Bio 215 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

To learn how to utilize a compound light microscope to observe aquatic microorganisms in samples of pond water. One containing phosphate and nitrate anions and the other without.

These documents cover what is taught in Biology 215 at the United States Air Force Academy. It follows the text of Campbell Essential Biology, covering Ecology, Cells, Genetics, and Evolution.

Ingestion and extracellular and intracellular digestion are examined in various organisms.

To write a description of the scientific method, defining a control, and determining the effect of temperature on the heart rate of Daphnia (water flea).

Principles of diffusion and osmosis are investigated using agar gels and dialysis tubing.

To explain the advantages of the unlearned behaviors observed in this exercise and to describe the ecological niche of Amoeba, Euglena, Planaria, and isopods.

To be able to identify an organism using dichotomous keys and scientific names.

Answering the question: "What are the feedbacks between species loss (due to invasive species, pollution, ecosystem, change) and ecosystem health?" using research from a scientific journal.

This covers topics " Principles of Macromolecular Assembly", "Amino Acids and Peptide Bonds", "Interactions Determining Protein Structure", "Protein Structure", "Self-Assembly", "Prions", "Nucleic Acids", "Polysaccharides", and "Lipids"

This covers topics "Overview of Bacteria and Eukaryotic Cell Cycle", "Stages of the Cell Cycle", "Regulation of the Cell Cycle", and "Apoptosis"