University of North Texas - Contemporary Biology
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Contemporary Biology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Contemporary Biology at Coursera Highlights
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Contemporary Biology at Coursera Course details
- This course is an introduction to biology as it applies to our everyday life. Learners will explore the interplay between science and self through a personalized case study of themselves and their environment. By the end of the course, learners will be able to recognize the interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of the scientific principles behind the physical world and their experiences living in it.
Contemporary Biology at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to Cell Structures and Function
Introduction to Cells
Cell Membrane and Transport
Syllabus
Comparing Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells
Plants & Their Adaptations
Summary of Soil Properties and Organisms
Introduction to Transportation Through Cells
Cell Membrane(s)
Diffusion and Osmosis
Active Transport
Summary and So What?
Cell Quiz
Cell Membrane, Active & Passive Transport Quiz
Energy Transfer & Flow
Energy Transfer
Food Chains and Food Webs
Introduction to Energy Transfer
Overview of Photosynthesis
The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
The Calvin Cycle
Summary and So What?
Introduction to Organismal Interactions
Waterford's Energy Flow through Ecosystems
To Eat & Avoid Being Eaten
Chemical Pest Control
Summary and So What
Energy Transfer
Energy Flow
Eukaryotic Cells & DNA
Overview of DNA
Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Cells and Their Organelles
The Functions of the Plasma Membrane
Summary and So What?
Introduction to Genetic Material
The Structure of DNA
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Summary and So What?
Eukaryotic Cells & The Cell Membrane
Eukaryotes & DNA Quiz
Cell Division & Heredity
Mendelian Genetics
Inheritance
Introduction to Cell Division and the Human Genome
Cell Division
How Genes Are Regulated
Mendel's Experiments
Laws of Inheritance
Human Karyotype
Summary and So What?
Introduction to Sex Cell Division & Heredity
Sexual Reproduction
Meiosis
Errors in Meiosis
Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
Sex Linked Traits
Summary and So What?
Genetics
Sexual Reproduction
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