BIOL 130

UWaterloo

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

2. Building Biomolecules

2.2hr

2.1.1. The Atom

2.1.2. Example: The Atom51 sec

2.2.1. Types of Chemical Bonds 5 min

2.2.2. Practice 1

2.2.3. Practice 2

2.3.1. Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonding5 min

2.3.2. Example 2 min

2.3.3. Practice 12 min

2.3.4. Practice 22 min

2.3.5. Practice 33 min

2.4.1. Intermolecular Forces: Van der Waals Interactions 11 min

2.4.2. Practice 13 min

2.4.3. Practice 2

2.5.1. Important Elements that Make Up Life4 min

2.5.2. Unique Properties of Water6 min

2.5.3. Practice 12 min

2.5.4. Practice 22 min

2.6.1. Acids, Bases, and the pH Scale

2.6.2. Example: Acidic and Basic solutions2 min

2.7.1. From Monomers to Polymers4 min

2.7.2. Practice 1

2.7.3. Practice 2

2.7.4. Practice 3

2.8.1. Proteins6 min

2.8.2. Functions of Proteins7 min

2.8.3. Protein Folding4 min

2.8.4. Example1 min

2.8.5. Practice 13 min

2.8.6. Practice 2

2.8.7. Practice 3

2.8.8. Practice 4

2.9.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)5 min

2.9.2. Polysaccharides6 min

2.9.3. Practice 1

2.9.4. Practice 2

2.9.5. Practice 3

2.10.1. Lipids: Fats10 min

2.10.2. Lipids: Phospholipids5 min

2.10.3. Lipids: Steroids3 min

2.10.4. Example3 min

2.10.5. Practice 13 min

2.10.6. Practice 2

2.10.7. Practice 3

2.10.8. Practice 4

2.11.1. Nucleic Acids5 min

2.11.2. The DNA Double Helix5 min

2.11.3. Structure of RNA2 min

2.11.4. Example2 min

2.11.5. Practice 11 min

2.11.6. Practice 22 min

2.11.7. Practice 33 min

2.11.8. Practice 445 sec

4. Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis

1.7hr

4.1.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min

4.2.1. ATP and the Proton Motive Force (PMF)6 min

4.2.2. Example1 min

4.2.3. Practice 2 min

4.3.1. Redox (Reduction-Oxidation) Reactions7 min

4.3.2. Practice 13 min

4.3.3. Practice 23 min

4.4.1. Overview of Metabolism4 min

4.4.2. Practice 11 min

4.4.3. Practice 22 min

4.4.4. Practice 32 min

4.5.1. Glycolysis4 min

4.5.2. Practice 1

4.5.3. Practice 22 min

4.5.4. Practice 3

4.6.1. Energy of Glucose Metabolism7 min

4.6.2. Practice 1

4.7.1. Pyruvate Processing4 min

4.7.2. Practice 1

4.7.3. Stage 2: Pyruvate Processing7 min

4.7.4. New Practice Question

4.8.1. The Citric Acid Cycle3 min

4.8.2. Practice 12 min

4.8.3. Practice 2

4.8.4. Practice 3

4.9.1. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min

4.9.3. Practice 12 min

4.9.4. Practice 23 min

4.10.1. Fermentation3 min

4.10.2. Practice 1

4.10.3. Practice 2

4.10.4. Practice 3

4.11.1. Chloroplasts vs. Mitochondria6 min

4.12.1. Plant Structures for Photosynthesis4 min

4.12.2. Practice 1

4.12.3. Practice 2

4.13.1. Photosynthesis: Overview of Light and Dark Reactions9 min

4.13.2. Practice 12 min

4.13.3. Practice 2

4.14.1. Photophosphorylation (Non-Cyclic and Cyclic Versions)3 min

4.14.2. Practice 11 min

5. Gene Expression: Transcription and Translation

2.2hr

5.1.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

5.1.2. Practice 1

5.1.3. Practice 22 min

5.1.4. Practice 32 min

5.2.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

5.2.2. The Genetic Code8 min

5.2.3. Reading Frame3 min

5.2.4. Practice 13 min

5.2.5. Practice 22 min

5.2.6. Practice 32 min

5.2.7. Practice 43 min

5.2.8. Summary of Genes and mRNA

5.3.1. Initiation8 min

5.3.2. Elongation7 min

5.3.3. Termination4 min

5.3.4. Practice 14 min

5.3.5. Practice 22 min

5.3.6. Practice 3

5.4.1. The Tryptophan (Trp) Operon5 min

5.4.2. Trp Operon Attenuation8 min

5.4.3. The Trp Operon Summary

5.4.4. Example 1

5.4.5. Example 2

5.4.6. Practice 1

5.4.7. Practice 2

5.5.1. The Lac Operon [detailed]5 min

5.5.2. The Lac Operon & Glucose Regulation [detailed]5 min

5.5.3. Lac Operon Summary

5.5.4. Example 1

5.5.5. Example 2

5.5.6. Practice 1

5.6.1. The Maltose (mal) Operon 4 min

5.6.2. Example 1

5.6.3. Practice 1

5.6.4. Practice 2

5.6.5. Practice 3

5.7.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

5.7.2. Practice 1

5.8.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

5.8.2. Example 3 min

5.8.3. Practice 11 min

5.8.4. Practice 23 min

5.8.5. mRNA Maturation - Theory3 min

5.9.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

5.9.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

5.9.3. Example 15 min

5.9.4. Example 2

5.9.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

5.9.6. Practice 1

5.9.7. Practice 2

5.10.1. Translational and Post-Translational Regulation2 min

5.10.2. Practice

6. Biological Membranes & Intracellular Compartments

1.5hr

6.1.1. Cell Membrane Functions

6.1.2. Membrane Assembly

6.1.3. Membrane Proteins (Detailed)

6.1.4. Biological Models for Membranes

6.1.5. Practice: Membrane Proteins2 min

6.2.1. The Fluid Mosaic Model5 min

6.2.2. Factors Affecting Membrane Fluidity5 min

6.2.3. Practice 1

6.2.4. Practice 21 min

6.2.5. Practice 31 min

6.3.1. Thermodynamics of membrane formation9 min

6.3.2. Practice 16 min

6.4.1. Introduction and Passive Transport7 min

6.4.2. Membrane Permeability3 min

6.4.3. Practice 12 min

6.4.4. Practice 2

6.5.1. Osmosis and Osmolarity6 min

6.5.2. Practice 14 min

6.5.3. Practice 21 min

6.6.1. Active Transport7 min

6.6.2. Example 3 min

6.6.3. Practice 13 min

6.7.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

6.8.1. Secretory Pathway5 min

6.8.2. Example: Unfolded Protein Response2 min

6.8.3. Endocytic Pathway2 min

6.8.4. Practice: Endocytic Pathways

6.8.5. Vesicular Transport10 min

6.9.1. Endocytosis and Exocytosis

6.9.2. Practice 1

6.9.3. Practice 21 min

8. Cell Division

1.5hr

8.1.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

8.1.2. Practice 11 min

8.2.1. Karyotyping3 min

8.2.2. Practice

8.3.1. Phases of the Cell Cycle5 min

8.3.2. Practice 12 min

8.4.1. Mitosis7 min

8.4.2. Cytokinesis2 min

8.4.3. Ploidy & C-value coefficients5 min

8.4.4. Practice 13 min

8.4.5. Practice 23 min

8.4.6. Practice 3

8.4.7. Practice 4

8.5.1. Meiosis I10 min

8.5.2. Chromosomal Crossover3 min

8.5.3. Meiosis Nomenclature3 min

8.5.4. Practice 1

8.5.5. Practice 2

8.5.6. Practice 3

8.6.1. Meiosis II5 min

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

8.6.3. Practice 1

8.6.4. Practice 2

8.6.5. Practice 3

8.6.6. Practice 4

8.7.1. Cell Cycle Control7 min

8.7.2. Putting the Breaks on the Cell Cycle4 min

8.7.3. Example1 min

8.7.4. Practice 139 sec

8.7.5. Practice 22 min

8.8.1. Apoptosis5 min

8.8.2. Practice Question - Apoptosis2 min

9. DNA Replication & Repair

2.4hr

9.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

9.1.2. Practice 12 min

9.1.3. Practice 2

9.2.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment9 min

9.2.2. Example: Applying the Meselson-Stahl Experiment2 min

9.2.3. Practice 12 min

9.3.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

9.3.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

9.3.3. Practice 12 min

9.3.4. Practice 23 min

9.3.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

9.4.1. Telomerase4 min

9.4.2. Practice 11 min

9.4.3. Practice 22 min

9.5.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

9.5.2. Practice 1

9.5.3. Practice 2

9.5.4. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

9.5.5. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

9.5.6. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

9.5.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

9.5.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

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

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

9.6.3. Practice 12 min

9.7.1. Repair of DNA Double Stranded Breaks [detailed]9 min

9.7.2. Practice 12 min

9.8.1. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)10 min

9.8.2. Primer Design3 min

9.8.3. Example 15 min

9.8.4. Practice 12 min

9.8.5. Practice 2

Mock Exams

ME.1. BIOL 130 Exam-Like Problem Set - Midterm 149 Qns

ME.2. BIOL 130 Exam-Like Problem Set - Midterm 249 Qns

ME.3. Final Exam - Mock Assessment 22 Qns

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