BISC 101

SFU

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. Cell Structure and Function

1.4hr

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. Practice 1

2.2.3. Practice 2

2.2.4. Plant versus Animal Cells3 min

2.3.1. Endosymbiont Theory5 min

2.3.2. Example 1

2.3.3. Practice 1

2.3.4. Practice 2

2.3.5. Practice 3

2.4.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

2.4.2. Lysosomes, Vacuoles and Vesicles

2.4.3. Example 1

2.4.4. Practice 1

2.4.5. The Golgi Apparatus3 min

2.4.6. Practice 3

2.4.7. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)4 min

2.4.8. MOVE Practice 1

2.4.9. The Nucleus5 min

2.5.1. Cytoskeleton Overview [short lesson]5 min

2.5.2. Microtubules6 min

2.5.3. Actin Microfilaments4 min

2.5.4. Intermediate Filaments3 min

2.5.5. Example31 sec

2.5.6. Practice 1

2.5.7. Practice 2

2.5.8. Illustrations of the Cytoskeleton4 min

2.6.1. Motor Proteins5 min

2.6.2. Flagella and Cilia3 min

2.6.3. Practice 1

2.6.4. Practice 2

2.7.1. Extracellular Matrix2 min

2.7.2. Junctions and Adhesions5 min

2.7.3. Practice 1

2.7.4. Practice 2

2.7.5. Practice 3

5. DNA Replication

2hr

5.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

5.1.2. Practice 12 min

5.1.3. Practice 2

5.2.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment9 min

5.2.2. Example: Applying the Meselson-Stahl Experiment2 min

5.2.3. Practice 12 min

5.3.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

5.3.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

5.3.3. Practice 12 min

5.3.4. Practice 23 min

5.3.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

5.4.1. Telomerase4 min

5.4.2. Practice 11 min

5.4.3. Practice 22 min

5.5.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

5.5.2. Practice 1

5.5.3. Practice 2

5.5.4. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

5.5.5. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

5.5.6. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

5.5.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

5.5.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

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

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

5.6.3. Practice 12 min

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

5.7.2. Practice 12 min

6. Genes to Proteins

1.8hr

6.1.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

6.1.2. Practice 1

6.1.3. Practice 22 min

6.1.4. Practice 32 min

6.2.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

6.2.2. General Structure of mRNA4 min

6.2.3. The Genetic Code8 min

6.2.4. Reading Frame3 min

6.2.5. Practice 13 min

6.2.6. Practice 22 min

6.2.7. Practice 32 min

6.2.8. Practice 43 min

6.2.9. Summary of Genes and mRNA

6.3.1. Initiation8 min

6.3.2. Elongation7 min

6.3.3. Termination4 min

6.3.4. Practice 14 min

6.3.5. Practice 22 min

6.3.6. Practice 3

6.4.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

6.4.2. Practice 1

6.5.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

6.5.2. Example 3 min

6.5.3. Practice 11 min

6.5.4. Practice 23 min

6.5.5. mRNA Maturation - Theory3 min

6.6.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

6.6.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

6.6.3. Example 15 min

6.6.4. Example 2

6.6.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

6.6.6. Practice 1

6.6.7. Practice 2

7. DNA Technology

30min

7.1.1. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)10 min

7.1.2. Primer Design3 min

7.1.3. Example 15 min

7.1.4. Practice 12 min

7.1.5. Practice 2

7.2.1. (Agarose) Gel Electrophoresis 3 min

7.3.1. Gene Cloning5 min

8. Metabolism and Enzymes

2.1hr

8.1.1. Overview of Metabolism4 min

8.1.2. Nutrients Required by Cells4 min

8.1.3. Practice 11 min

8.1.4. Practice 22 min

8.1.5. Practice 32 min

8.2.1. Redox (Reduction-Oxidation) Reactions7 min

8.2.2. Practice 13 min

8.2.3. Practice 23 min

8.3.1. The Laws of Thermodynamics8 min

8.3.2. Example 2 min

8.3.3. Practice2 min

8.4.1. Potential and Kinetic Energies3 min

8.4.2. Practice 11 min

8.4.3. Energy in Reactions7 min

8.4.4. Example 15 min

8.4.5. Activation Energy3 min

8.4.6. Gibbs Free Energy8 min

8.4.7. Practice 22 min

8.5.1. Coupled Reactions6 min

8.5.2. Example 1 min

8.5.3. Practice 1

8.5.4. Practice 22 min

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

8.6.2. Example1 min

8.6.3. Practice 2 min

8.7.1. Enzymes6 min

8.7.2. Enzyme Activity4 min

8.7.3. Example1 min

8.7.4. Practice 1 min

8.8.1. Enzyme Regulation10 min

8.8.2. Feedback Inhibition3 min

8.8.3. Example 13 min

8.8.4. Example 26 min

8.8.5. Practice 12 min

9. Cellular Respiration

1hr

9.1.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min

9.2.1. Glycolysis4 min

9.2.2. Practice 1

9.2.3. Practice 22 min

9.2.4. Practice 3

9.3.1. Energy of Glucose Metabolism7 min

9.3.2. Practice 1

9.4.1. Glycolysis Regulation8 min

9.4.2. Practice 1

9.4.3. Practice 2

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

9.6.1. Pyruvate Processing4 min

9.6.2. Practice 1

9.6.3. New Practice Question

9.6.4. Stage 2: Pyruvate Processing7 min

9.7.1. The Citric Acid Cycle3 min

9.7.2. Practice 12 min

9.7.3. Practice 2

9.7.4. Practice 3

9.8.1. Utilization of TCA Intermediates2 min

9.9.1. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min

9.9.3. Practice 12 min

9.9.4. Practice 23 min

9.10.1. Fermentation3 min

9.10.2. Practice 1

9.10.3. Practice 2

9.10.4. Practice 3

10. Plant Cells and Photosynthesis

1.1hr

10.1.1. Plant Structures for Photosynthesis4 min

10.1.2. Practice 1

10.1.3. Practice 2

10.2.1. Photosynthesis [short]9 min

10.2.2. Practice 12 min

10.2.3. Practice 2

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

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

10.3.3. Practice 11 min

10.3.4. Practice 22 min

10.4.1. Calvin Cycle [Carbon Fixation]8 min

10.4.2. Example3 min

10.4.3. Practice 12 min

10.4.4. Practice 23 min

10.5.1. Photorespiration5 min

10.5.2. Practice 13 min

10.6.1. C4 Plants2 min

10.6.2. Practice 1

10.7.1. CAM Plants4 min

10.7.2. Practice 12 min

11. Plant Form, Function, Growth, and Development

18min

11.1.1. Plant Characteristics1 min

11.1.2. Practice

11.2.1. Plant Tissues4 min

11.2.2. Practice

11.2.3. Practice

11.2.4. Practice

11.3.1. Plant Tissue Systems3 min

11.3.2. Plant Organs3 min

11.3.3. Practice

11.3.4. Practice

11.4.1. Angiosperm Reproduction2 min

11.4.2. Advantages of Angiosperm Reproduction2 min

11.4.3. Angiosperm Pollination3 min

11.4.4. Practice

11.4.5. Practice

11.4.6. Practice

11.4.7. Practice

12. Plant Nutrition and Transport Processes

6min

12.1.1. Water Transport6 min

12.1.2. Practice

12.1.3. Practice

13. Animal Form and Function

13min

13.1.1. Overview of Animal Structure2 min

13.1.2. Animal Reproduction and Development2 min

13.1.3. Practice

13.1.4. Cell Structure and Specialization5 min

13.1.5. Practice

13.1.6. Practice

13.1.7. Practice

13.2.1. Overview of Animal Physiology2 min

13.2.2. Practice

13.3.1. Animal Tissue Types2 min

13.3.2. Practice

13.3.3. Practice

13.4.1. Animal Body Cavities2 min

13.4.2. Practice

14. Animal Homeostasis and Thermoregulation

5min

14.1.1. Thermoregulation5 min

14.1.2. Practice

14.1.3. Practice

15. Animal Osmoregulation and Excretion

5min

15.1.1. Osmoregulation5 min

15.1.2. Practice

15.1.3. Practice

16. Animal Nutrition and Digestion

18min

16.1.1. The mouth & Esophagus3 min

16.1.2. The Stomach4 min

16.1.3. The Small Intestine4 min

16.1.4. The Large Intestine1 min

16.1.5. Practice Problem 1

16.1.6. Practice problem 22 min

16.2.1. Digestion in Birds3 min

16.2.2. Digestion in Insects59 sec

17. Animal Gas Exchange and Circulation

10min

17.1.1. Respiration5 min

17.1.2. Practice

17.1.3. Practice

17.2.1. Circulation5 min

17.2.2. Practice

17.2.3. Practice

17.2.4. Practice

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