General Biology 1 (for Science Majors)- BIO 101

Reading and Lecture Notes

1

-- Life

-- Review Questions- Life

2

-- Natural Selection

-- Review Questions- Natural Selection

3

-- What is Science?

-- Review Questions- Science

4

-- Chemistry

-- Review Questions- Chemistry

5

-- Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry

-- Review Questions- Organic and Biochemistry

6

-- Cells

-- Review Questions

7

-- Membranes

-- Review Questions

8

-- DNA

-- Review Questions

9

-- Protein Synthesis: Transcription and Translation

-- Review Questions

10

-- Energy and Enzymes

-- Interactive Exercise (PDF)

-- Review Questions

11

-- Cellular Respiration

-- Interactive Exercise (PDF)

-- Active Learning Exercise (questions)

-- Active Learning Exercise (answers)

-- Review Questions

12

-- Photosynthesis

-- Interactive Exercise (PDF)

-- Active Learning Exercise (questions)

-- Active Learning Exercise (answers)

-- Review Questions

13

-- Cell Communication (requires CCC password)

14

-- Mitosis

-- Mitosis Animation

-- Review Questions- See Meiosis (below)

15

-- Cancer

-- Review Questions

16

-- Meiosis

-- Mitosis and Meiosis Review Questions

17

-- Genetics- Part 1- Genes

-- Genetics Interactive Exercise 1A (PDF, requires a CCC user name and password)

-- Genetics Interactive Exercise 1B (PDF, requires a CCC user name and password)

-- Review Questions

18

-- Genetics- Part 2- Chromosomes

-- Review Questions

19

-- Genetics- Part 3- Human Genetics

-- Drawings of Nondisjunction

-- Review Questions

20

-- Control of Gene Expression

-- Review Questions

21  

-- Biotechnology

-- Review Questions

Laboratory Manual

-- Laboratory Safety

-- Instructions for Preparing a Lab Report

-- Checklist for Grading Lab Reports

-- Plagiarism

Laboratory Exercises

1

-- The Metric System and Measurement

-- Blank Answer Sheet

-- Submit your answers at http://clinton.sln.suny.edu. Use your CCC User I.D. and password. Select BIO 101, then click Learning Modules at the top of the screen, then click Metric System and Measurement.

-- Review Questions

2

Reading

--Descriptive Statistics and Graphing

-- Statistical Analysis- The t-test

-- Some Examples of Statistical Analysis Using a t-test

 

Laboratory Exercises

-- Descriptive Statistics and Graphing

-- Blank answer sheet

 

-- Statistical Analysis

-- Blank answer sheet

 

Review and Further Reading

-- Supplemental Reading

-- Review Questions- Descriptive Statistics and Graphing

-- Review Questions- Statistical analysis

3

-- Research Project - What is Science?

-- Statistical Analysis and Initial Preparation

-- Review Questions

4

-- Microscopy

-- Blank answer sheet

-- Review Questions

5

-- Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins

-- Blank answer sheet

-- Review Questions

6

-- Cells

-- Blank answer sheet

-- Review Questions

7

-- Enzymes

-- Blank data sheet

-- Review Questions

8

-- Photosynthesis

-- Blank answer sheet

-- Review Questions

9

-- Cellular Respiration

-- Blank Answer Sheet

-- Review Questions

10

-- Mitosis and Meiosis Laboratory Exercise

-- Blank answer sheet

11

-- Mitosis and Meiosis Drawing Exercise

   Submit the drawings (p. 5-6) in class next week. Submit the answers to the questions online using Angel.

-- Angel Log-in Instructions

-- Help with Questions 3 and 6

-- Mitosis Animation

-- Review Questions

12

-- Pedigree Analysis Self-study Exercise

-- Pedigree Analysis Exercise and Questions

--Go to http://clinton.sln.suny.edu to submit your answers. Use your CCC User I.D. and password. Then, click Learning Modules, then click Pedigree Analysis Exercise.

-- Review Questions

13

-- Human Genetics- Nondisjunction

-- Go to http://clinton.sln.suny.edu to submit your answers. Use your CCC User I.D. and password. Then, click Learning Modules, then click Exercise on Nondisjunction.

-- Drawings of Nondisjunction

-- Models of Nondisjunction Using Beads

-- Review Questions

14

-- Bacterial Transformation

-- Review Questions

15

-- DNA Fingerprinting

-- Blank Answer Sheet

-- Results

-- Review Questions

 

Other

-- Syllabus

-- Angel

-- Study Suggestions

-- Khan Academy lectures

-- Other Useful Web Sites

 

Statistical Analysis and Graphing

-- Create A Graph website

-- Instructions for using Create A Graph

-- Creating Graphs Using Excel

-- Descriptive Statistics (Excel)

-- t-Test (Excel)

-- Binomial Test (Excel)

 

Downloads

The software listed below can be downloaded for free.

 

-- LibreOffice - contains word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software. LibreOffice also enables you to read and save Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

-- VLC Media Player plays most media files.

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