Study Skills Workshop! The
Advisement Office offers a study skills workshop. In order to attend, you
MUST preregister by calling the Advisement Office at 463-6770 or
stop by their office.
Having problems writing lab reports? Besides reviewing the
section in your lab manual that describes report format, please read the
corresponding sections in A Short Guide to Writing About Biology.
Questions about how to cite references in your lab
reports? Click here for information
on proper formatting.
The National Academy of Sciences report "On
Being a Scientist" can be found here. On the left of
the page, select either "open book format" or "html"
to read this important document (great if you're considering
a career in science).
General topics, introductions, and statements about
evolution and evolutionary ecology
A general introduction to evolutionary
biology that I encourage everyone to read.
Evolution, Science and Society: Evolutionary Biology and the National
Research Agenda. A white paper that defines the challenges and opportunities
facing the study of evolution, as presented by experts from several major
scientific societies. These links will take you to an introduction,
the executive
summary, or the full
document.
A University of Toronto biochemist's web
site on evolution with an excellent and well organized set of links to
various evolutionary topics, from fossils to history to molecules.
The tree of
life from the University of Arizona, an overview of of organismal diversity,
arranged as an evolutionary tree, with dynamite links, graphics, and information
on everything from bacteria to trees to man.
Information
about evolution, religion, and "special creationism" if you're struggling with
this issue
Voices
for evolution, a collection of statements by religious, educational, scientific
and civil liberties organizations which address the evolution / special creationist
issue
Talk.origins, a website devoted
to promoting dialogue about the physical origins of the universe and biological
origins of life.
National Science Board Statement
on Action of the Kansas Board of Education on Evolution
Chemistry
tutorial from the Biology Project, University of Arizona. Well written.
Highly recommended.
DNA and the flow of Genetic Information: structure,
replication, transcription and translation
The beginner's
guide to molecular biology: Leave it to the British to design such an
incredible interactive tutorial that takes you step-by-step through DNA, replication,
and gene expression (transcription and translation). Check it out!
Here's a great animation of replication
(requires a Flash plug-in)
Access Excellence provides wonderful, concise review material on the topic
"from
gene to function". Click on each specific topic to view! This is
a good supplement to your textbook and lecture.
Here is a highly recommended tutorial for DNA
transcription that includes self quizzes! Here is the accompanying translation
page, including figures and links to self quizzes. Finally, here is the accompanying
page on
control of gene expression.
For additional figures to help you understand cell division, try Access
Excellence's site
Dr. Robert Huskey's
human biology class website the the University of Virginia has some excellent
animations and pictures of mitosis, meiosis, and crossing over (see slides
215 - 225)
Here are many educational
links related cell division and chromosomes
The National Center for Biotechnology
Information features an introduction to genetic diseases as well as human
chromosome maps. Click on the numbers across the top of the screen to see
what diseases are on each chromosome. Click on a disease name to learn more
about it.
Access
Excellence has a nice set of graphical representations for key genetic
principles.
Mad cow disease:
an good introduction from CNN special report
A bioenergetics
lecture from RPI: good review of free energy concepts
Another review
from a Mathews and Van Holde's biochemistry textbook
A collection
of links, some of which review basic energy conversions in the cell
Metabolism
An excellent web
lecture on catabolism in cells by Dr. Thomas Terry from UConn, complete
with links and animations. Go here to review glycolysis, Krebs cycle, fermentation,
and oxidative phosphorylation.
An animation
of the electron transport chain in mitochondria, and one of ATP
synthesis, also from Dr. Terry
Here's a
fantastic introduction to biological oxidations and cellular energy from
Washington University, St. Louis. Included are the structures of important
coenzymes, including Coenzyme A, NADH, and FADH2. Highly
recommended for review!
Yet one more
site including several fun animations to help you understand biological
oxidations.
A somewhat detailed explanation of the glyoxylate
cycle, which occurs in glyoxysomes within plant cells.
Here's an excellent site that explains
photosynthesis, complete with diagrams and clear descriptions of important
steps in the light dependent and light-independent reactions.
Inside the virtual
cell, take a tour of a chloroplast.
Here's a
good set of links if you'd like to explore photosynthesis in even greater
detail.
"Mitochondrial
Mysteries Demystified", A multimedia demonstration of the dynamic
processes of Cell Respiration that occur in the Mitochondria: Electron Transport,
Proton Translocation, ATP Synthesis, Krebs Cycle (TCA Cycle). Requires shockwave
plug-in. Highly recommended.
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