Biology

Part one: the cell; basic chemistry; the chemistry of life; cell structure and function; membrane structure and function; metabolism: energy and enzymes; photosynthesis; cellular respiration. Part two: genetic basis of life; cell division; meiosis and sexual reproduction; Mendelian patterns of inheritance; chromosomes and genes; human genetics; DNA: the genetic material; gene activity; regulation of gene activity; recombinant DNA and biotechnology. Part three: evolution; Darwin and evolution; process of evolution; origin and history of life; human evolution. Part four: behaviour and ecology; animal behaviour; ecology of populations; community ecology; ecosystems; the biosphere; human impact on the global environment. Part five: diversity of life; classification of living things; viruses, bacteria, and archaea; the protists; the fungi; the plants; animals - introduction to invertebrates; animals - the protostomes; animals: the deuterostomes. Part six: plant structure and function; plant structure; nutrition and transport in plants; growth and development in plants; reproduction in plants. Part seven: animal structure and function; animal organization and homeostasis; circulation; lymph transport and immunity; digestion and nutrition; respiration; osmotic regulation and excretion; neruons and nervous system; sense organs; support systems and locomotion; hormones and endocrine systems; reproduction; development.