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College Biology

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Physiology: Organismal Form & Function
10%
Cell Signaling & Cell Cycle
10%
Biochemistry Foundations
10%
Cell Structure & Function
10%
Bioenergetics & Metabolism
10%
Scientific Practices & Bio Data Skills
10%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of college biology — drill into a card to work its skills.

Physiology: Organismal Form & Function

5 core skills10% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
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Cell to Cell CommunicationRecommended
14 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
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Membrane Transport in PhysiologyAvailable
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Major Organ Systems & Their FunctionsAvailable
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Homeostasis & FeedbackAvailable
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Energy Balance & Metabolic RegulationAvailable
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Cell Signaling & Cell Cycle

6 core skills10% total weight
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6 skills to mastery
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Introduction to Signal TransductionAvailable
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Regulation of Cell CycleAvailable
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Signal Transduction PathwaysAvailable
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FeedbackAvailable
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Cell CycleAvailable
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Cell Communication & SignalingAvailable
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Biochemistry Foundations

7 core skills10% total weight
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7 skills to mastery
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Structure of Water and Hydrogen BondingAvailable
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LipidsAvailable
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ProteinsAvailable
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CarbohydratesAvailable
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Introduction to MacromoleculesAvailable
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Nucleic AcidsAvailable
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Elements of LifeAvailable
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Cell Structure & Function

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Membrane PermeabilityAvailable
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Cell SizeAvailable
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Mechanisms of TransportAvailable
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Membrane TransportAvailable
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Origins of Cell CompartmentalizationAvailable
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Cell CompartmentalizationAvailable
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Facilitated DiffusionAvailable
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Tonicity and OsmoregulationAvailable
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Plasma MembraneAvailable
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Cell Structure and FunctionAvailable
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Bioenergetics & Metabolism

5 core skills10% total weight
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Environmental Impacts on Enzyme FunctionAvailable
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Cellular RespirationAvailable
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Cellular EnergyAvailable
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PhotosynthesisAvailable
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EnzymesAvailable
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Scientific Practices & Bio Data Skills

5 core skills10% total weight
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Experimental DesignAvailable
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Lab TechniquesAvailable
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Reading Scientific FiguresAvailable
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Data InterpretationAvailable
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Probability/Statistics in BiologyAvailable
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Inheritance & Genetics

5 core skills10% total weight
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Mendelian GeneticsAvailable
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Non-Mendelian GeneticsAvailable
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MeiosisAvailable
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Environmental Effects on PhenotypeAvailable
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Meiosis and Genetic DiversityAvailable
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Evolution & Natural Selection

11 core skills10% total weight
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Variations in PopulationsAvailable
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Population GeneticsAvailable
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3
PhylogenyAvailable
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SpeciationAvailable
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Natural SelectionAvailable
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Evidence of EvolutionAvailable
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Common AncestryAvailable
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Hardy-Weinberg EquilibriumAvailable
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Continuing EvolutionAvailable
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Artificial SelectionAvailable
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Origins of Life on EarthAvailable
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Gene Expression & Regulation

8 core skills10% total weight
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8 skills to mastery
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DNA ReplicationAvailable
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DNA and RNA StructureAvailable
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Regulation of Gene TranscriptionAvailable
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MutationsAvailable
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Transcription and RNA ProcessingAvailable
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Gene Expression and Cell SpecializationAvailable
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TranslationAvailable
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BiotechnologyAvailable
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Ecology & Population Dynamics

7 core skills10% total weight
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7 skills to mastery
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Effect of Density on PopulationsAvailable
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Community EcologyAvailable
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Responses to the EnvironmentAvailable
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Disruptions in EcosystemsAvailable
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BiodiversityAvailable
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Population Ecology & Growth ModelsAvailable
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Energy Flow Through EcosystemsAvailable
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