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	The notes on these pages have been created to follow the textbook Biology: Concepts and Connections (Third Edition) by Campbell, Mitchell, & Reece.

	Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life
	Notes: Elements, Compounds, & Atoms Notes: The Properties of Water *Web Links:* The Periodic Table: http://periodictable.com/ The Periodic Table of Comic Books: http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ All about Atoms: http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/ Water Properties: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/waterproperties.html Properties of Water: http://www.oceansonline.com/water_props.htm

	Chapter 3: The Molecules of Cells
	Notes: Organic Compounds, Carbohydrates, & Lipids Notes: Proteins & Nucleic Acids *Web Links* Food Constituents: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~wfgale/usda_course/section0_4.htm Carbohydrates: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html The Truth About Fat: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/ohe/HealthLinks/fats.htm Anabolic Steroids: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/steroids.html ESPN Anabolic Steroids: http://espn.go.com/special/s/drugsandsports/steroids.html Protein Folding@Home: http://folding.stanford.edu/science.html

	Chapter 5: The Working Cell
	Notes: Energy & ATP (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Enzymes & Cell Membranes (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Membranes, Diffusion, & Osmosis (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Water Balance & Transport (DOC \| PDF) Web Links All About Enzymes: http://www.lewport.wnyric.org/jwanamaker/animations/Enzyme%20activity.html Diffusion & Osmosis Tutorial

	Chapter 6: How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy
	Notes: Cellular Respiration Overview (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Generating ATP & Glycolysis (DOC \| PDF) Notes: The Krebs Cycle (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Electron Transport Chain, Chemiosmosis, & Fermentation (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Molecular Breakdown & Biosynthesis

	Chapter 7: Photosynthesis
	Notes: Chloroplasts & Oxygen Production (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Photosynthesis Overview & Light Reactions (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Steps of Light Reactions (DOC \| PDF) Notes: The Calvin Cycle, CO2 and Ozone (DOC \| PDF) *Web Links* Photosynthesis Animation: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/harvestinglight.swf

	Chapter 8: The Cellular Basis of Reproduction & Inheritance
	Notes: Cell Division & Reproduction (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Cell Cycle Controls (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Meiosis, Genetic Variation, & Chromosomal Abnormalities (DOC \| PDF) Web Links Mitosis Animation: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/mitosis.html The Cell Cycle: http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/CellBiology/TheCellCycle/ Online Onion Root Tips http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html Meiosis Animation: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/meiosis.html

	Chapter 9: Patterns of Inheritance
	Notes: Mendel's Principles (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Punnett Squares (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Crosses & Patterns of Inheritance (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Linked Genes (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 10: Molecular Biology of the Gene
	Notes: DNA/RNA & DNA Replication (DOC \| PDF) Notes: DNA-->RNA-->Proteins & Mutations (PDF) Notes: A Closer Look at Transcription (DOC \| PDF) Notes: A Closer Look at Translation (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Viruses (DOC \| PDF) *Web Links* Translation Animation: http://www.usd116.org/apalla/animations/translation.htm DNA: The Double Helix Game: http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/dna_double_helix/index.html

	Chapter 11: The Control of Gene Expression
	Notes: Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Gene Regulation in the Cytoplasm (DOC \| PDF) Notes: Cancer (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 12: DNA Technology & The Human Genome
	2/22 Notes: Transfer of DNA in Bacteria (DOC \| PDF) 2/23 Notes: Gene Cloning (DOC \| PDF) 2/25-2/28 Notes: The Tools of DNA Technology (DOC \| PDF) 3/2 Notes: Using DNA to Solve Crimes (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 13: How Populations Evolve
	3/7 Notes: Evidence for Evolution (DOC \| PDF) 3/8 & 3/10 Notes: Natural Selection & Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (DOC \| PDF) 3/14 Notes: Causes of Microevolution (DOC \| PDF) 3/15 Notes: Modes of Natural Selection (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 14: The Origin of Species
	3/28 & 3/29 Notes: Species & Speciation (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 15: Tracing Evolutionary History
	4/4 & 4/5 Notes: Macroevolution (DOC \| PDF) 4/5 Notes: Phylogenetic Trees (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 19: Human Evolution
	4/26 Notes: Human Evolution (DOC \| PDF)

	Chapter 16: The Origin & Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes & Protists
	5/2 Notes: The Big Bang & The Origin of Life (DOC \| PDF) 5/9 Notes: 16.4 - 16.12 (DOC \| PDF) 5/10 Notes: 16.13 - 16.14 (DOC \| PDF) 5/11 Notes: 16.15 - 16.21 (DOC \| PDF) 5/12 Notes: 16.22 - 16.28 (DOC \| PDF)

Last Updated: May 11, 2005