BIOL 121

UBC

Course Overview

Grade Boosters

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Genes, DNA & Chromosomes

36min

1.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

1.1.2. Practice 12 min

1.1.3. Practice 2

1.2.1. The Gene and the Genome6 min

1.2.2. Practice Problem 12 min

1.3.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

1.3.2. Practice 11 min

1.3.3. Practice 2

1.3.4. Practice 3

1.4.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

1.4.2. Practice 1

2. The Cell Cycle

47min

2.1.1. Phases of the Cell Cycle5 min

2.1.2. Practice 12 min

2.2.1. Mitosis and Cytokinesis7 min

2.2.2. Cytokinesis2 min

2.2.3. Ploidy & C-value coefficients5 min

2.2.4. Practice 13 min

2.2.5. Practice 23 min

2.2.6. Practice 3

2.2.7. Practice 4

2.3.1. Cell Cycle Control7 min

2.3.2. Putting the Breaks on the Cell Cycle4 min

2.3.3. Example1 min

2.3.4. Practice 139 sec

2.3.5. Practice 22 min

2.4.1. Prokaryotic Growth Phases3 min

2.4.2. Practice 1

2.4.3. Practice 2

2.5.1. Binary Fission: Prokaryotic Cytokinesis3 min

2.5.2. Practice 1

3. Meiosis

25min

3.1.1. Meiosis I10 min

3.1.2. Chromosomal Crossover3 min

3.1.3. Meiosis Nomenclature3 min

3.1.4. Practice 1

3.1.5. Practice 2

3.1.6. Practice 3

3.2.1. Meiosis II5 min

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

3.2.3. Practice 1

3.2.4. Practice 2

3.2.5. Practice 3

3.2.6. Practice 4

4. Patterns of Inheritance

17min

4.1.1. Alleles3 min

4.1.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

4.1.3. Practice 11 min

4.1.4. Practice 2

4.1.5. Practice 3

4.2.1. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min

4.2.2. Example4 min

4.2.3. Practice 1

5. Mendelian Genetics

32min

5.1.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

5.2.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

5.2.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

5.2.3. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

5.2.4. Practice 1

5.3.1. Blood Types2 min

5.3.2. Practice 1

5.3.3. Pleiotropy, Epistasis and Polygenic Inheritance5 min

5.3.4. Practice 2

5.3.5. Example: Epistasis5 min

5.3.6. Practice 3

6. Punnet Squares

21min

6.1.1. Punnett Square Rules4 min

6.1.2. Example 15 min

6.1.3. Example 22 min

6.1.4. Example 39 min

6.1.5. Practice 1

6.1.6. Practice 2

6.1.7. Practice 3

6.1.8. Practice 4

6.1.9. Practice 5

6.2.1. Practice 1

6.2.2. Practice 2

6.2.3. Practice 3

7. Pedigrees

21min

7.1.1. Pedigree Analysis9 min

7.2.1. Inheritance of Autosomal Traits9 min

7.2.2. Example 1

7.2.3. Example 2

7.3.1. Inheritance of X-linked Traits

7.3.2. Example 13 min

7.3.3. Example 2

7.3.4. Example 3

7.4.1. Practice 1

7.4.2. Practice 2

7.4.3. Practice 3

7.4.4. Practice 4

7.4.5. Practice 5

7.4.6. Practice 6

7.4.7. Practice 7

7.4.8. Practice 8

8. Bonus Content: Modern Concepts of Inheritance

33min

8.1.1. Genetic Linkage4 min

8.1.2. Recombination Frequencies and Linkage Maps6 min

8.1.3. Practice 1

8.1.4. Practice 2

8.1.5. Practice 3

8.1.6. Practice 4

8.2.1. Karyotyping3 min

8.2.2. Practice

8.3.1. Chromosomal Nondisjunction, Aneuploidy and Polyploidy6 min

8.3.2. Example2 min

8.3.3. Practice 1

8.3.4. Practice 27 min

8.4.1. Duplications, Deletions and Inversions4 min

8.4.2. Practice 1

9. Evolution

19min

9.I. Intro: Evolution31 sec

9.1.1. Charles Darwin6 min

9.1.2. Practice

9.1.3. Practice

9.1.4. Practice

9.2.1. Descent with Modification6 min

9.2.2. Practice 1

9.2.3. Practice 2

9.2.4. Practice 3

9.2.5. Practice 4

9.3.1. The Modern Synthesis6 min

9.3.2. Practice 1

9.3.3. Practice 2

9.Q. Quiz: Evolution8 Qns

10. Evolutionary Mechanisms

52min

10.1.1. Evolution of Populations5 min

10.1.2. Example2 min

10.1.3. Practice 146 sec

10.1.4. Practice 246 sec

10.1.5. Practice 31 min

10.1.6. Graphing Allele Frequencies Over Time7 min

10.1.7. Practice: Relative Fitness5 min

10.2.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

10.2.2. Practice 1

10.2.3. Practice 2

10.3.1. Gene Flow1 min

10.4.1. Natural Selection & Sexual Selection9 min

10.4.2. Example: Natural vs Artificial Selection1 min

10.4.3. Practice 1

10.4.4. Practice 22 min

10.4.5. Practice 33 min

10.5.1. Genetic Drift4 min

11. Hardy Weinberg Equation

29min

11.1.1. Hardy-Weinberg Principle5 min

11.1.2. Hardy-Weinberg Equation5 min

11.1.3. Example4 min

11.1.4. Example: Applying HWE during experimentation5 min

11.1.5. Practice 1

11.1.6. Practice 2

11.1.7. Practice: Assortative Mating10 min

12. Phylogenetic Trees

9min

12.I. Intro: Classification1 min

12.1.1. Phylogenetic Trees4 min

12.1.2. Phylogenetic Trees and Parsimony4 min

12.1.3. Practice 1

12.1.4. Practice 2

12.1.5. Practice 3

12.Q. Quiz: Classification6 Qns

13. Speciation

18min

13.I. Intro: Origin of Species39 sec

13.1.1. Species Concepts9 min

13.1.2. Speciation9 min

13.1.3. Practice 1

13.1.4. Practice 2

13.1.5. Practice 3

13.Q. Quiz: Origin of Species5 Qns

14. Population Ecology

22min

14.1.1. Introduction2 min

14.1.2. Practice

14.2.1. Life Histories6 min

14.2.2. Life Tables4 min

14.2.3. Practice 1

14.2.4. Practice 22 min

14.3.1. Survivorship2 min

14.3.2. Practice

14.4.1. Population Growth4 min

14.4.2. Density Dependent Population Growth3 min

14.4.3. Practice 1

14.4.4. Practice 2

14.4.5. Practice 3

14.4.6. Practice 4

15. Community Ecology

14min

15.1.1. Community Ecology4 min

15.1.2. Disturbances5 min

15.1.3. Practice 1

15.1.4. Practice 2

15.1.5. Practice 3

15.2.1. Species Interactions5 min

15.2.2. Species Interaction Fillable Summary Sheet

15.2.3. Practice 1

15.2.4. Practice 2

16. Ecosystem Ecology

16min

16.1.1. Food Webs6 min

16.1.2. Practice 1

16.1.3. Practice 2

16.2.1. Biomes and Abiotic Factors5 min

16.2.2. Practice 1

16.2.3. Practice 2

16.3.1. Carbon Cycle3 min

16.3.2. Nitrogen Cycle1 min

16.3.3. Phosphorous Cycle1 min

16.3.4. Practice 1

16.3.5. Practice 2

16.3.6. Practice 3

Mock Exams

ME.1. Midterm 1 - Mock Assessment17 Qns

ME.2. Midterm 2 - Mock Assessment26 Qns

ME.3. Final Exam - Mock Assessment33 Qns

BIOL 121 Flashcards

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Double Helix

DNA is structured as a double helix with two complementary strands.

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