BIO156
Study Aids
Explore these study aids
as soon as possible, so that you know what's available to you, and
so that you can determine what will be most beneficial to you. If
you find that something doesn't help you, then don't waste your
time on it. Part of doing well in this course is to use your
time efficiently.
How
to
Perform
Well
in
this
Course
(While
There's
Still Time) YOU ARE REQUIRED TO READ THIS.
Lecture Notes
Introduction:
Themes in the Study of Life
The
Chemical Context of Life
Water
and the Fitness of the Environment
Carbon
and the Molecular Diversity of Life
The
Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
A
Tour of the Cell
Membrane
Structure and Function
An
Introduction to Metabolism
Cellular
Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
The
Cell Cycle
The
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
From
Gene to Protein
Meiosis
and Sexual Life Cycles
Mendel
and the Gene Idea
The
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
An excellent
site for chemistry fundamentals
Free
Tutoring
Campbell Biology Companion
Website
Interactive Periodic
Table
Vocabulary
Knowing the vocabulary is essential to scoring well on my lecture
examinations. The link above will take you to pages of important
terms for this course, arranged by topic.
Animations
from Life: The Science of Biology
LIFE
Companion Website
This website is a free companion website to a different textbook
(which, by the bye, is an excellent book), and it does not require a
password. It includes animated tutorials, activities and quizzes,
among other things.
Animations
Though some of these animations are intended for other courses that
I teach, many of the animations are pertinent to BIO156. Take a
moment and see what's there.
Page
One / Page
Two / Page
Three
BioCoach
Biology
Project
Click here for cell biology tutorials from U of A.
Cell
Animation