6. Illustrations of the Cytoskeleton4 min

2.3.7. Practice 1

2.3.8. Practice 2

2.4.1. Motor Proteins5 min

2.4.2. Flagella and Cilia3 min

2.4.3. Practice 1

2.4.4. Practice 2

2.5.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

2.5.2. Lysosomes, Vacuoles and Vesicles

2.5.3. Example 1

2.5.4. Practice 1

2.5.5. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)4 min

2.5.6. Practice 2

2.5.7. Practice 3

2.5.8. The Nucleus5 min

2.5.9. The Golgi Apparatus3 min

2.6.1. Endocytosis and Exocytosis

2.6.2. Practice 1

2.6.3. Practice 21 min

2.7.1. Endosymbiont Theory5 min

2.7.2. Example 1

2.7.3. Practice 1

2.7.4. Practice 2

2.7.5. Practice 3

2.8.1. The Fluid Mosaic Model5 min

2.8.2. Factors Affecting Membrane Fluidity5 min

2.8.3. Practice 1

2.8.4. Practice 21 min

2.8.5. Practice 31 min

2.9.1. Membrane Permeability3 min

2.9.2. Introduction and Passive Transport7 min

2.9.3. Practice 12 min

2.9.4. Practice 2

2.10.1. Osmosis and Osmolarity6 min

2.10.2. Practice 14 min

2.10.3. Practice 21 min

2.11.1. Active Transport7 min

2.11.2. Example 3 min

2.11.3. Practice 13 min

2.12.1. Extracellular Matrix2 min

2.12.2. Junctions and Adhesions5 min

2.12.3. Practice 1

2.12.4. Practice 2

2.12.5. Practice 3

2.13.1. Overview of Metabolism4 min

2.13.2. Nutrients Required by Cells4 min

2.13.3. Practice 11 min

2.13.4. Practice 22 min

2.13.5. Practice 32 min

2.14.1. Potential and Kinetic Energies3 min

2.14.2. Practice 11 min

2.14.3. Energy in Reactions7 min

2.14.4. Example 15 min

2.14.5. Activation Energy3 min

2.14.6. Gibbs Free Energy8 min

2.14.7. Practice 22 min

2.15.1. The Laws of Thermodynamics8 min

2.15.2. Example 2 min

2.15.3. Practice2 min

2.16.1. Enzymes6 min

2.16.2. Enzyme Activity4 min

2.16.3. Example1 min

2.16.4. Practice 1 min

2.17.1. Enzyme Regulation10 min

2.17.2. Feedback Inhibition3 min

2.17.3. Example 13 min

2.17.4. Example 26 min

2.17.5. Practice 12 min

2.18.1. ATP: the Energy Storage Molecule6 min

2.18.2. Example1 min

2.18.3. Practice 2 min

2.19.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min

2.20.1. Energy of Glucose Metabolism7 min

2.20.2. Practice 1

2.21.1. Glycolysis4 min

2.21.2. Example: Glycolysis6 min

2.21.3. Practice 1

2.21.4. Practice 2

2.21.5. Practice 3

2.22.1. Pyruvate Processing4 min

2.22.2. Practice 1

2.22.3. Stage 2: Pyruvate Processing7 min

2.22.4. New Practice Question

2.23.1. Fermentation3 min

2.23.2. Practice 1

2.23.3. Practice 2

2.23.4. Practice 3

2.24.1. Glycolysis Full Sequence of Reactions and Summary [detailed]

2.25.1. The Citric Acid Cycle3 min

2.25.2. Practice 12 min

2.25.3. Practice 2

2.25.4. Practice 3

2.26.1. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min

2.26.2. Example

2.26.3. Practice 12 min

2.26.4. Practice 23 min

2.27.1. Plant Structures for Photosynthesis4 min

2.27.2. Practice 1

2.27.3. Practice 2

2.28.1. Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis [detailed]10 min

2.28.2. Non-Cyclic and Cyclic Versions of Light-Dependent Reactions3 min

2.28.3. Practice 11 min

2.28.4. Practice 22 min

2.29.1. Calvin Cycle [Carbon Fixation]8 min

2.29.2. Example3 min

2.29.3. Practice 12 min

2.29.4. Practice 23 min

2.30.1. Photorespiration5 min

2.30.2. Practice 13 min

2.31.1. C4 Plants2 min

2.31.2. Practice 1

2.32.1. CAM Plants4 min

2.32.2. Practice 12 min

2.33.1. Types of Cell Communication 10 min

2.33.2. Practice 13 min

2.33.3. Practice 22 min

2.33.4. Practice 32 min

2.34.1. Internal Receptors4 min

2.34.2. G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)7 min

2.34.3. Ion Channel Receptors2 min

2.34.4. Practice 12 min

2.34.5. Practice 22 min

2.35.1. Signal Transduction6 min

2.35.2. Practice 12 min

2.35.3. Practice 21 min

2.36.1. Second Messengers9 min

2.36.2. Practice 12 min

2.36.3. Practice 22 min

2.37.1. Response to Signaling5 min

2.37.2. Practice 12 min

2.37.3. Practice 22 min

2.38.1. Hormone Types and Functions4 min

2.38.2. Example: Hormones2 min

2.39.1. Apoptosis3 min

3. Section 3: Molecular & Classical Genetics

9hr

3.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

3.1.2. Practice 12 min

3.1.3. Practice 2

3.2.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

3.2.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

3.2.3. Practice 12 min

3.2.4. Practice 23 min

3.2.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

3.3.1. Telomerase4 min

3.3.2. Practice 11 min

3.3.3. Practice 22 min

3.4.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

3.4.2. Practice 1

3.4.3. Practice 22 min

3.4.4. Practice 32 min

3.5.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

3.5.2. General Structure of mRNA4 min

3.5.3. The Genetic Code8 min

3.5.4. Reading Frame3 min

3.5.5. Practice 13 min

3.5.6. Practice 22 min

3.5.7. Practice 32 min

3.5.8. Practice 43 min

3.5.9. Summary of Genes and mRNA

3.6.1. Initiation8 min

3.6.2. Elongation7 min

3.6.3. Termination4 min

3.6.4. Practice 14 min

3.6.5. Practice 22 min

3.6.6. Practice 3

3.7.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

3.7.2. Practice 1

3.8.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

3.8.2. Example 3 min

3.8.3. Practice 11 min

3.8.4. Practice 23 min

3.8.5. mRNA Maturation - Theory3 min

3.9.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

3.9.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

3.9.3. Example 15 min

3.9.4. Example 2

3.9.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

3.9.6. Practice 1

3.9.7. Practice 2

3.10.1. mRNA3 min

3.10.2. tRNA and rRNA7 min

3.11.1. Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression4 min

3.11.2. Prokaryotic Levels of Regulation6 min

3.11.3. Prokaryotic Regulatory Proteins5 min

3.11.4. Types of Transcriptional Regulation5 min

3.11.5. Methylation5 min

3.11.6. Practice 1

3.11.7. Practice 2

3.11.8. Practice 3

3.11.9. Practice 4

3.12.1. The Lac Operon5 min

3.12.2. Practice 1

3.12.3. Practice 2

3.12.4. Practice 3

3.12.5. The Trp Operon5 min

3.12.6. Trp Operon practice problem 9 min

3.13.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

3.13.2. Practice 1

3.13.3. Practice 2

3.13.4. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

3.13.5. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

3.13.6. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

3.13.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

3.13.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

3.14.1. Duplications, Deletions and Inversions4 min

3.14.2. Practice 1

3.15.1. Repair of Mutations During Replication [Exonuclease Activity and Mismatch Repair]10 min

3.15.2. Repair of Mutations by Mutagens [Nucleotide Excision Repair]3 min

3.15.3. Practice 12 min

3.16.1. Phases of the Cell Cycle5 min

3.16.2. Practice 12 min

3.17.1. Mitosis and Cytokinesis4 min

3.17.2. Wize Concept Check

3.17.3. Genetic Mutations Causing Cancer

3.18.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

3.18.2. Practice 11 min

3.18.3. Non-coding DNA

3.19.1. Mitosis and Cytokinesis7 min

3.19.2. Cytokinesis2 min

3.19.3. Ploidy & C-value coefficients5 min

3.19.4. Practice 13 min

3.19.5. Practice 23 min

3.19.6. Practice 3

3.19.7. Practice 4

3.20.1. Karyotyping3 min

3.20.2. Practice

3.21.1. Meiosis I10 min

3.21.2. Chromosomal Crossover3 min

3.21.3. Meiosis Nomenclature3 min

3.21.4. Practice 1

3.21.5. Practice 2

3.21.6. Practice 3

3.22.1. Meiosis II5 min

3.22.2. Example: Graphing Ploidy & C-value Coefficients4 min

3.22.3. Practice 1

3.22.4. Practice 2

3.22.5. Practice 3

3.22.6. Practice 4

3.23.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

3.23.2. Basics of Probability for Genetics5 min

3.23.3. Example 12 min

3.23.4. Practice 1

3.23.5. Example 22 min

3.24.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

3.24.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

3.24.3. Punnett Square Rules4 min

3.24.4. Example 15 min

3.24.5. Example 29 min

3.24.6. Practice 1

3.24.7. Practice 2

3.24.8. Practice 3

3.24.9. Practice 4

3.24.10. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

3.25.1. Dominance: Complete, Incomplete and Co-Dominance3 min

3.25.2. Example4 min

3.25.3. Practice 1

3.26.1. Alleles3 min

3.26.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

3.27.1. Genetic Linkage4 min

3.27.2. Recombination Frequencies and Linkage Maps6 min

3.27.3. Practice 1

3.27.4. Practice 2

3.27.5. Practice 3

3.27.6. Practice 4

3.28.1. Inheritance of X-linked Traits

3.28.2. Example 13 min

3.28.3. Example 2

3.28.4. Example 3

3.29.1. Practice 1

3.29.2. Practice 2

3.29.3. Practice 3

3.30.1. Endosymbiosis Theory4 min

3.31.1. Gene Expression & Development7 min

3.31.2. Embryonic Development2 min

3.32.1. What is Epigenetics?2 min

3.32.2. Epigenetics5 min

3.32.3. Practice 1

3.32.4. Practice 2

3.33.1. Gene Transfer

3.34.1. Cloning and DNA libraries17 min

3.34.2. Restriction Enzymes or Endonucleases3 min

3.34.3. Restriction Enzymes7 min

3.34.4. Gene Cloning5 min

3.34.5. Plasmids2 min

3.34.6. Digestion and ligation

3.34.7. Practice 12 min

3.34.8. Practice 2

3.35.1. (Agarose) Gel Electrophoresis 3 min

3.35.2. Practice 1

3.35.3. Practice 2

3.36.1. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)10 min

3.36.2. Primer Design3 min

3.36.3. Example 15 min

3.36.4. Practice 12 min

3.36.5. Practice 2

3.37.1. DNA Sequencing9 min

3.38.1. Gene Mapping4 min

3.39.1. Types of GMOs7 min

3.40.1. Genomics2 min

3.40.2. Proteomics4 min

3.40.3. DNA Fingerprinting6 min

3.40.4. Gene Therapy4 min

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