BIOL 1001- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 30 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Biol 1001 lecture 1 invitation to biology. Stem cell research: cloning is used to create embryonic stem cells, use adult skin cells to create a stem cell, three-parent babies, zika virus outbreak, editing the human germ line by crispr/cas 9. Zika virus: single-stranded, 10 kilo base rna genome, can spread from an infected mother to her fetus, one mutation in the zika virus increases encephalopathy. Concepts and methods in human biology: four major themes, the cell theory, metabolism and flow of energy via atp, flow of genetic information, evolution organisms evolve over time. Six major groups: bacteria, archaea, protists, plants, fungi, animals. Human features: great manual dexterity, large brain for body size, analytical and verbal skills, elaborate social behavior, complex culture. Energy flow, material cycling: virtually all life is sustained by energy from the sun, energy flow is one way (toward equilibrium, raw materials are recycled among organisms. Biol 1001 lecture 3 the chemistry of living things.
