BIO 101 General Biology

Lecture One
The Cell
Introduction
Important Events in the Discovery of Cells
Functions of the parts of a cell
Types of Cell
Revision Questions

Lecture Two
Movement of Materials in and out of the Cell
Osmosis 
Introduction & Basic explanations
Uses of Osmosis
Summary of Activities in Osmosis
Osmosis and Food Preservation
Diffusion
Introduction & Basic explanations
Uses of Diffusion
Plasmolysis
Revision Questions

Lecture Three
Ecology
Levels of Ecology
Some Ecological terms
Exercises

Lecture Four
Intra and inter Relationships Between organisms
Interspecific Relationship
Intraspecific Relationship

Lecture Five
Adaptation
Exercise

Lecture Six
Evolution
Causes of Evolution
Theories of Evolution and Natural Selection (Darwinism and Lamarckism)
Lamarckism (Jean Baptiste De Lamarck 1744-1829)
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (Darwinism)
The Theory of Natural Selection
Exercise

Lecture Seven
Heredity
Mendel’s Experiment
Monohybrid Cross
Some Genetic Terms
Applications of Genetic and Heredity
Exercises

Lecture Eight
Diversity and Classification of Organisms
Classification
Binomial Nomenclature
Suggestions for Further Reading