Fundamentals of biology

Course contents

- Chemical fundamentals of life
- Structure and function of biological macromolecules
- Structure and function of cells and biological membranes
- Notions of metabolism - enzymes
- Cellular respiration and photosynthesis
- Cell cycle
- Fundamentals of heredity: Meiosis and sexual reproduction
- Passing on characteristics: The notion of gene and Mendel
- From gene to protein: Molecular fundamentals of heredity
- Evolution of biodiversity
- Plants - form and function
- Animals - form and function

Department

Bachelor's program Biotechnology & Food Engineering