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Readings from Campbell, Reece & Mitchell - Biology 5e.
| Dates | Topic | Chapters |
| Aug 22 | I. Introduction | 1 |
| Aug 26 - 31 | II. Simple Chemistry
A. Elements and atoms B. Compounds and reactions |
2
3 |
| Sept 3 - 7 | III. Chemistry of Life
A. Carbon B. Organic macromolecules |
4
5 |
| Sept 10 - 12 | IV. Cell Biology
A. Inside the cell |
7 |
| Sept 14 | Test 1 | - |
| Sept 17 - 19 | B. Cell boundaries
C. How materials move through organisms |
8 |
| Sept 21 - 26 | V. Energy transformations
A. Energy flow and enzymes |
6 |
| Sept 28 - Oct 3 | B. Cellular respiration | 9 |
| Oct 5 - 8 | C. Photosynthesis | 10 |
| Oct 10 | Test 2 | - |
| Oct 12 - 17 | VI. Cell mechanics
A. Mitosis |
12 |
| Oct 19 | B. Meiosis | 13 |
| Oct 22 - 29 | VII. Genetics
A. Mendelian inheritance |
14 |
| Oct 31, Nov 2 | B. Genes and chromosomes | 15 |
| Nov 5 | Test 3 | - |
| Nov 7 - 9 | C. DNA | 16 |
| Nov 12 - 16 | D. Protein synthesis | 17 |
| Nov 19, 26 | E. Virus and bacteria | 18 |
| Nov 28 | F. Gene regulation | 19 |
| Nov 30 | G. DNA technology | 20 |
| Dec 1 | H. Development | 21 |
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