BIOL 186

UVIC

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Molecules of Life

2.1hr

1.1.1. Types of Chemical Bonds 5 min

1.1.2. Practice 1

1.1.3. Practice 2

1.2.1. Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonding5 min

1.2.2. Example 2 min

1.2.3. Practice 12 min

1.2.4. Practice 22 min

1.2.5. Practice 33 min

1.3.1. Intermolecular Forces: Van der Waals Interactions 11 min

1.3.2. Practice 13 min

1.3.3. Practice 2

1.4.1. Important Elements that Make Up Life4 min

1.4.2. Unique Properties of Water6 min

1.4.3. Practice 12 min

1.4.4. Practice 22 min

1.5.1. From Monomers to Polymers4 min

1.5.2. Practice 1

1.5.3. Practice 2

1.5.4. Practice 3

1.6.1. Proteins6 min

1.6.2. Protein Folding4 min

1.6.3. Functions of Proteins7 min

1.6.4. Example1 min

1.6.5. Practice 13 min

1.6.6. Practice 2

1.6.7. Practice 3

1.6.8. Practice 4

1.7.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)5 min

1.7.2. Polysaccharides6 min

1.7.3. Practice 1

1.7.4. Practice 2

1.7.5. Practice 3

1.8.1. Lipids: Fats10 min

1.8.2. Lipids: Phospholipids5 min

1.8.3. Lipids: Steroids3 min

1.8.4. Example3 min

1.8.5. Practice 13 min

1.8.6. Practice 2

1.8.7. Practice 3

1.8.8. Practice 4

1.9.1. Nucleic Acids5 min

1.9.2. The DNA Double Helix5 min

1.9.3. Example2 min

1.9.4. Practice 11 min

1.9.5. Practice 22 min

1.9.6. Practice 33 min

1.9.7. Practice 445 sec

2. Cells and their Components

1.7hr

2.1.1. Prokaryotic Cells5 min

2.1.2. Practice 1

2.1.3. Bacteria and Archaea Cell Wall Composition4 min

2.1.4. Practice 2

2.1.5. Practice 3

2.2.1. Eukaryotic Cells11 min

2.2.2. Illustrations of Cellular Components7 min

2.2.3. Practice 1

2.2.4. Practice 2

2.3.1. Eukaryotic Cells [Introduction for detailed courses]2 min

2.3.2. Ribosomes 3 min

2.3.3. Peroxisomes3 min

2.3.4. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts6 min

2.3.5. Plant versus Animal Cells3 min

2.3.6. Practice 1

2.3.7. Practice 2

2.3.8. Practice 3

2.3.9. Practice 4

2.4.1. Endosymbiont Theory5 min

2.4.2. Example 1

2.4.3. Practice 1

2.4.4. Practice 2

2.4.5. Practice 3

2.5.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

2.5.2. The Nucleus5 min

2.5.3. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)4 min

2.5.4. The Golgi Apparatus3 min

2.5.5. Lysosomes, Vacuoles and Vesicles

2.5.6. Example 1

2.5.7. Practice 1

2.5.8. Practice 2

2.5.9. Practice 3

2.6.1. Cytoskeleton Overview [short lesson]5 min

2.6.2. Microtubules6 min

2.6.3. Actin Microfilaments4 min

2.6.4. Intermediate Filaments3 min

2.6.5. Practice 1

2.6.6. Practice 2

2.6.7. Illustrations of the Cytoskeleton4 min

2.7.1. Motor Proteins5 min

2.7.2. Flagella and Cilia3 min

2.7.3. Practice 1

2.7.4. Practice 2

2.8.1. Extracellular Matrix2 min

2.8.2. Junctions and Adhesions5 min

2.8.3. Practice 1

2.8.4. Practice 2

2.8.5. Practice 3

4. Bioenergetics and Enzymes

2.1hr

4.1.1. Overview of Metabolism4 min

4.1.2. Nutrients Required by Cells4 min

4.1.3. Practice 11 min

4.1.4. Practice 22 min

4.1.5. Practice 32 min

4.2.1. Redox (Reduction-Oxidation) Reactions7 min

4.2.2. Practice 13 min

4.2.3. Practice 23 min

4.3.1. The Laws of Thermodynamics8 min

4.3.2. Example 2 min

4.3.3. Practice2 min

4.4.1. Potential and Kinetic Energies3 min

4.4.2. Practice 11 min

4.4.3. Energy in Reactions7 min

4.4.4. Example 15 min

4.4.5. Activation Energy3 min

4.4.6. Gibbs Free Energy8 min

4.4.7. Practice 22 min

4.5.1. Coupled Reactions6 min

4.5.2. Example 1 min

4.5.3. Practice 1

4.5.4. Practice 22 min

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

4.6.2. Example1 min

4.6.3. Practice 2 min

4.7.1. Enzymes6 min

4.7.2. Enzyme Activity4 min

4.7.3. Example1 min

4.7.4. Practice 1 min

4.8.1. Enzyme Regulation10 min

4.8.2. Feedback Inhibition3 min

4.8.3. Example 13 min

4.8.4. Example 26 min

4.8.5. Practice 12 min

5. Respiration

1.5hr

5.1.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min

5.2.1. Glycolysis4 min

5.2.2. Practice 1

5.2.3. Practice 22 min

5.2.4. Practice 3

5.3.1. Steps of Glycolysis: Intro and Stage I [Detailed]7 min

5.3.2. Steps of Glycolysis: Stages II and III [Detailed]9 min

5.3.3. Practice 1

5.3.4. Practice 2

5.3.5. Practice 3

5.3.6. Practice 4

5.4.1. Energy of Glucose Metabolism7 min

5.4.2. Practice 1

5.5.1. Glycolysis Regulation8 min

5.5.2. Practice 1

5.5.3. Practice 2

5.6.1. Glycolysis Full Sequence of Reactions and Summary [detailed]8 min

5.7.1. Pyruvate Processing4 min

5.7.2. Practice 1

5.8.1. The Citric Acid Cycle3 min

5.8.2. Practice 12 min

5.8.3. Practice 2

5.8.4. Practice 3

5.9.1. The Citric Acid Cycle - Substrates and Enzymes [detailed]10 min

5.9.2. Practice 1

5.9.3. Practice 2

5.9.4. Practice 3

5.10.1. Utilization of TCA Intermediates2 min

5.11.1. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min

5.11.2. Example

5.11.3. Practice 12 min

5.11.4. Practice 23 min

5.12.1. The Electron Transport Chain8 min

5.12.2. Example

5.12.3. Practice 1

5.12.4. Practice 2

5.12.5. Practice 3

5.12.6. Practice 4

5.13.1. Fermentation3 min

5.13.2. Practice 1

5.13.3. Practice 2

5.13.4. Practice 3

6. Plant Structure, Growth, and Transport Systems

31min

6.1.1. Plant Characteristics1 min

6.1.2. Practice

6.2.1. Plant Organs3 min

6.2.2. Plant Tissues4 min

6.2.3. Plant Tissue Systems3 min

6.2.4. Practice

6.2.5. Practice

6.3.1. Plant structures & growth9 min

6.3.2. Mineral uptake & transport systems12 min

6.3.3. Practice

6.3.4. Practice

6.3.5. Practice

7. Photosynthesis

56min

7.1.1. Plant Structures for Photosynthesis4 min

7.1.2. Practice 1

7.1.3. Practice 2

7.2.1. Photosynthesis [short]9 min

7.2.2. Practice 12 min

7.2.3. Practice 2

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

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

7.3.3. Practice 11 min

7.3.4. Practice 22 min

7.4.1. Calvin Cycle [Carbon Fixation]8 min

7.4.2. Example3 min

7.4.3. Practice 12 min

7.4.4. Practice 23 min

7.5.1. Photorespiration5 min

7.5.2. Practice 13 min

9. DNA Replication and Repair

1.8hr

9.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

9.1.2. Practice 12 min

9.1.3. Practice 2

9.2.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

9.2.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

9.2.3. Practice 12 min

9.2.4. Practice 23 min

9.2.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

9.3.1. Telomerase4 min

9.3.2. Practice 11 min

9.3.3. Practice 22 min

9.4.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

9.4.2. Practice 1

9.4.3. Practice 2

9.4.4. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

9.4.5. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

9.4.6. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

9.4.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

9.4.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

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

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

9.5.3. Practice 12 min

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

9.6.2. Practice 12 min

10. Gene Expression

1.8hr

10.1.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

10.1.2. Practice 1

10.1.3. Practice 22 min

10.1.4. Practice 32 min

10.2.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

10.2.2. General Structure of mRNA4 min

10.2.3. The Genetic Code8 min

10.2.4. Reading Frame3 min

10.2.5. Practice 13 min

10.2.6. Practice 22 min

10.2.7. Practice 32 min

10.2.8. Practice 43 min

10.2.9. Summary of Genes and mRNA

10.3.1. Initiation8 min

10.3.2. Elongation7 min

10.3.3. Termination4 min

10.3.4. Practice 14 min

10.3.5. Practice 22 min

10.3.6. Practice 3

10.4.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

10.4.2. Practice 1

10.5.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

10.5.2. Example 3 min

10.5.3. Practice 11 min

10.5.4. Practice 23 min

10.5.5. mRNA Maturation - Theory3 min

10.6.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

10.6.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

10.6.3. Example 15 min

10.6.4. Example 2

10.6.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

10.6.6. Practice 1

10.6.7. Practice 2

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