Humans and the Biological World, Spring 2006
Biology L100, Section 1022

Mr. David J. Partin, instructor
Indiana University Southeast


Power Point Presentations

Lecture 1:   Introduction to Biology

Lecture 2:   Introduction to Biochemistry

Lecture 3:   Introduction to Cells

Lecture 4:   Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis

Lecture 5:   Cell Cycle & Mitosis

Lecture 6:   Meiosis

Lecture 7:   Mendelian Genetics & Beyond

Lecture 8:   DNA

Lecture 9:   Genes

Lecture 10: Evolution

Lecture 11: Origins of Life, Taxonomy & Microbiology

Lecture 12: Protists, Fungi & Plants

Lecture 13: Animal Kingdom Overview

Lecture 14: Circulation, Respiration & Reproduction

Lecture 15: Digestion, Immunity, Mobility & Urination

Lecture 16: Nervous System

Lecture 17: Ecology

 

 

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Recommended Websites

Biology Review:

Course Textbook Ch1 Online Learning Center – A View of Life

Biology review from ThinkQuest

Brain Pop! Tons of cartoons explaining Biology concepts... (see instructor for username & password)

 

Chemistry Review:

Course Textbook Ch2 Online Learning Center – Basic Chemistry

Course Textbook Ch3 Online Learning Center – The Chemistry of Organic Molecules

Chemistry Basics:  A good review of vocabulary and concepts from the University of Arizona.

Cells:

Course Textbook Ch4 Online Learning Center – Cell Structure and Function

Course Textbook Ch5 Online Learning Center – Membrane Structure and Function

Interactive animated cell models (plant and animal) from “Cells Alive” website

Another interactive cellular organelle website

"Cell City" website

Cell Biology problem sets & tutorials from Univ. of Arizona

Photosynthesis:

Course Textbook Ch7 Online Learning Center – Photosynthesis

This is a good photosynthesis website from Univ. of Cincinnati.

Photosynthesis movies & moving diagrams from PBS’s NOVA website.

 

Cellular Respiration:

Course Textbook Ch8 Online Learning Center – Cellular Respiration

Great website from Univ. of Cincinnati! (Be sure to check out the respiration song.)

 

Energy transformations:

Food web website

Food chain from Elmhurst College

 

Mitosis and the Cell Cycle:

Course Textbook Ch9 Online Learning Center – The Cell Cycle and Cellular Reproduction

Animated mitosis cartoon from “Cells Alive” website

Animated mitosis cartoon from Univ. of Arizona

Which stages of mitosis can you see in these cells?

Animated cell cycle cartoon from “Cells Alive” website

 

Meiosis:

Course Textbook Ch10 Online Learning CenterMeiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Meiosis snapshots

Meiosis animation & tutorial from Univ. of Arizona

 

Intro to Genetics:

Course Textbook Ch11 Online Learning CenterMendelian Patterns of Inheritance

Course Textbook Ch12 Online Learning Center – Chromosomal Patterns of Inheritance

DNA Replication:

Course Textbook Ch13 Online Learning Center – DNA Structure & Functions

DNA Replication on PBS.org

DNA Replication animation

Simplified animation of DNA replication

 

DNA Structure:

Course Textbook Ch13 Online Learning Center – DNA Structure & Functions

“DNA From the Beginning” website (combines DNA history and science)

 

Genes:

Course Textbook Ch14 Online Learning Center – How Genes Work

Course Textbook Ch15 Online Learning Center – Genetic Mutations

Course Textbook Ch16 Online Learning Center – Biotechnology

Transcription summary animation Excellent Link from University of Nebraska!

Transcription animation

Translation summary animation Another Excellent Link from University of Nebraska!

Translation animation

Human Genome Project

Evolution:

Course Textbook Ch17 Online Learning CenterDarwin and Evolution

Course Textbook Ch18 Online Learning Center – Process of Evolution

This amazing PBS site covers everything you would want to know about evolution, from Darwin to dinosaurs to religion.  Highly recommended!

Evolution website from PBS 

Charles Darwin’s writings, full text

Top 10 vestigial structures (from class Power Point presentation)

 

Origin of Life:

Course Textbook Ch19 Online Learning Center – Origin and History of Life

Origin of Life website

Counter-answers to scientific viewpoints: “Answers in Genesis”

 

Classification:

Course Textbook Ch20 Online Learning Center – Classification of Living Things

Taxonomy/Classification website

“5 Kingdoms” website with links to further classification

 

Viruses/Bacteria/Archaea:      

Course Textbook Ch21 Online Learning Center –Viruses, Bacteria and Archaea

“Big Picture Book of Viruses” website  

Introduction to Viruses website

Introduction to Bacteria website

The Bacteria Museum

Introduction to Archaea website

 

Protists:

Course Textbook Ch22 Online Learning Center – The Protists

Protist webpage from Wikipedia

Protist Park” website

Protist website from microbe.org

 

Fungi:

Course Textbook Ch23 Online Learning Center – The Fungi

Introduction to Fungi website

Fungi webpage from Tree of Life website

The Fungus Kingdom

 

Dissection website:

Virtual Pig Dissection