The microscope - basic skills of light microscopy; the cell - structure and function; biologically important molecules - carbo-hydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids; diffusion and osmosis - passive movement of molecules in biological systems; cellular membranes - effects of physical and chemical stress; enzymes - factors affecting rate of activity; respiration - aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of organic molecules; photosynthesis - pigment separation, starch production, and CO2 uptake; mitosis - replication of eukaryotic cells; meiosis - reduction division and gametogenesis; molecular biology and biotechnology - DNA isolation and bacterial transformation; genetics - the principles of Mendel; evolution - natural selection and morphological change in green algae; human evolution - skull examination; ecology - diversity and interaction in plant communities; population growth - limitations of the environment; pollution - the effects of chemical, thermal, and acid pollution; survey of bacteria - kingdom protista - the algae; survey of the kingdom protista - protozoa and slime molds; survey of the kingdom fungi - molds, sac fungi, mushrooms, and lichens; survey of the plant kingdom - liverworts, mosses, and hornworts of phyla hepaticophyta, bryophyta, and anthocerophyta; survey of the plant kingdom - seedless vascular plants of phyla pterophyla, lycophyta, psilophyta, and sphenophyta; survey of the plant kingdom - gymnosperms; survey of the plant kingdom - angiosperms; plant anatomy - vegetative structure of vascular plants; plant physiology - transpiration; plant physiology - tropisms, nutrition, and growth regulators; survey of the animal kingdom - phyla porifera, and cnidaria; survey of the animal kingdom - phyla platyhelminthes and nematoda; survey of the animal kingdom - phyla mollusca and annelida; survey of the animal kingdom - phylum arthropoda; survey of the animal kingdom - phyla echinodermata, hemichordate, and chordate; vertebrate animal tissues - epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissues; human biology - the human skeletal system; human biology - muscles and muscle contraction; human biology - breathing; human biology - circulation and blood pressure. (Part contents).
