List of Major Topics and Concepts in Biology

Major Concepts and Topics in Biology

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This might provide a good place to start writing an Intro course. Some of this is in a logical order, but mostly it's the as-is result of a brain-storm.

  • Chemistry in Biology
  • Macromolecules
    • Carbohydrates
    • Lipids
    • Proteins
    • Nucleic acids
  • Diffusion and osmosis
  • Homeostasis
    • Water and electrolyte balance
    • Energy and metabolism
  • Cell biology
    • Prokaryotes, Bacteria & Archaea
    • Eukaryotes
    • Cells
      • Cell membrane
      • Organelles
        • Nucleus
        • Ribosomes
        • Lysosomes
        • Endoplasmic Reticulum
        • Golgi Apparatus
        • Mitochondria
          • Cellular respiration
          • mtDNA
        • Chloroplasts
          • Photosynthesis
          • plastome, cpDNA
        • Vacuoles
      • Cell Division and Reproduction
        • Binary Fission/Mitosis
        • Meiosis
      • Metabolism
        • Metabolic pathways
      • Cell signalling
        • Receptors
        • Signalling pathways
        • Gene regulation
          • Transcription factors
          • Epigenetic
            • DNA modifications
            • RNA interference
  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Evolution
    • Mendel and Darwin
    • Punnet Squares
    • Population genetics
  • Taxonomy
  • Botany
    • Fungi
    • algae
    • 'mosses'
    • 'ferns'
    • 'gymnosperms'
    • 'angiosperms'
      • ANA grade, ANITA grade
      • 'magnoliids'
      • 'monocots', Monocotyledons
      • 'dicots', 'eudicots', Dicotyledons
  • Zoology
    • Embryology, Development from single cells up to mammals
  • Ecology
    • Ecosystem
    • Biodiversity
    • Habitat, Niche, Biotope, Environment
    • Vegetation
  • Paleontology