Download Biology 122 Exam outline January 2017 Unit 1: Genetic Continuity

Biology 122
Unit 1: Genetic Continuity
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Cell cycle
Cell division
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Regulating the cell cycle
Meiosis
Questions about Meiosis
Male vs. female meiosis
Carbon compounds (carbohydrates,
lipids, nucleic acids, proteins)
Chemical reactions
Enzymes
DNA
DNA structure
DNA and chromosomes
DNA replication
RNA and protein synthesis
(transcription and translation)
Mutations
Human genes
Genes and heredity
Gregor Mendel
Genetic terms
Punnett squares (2X2 and 4X4)
Independent assortment
Sex-linked traits
Gene interactions (polygenic, epistatic,
pleiotropic, complementary)
Manipulating DNA
Unit 2: Evolution, change and diversity (ISU)
Unit 3: Maintaining dynamic equilibrium
Nervous system
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What are the functions of the nervous
system (neuron, resting neuron, moving
impulse, threshold, synapse)
Mouse party (alcohol, marijuana, LSD)
Central nervous system
Exam outline
January 2017
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The brain
The spinal cord (the reflex arc)
Myelin
Peripheral nervous system
Diseases of the nervous system
Vision
The ear
Diagrams – neuron, brain, eye, ear
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Endocrine System
Endocrine system
Glands
Negative feedback
Pituitary gland
Pineal body
Hypothalamus
Thyroid
Adrenal
Pancreas islets
Ovaries
Testes
Hormone action
Steroid hormones
Non-steroid hormones
Prostaglandins
Control of the endocrine system
Plant hormones
Diagram of endocrine system
Reproductive System
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Structure of sperm
Structure of egg cells
The male reproductive system
The female reproductive system
Menstrual cycle
Fertilization
Prenatal development
Neural development
Diagrams: sperm, male reproductive
system, female reproductive system