Waubonsee Community College

Basics of biology, written, produced & directed by Jeff Hildebrandt ; Great Pacific Media

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Basics of biology

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written, produced & directed by Jeff Hildebrandt ; Great Pacific Media

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A collection of science videos explaining the basics of biology. Divided into five sub-groups: anatomy, biodiversity, cell biology, ecology, and genetics

Basics of anatomy (2008, 200 min.). Digestion and excretion : absorption, excretion and homeostasis (28 min.) -- The endocrine system : molecular messengers, chemical control (33 min.) -- The immunological system : recognition, attack and memory (34 min.) -- Muscular, skeletal and integumentary systems : defining our form (29 min.) -- The nervous system : neurons, networks and the human brain (40 min.) -- Respiration and circulation : gas exchange, molecular transport (36 min.)Basics of biodiversity (2005, 198 min.). Bacteria, archaebacteria & the prokaryotic domains (35 min.) -- Kingdom animalia : invertebrates, colonies to complexity (38 min.) -- Animalia : vertebrates, complex brains & behaviors (30 min.) -- Fungi : decomposers and parasites (28 min.) -- Kingdom plantae : builders of biomes (36 min.) -- Kingdom protista : the origins of eukaryotic diversity (31 min.)Basics of cell biology (2006, 182 min.). Biochemistry I : of atoms, ions, & chemical bonds (27 min.) -- Biochemistry II : the formation & function of biomolecules (36 min.) -- Plasma membranes : the boundaries of life (32 min.) -- Cells : the structure of life (30 min.) -- Glycolysis & cellular respiration : the biology of energy (27 min.) -- Photosynthesis : transforming light to life (30 min.)Basics of ecology (2005, 232 min.). Aquatic biomes : oceans, lakes, rivers & wetlands (37 min.) -- Community interactions : competition, predation & symbiosis (34 min.) -- How ecosystems work : energy flow & nutrient cycles (37 min.) -- Human impact on the biosphere (40 min.) -- Populations : biotic potential, environmental resistance (45 min.) -- Terrestrial biomes : deserts, grasslands, & forests (39 min.)Basics of genetics (2006, 178 min.). Biotechnology : engineering genomes (30 min.) -- Cellular reproduction : mitosis, cytokinesis and the cell cycle (30 min.) -- DNA, RNA & protein synthesis : information to structure (32 min.) -- The human genome : traits, disorders, & treatment (30 min.) -- Meiosis, sexual reproduction & genetic variability (22 min.) -- Understanding inheritance : Mendel, method, & mapping (34 min.)

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