Below you will find a handout with pH calculation theory and problems to consolidate your knowledge. http://web.campbell.edu/faculty/chazotte/Courses/PHARM_304/Materials_304/Biochemistry%20Basics.htm
Acids, bases, titration curves
One more good manual for buffering and titrating problems: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/courses/chm333/Spring%202013/Lectures/Spring%202013%20Lecture%202%20-%204.pdf www.ssag.sk/SSAG%20study/CHE/acid-base5.pdf
Titration curves
If you have already read about buffers in Theory section, it’s time to learn a bit about titration curves. www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/questions/q-phcurves.pdf http://www.learningace.com/doc/5727008/923a81c3eda76a1b3179eb8bd9f2d01d/4124lab2
Biochemistry: Exam Practice Problems
Here you will find some biochemistry problems WITH answers. http://personal.denison.edu/~kuhlman/courses/
Buffers
Here you will find theoretical material about buffers. According to Wikipedia, a buffer (more precisely, pH buffer or hydrogen ion buffer) is an aqueous solution consisting of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base, or vice versa. Its pH changes very little when a small amount of strong acid or base is added to it and thus …
Biochemistry: Exam 1 Practice Problems
Here you will find some biochemistry problems WITH answers. www.personal.denison.edu/~kuhlman/courses/biochem/302_Exam1_Q.pdf
Dicot and monoct root anatomy
Below you will find some notes with cross sections of dicot and monocot roots. Quite often you may be asked to make a cross section and view it under the microscope during olympiad and then answer the questions associated with your sample. http://teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dkaragianes/files/dicot_monoct_root_anatomy.pdf
Buffer Practice Problems
Bellow you will find some buffer problems. Before start read about buffers in Theory section. http://www.biochem.arizona.edu/classes/bioc462/ Another one problem set is bellow: http://personal.denison.edu/~kuhlman/courses/biochem/samples/aqueous_eq_buffers.pdf.
Molecular biology practice papers with answers
Here you will find Molecular Biology Exams: http://www.davidson.edu/academics/biology
Plant anatomy and physiology links
Plant anatomy and physiology links Animations for photosynthesis http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm http://www2.kumc.edu/netlearning/examples/flash/photosyn2.html http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter10/animations.html# http://www.taylor.edu/academics/acadDepts/biology/energetics/photo.htm Botany flashcards: http://biology.jbpub.com/botany/ Taxonomy http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html Methods in Plant Biology Web Sites http://www.plantmethods.com/ http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Biology/Methods_and_Techniques/ Ethnobotany http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/index.html …
Scientific drawings
In practical tasks sometimes you may be asked to draw what you see. Usually, the rules must be followed to make good scientific drawings. So read carefully the theory bellow. http://bioserv.fiu.edu/~biolab/labs/1011/supplemental_materials/Scientific%20drawnings.pdf
Form & Function in Flowering Plants – Structure & Transport
Here you will find some notes on plant structure and transport. http://teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dkaragianes/files/notes_anatomy_transport.pdf
Laboratory manual on biochemistry
Here you will find a LABORATORY MANUAL on BIOCHEMISTRY. The given manual is designed according to the curriculum on biochemistry for the students of the Faculty of Overseas Admissions (general medicine and dentistry specialities). It is intended to save the student’s time and optimize their practical work. In this book you will find protocols and thus you can perform these …
Maths in Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Below you will find a good manual for Mathematics Exercises in Biotechnology. Sample exercises and brief introduction will help you solve various mathematical problems in biology quickly and with less mistakes. Take a look! https://cdn.ymaws.com/amatyc.org/resource/resmgr/publications/biotechmaterials.pdf
Floral formulas and diagrams
Recently, tasks asking for floral formulas and diagrams appear more often in olympiads. Below you will find some notes on flowers: http://faculty.etsu.edu/liuc/Lecture%2024.%20Flower-contd.pdf Here you will find digital flower website. All you need to know about flowers and inflorescences: https://uqu.edu.sa/files2/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/4290002/Lecture%208.pdf.
Principles of Gene Mapping & Practice Problems
Gene mapping is a common topic in the biology olympiad. A genetic map is simply a representation of the distribution of a set of loci within the genome. So using the handouts below, learn the basics of gene mapping. http://www.informatics.jax.org/silver/chapters/7-1.shtml http://www.mreroh.com/student/APbiodocs/Unit%205%20-%20Division%20and%20Genetics/Special/linkage%20gene-mapping.pdf
Population genetics: Part II
As you remember, population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations. Below are some good handouts which will help you learn more about allele changes over time at the population level: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/genetics/vgec/schoolscolleges/topics/population-genetics www.life.illinois.edu/ib/201/lectures/PopGen.pdf www.csun.edu/~dgray/Evol322/Chapter6.pdf
Phylogeny
Evolutionary relationships are pretty important in biology and thus constructing phylogenetic trees is becoming a part of practical exam in almost every biology olympiad. Below you will find some slideshows about UPGMA. UPGMA is a distance method and therefore needs a distance matrix. UPGMA is “ultrametric”, meaning that all the terminal nodes (i.e. the sequences/taxa) are equally distance from the …
Population genetics: Part I
It’s just the right time to start discovering population genetics and understanding basic concepts of the Hardy-Weinberg law. Population genetics helps us to describe how the frequency of the alleles change over time. To study frequency changes, we analyze the entire population, not just individual organisms. You can learn more about population genetics here: http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~mcclean/plsc431/popgen/popgen3.htm. Some good notes are here: …
Molecular biology
For molecular biology, check out The Beginner’s Guide to Molecular Biology HERE. The topics range from The Cell to Biotechnology to Genetics. Also you can buy the book called Molecular Biology and Applied Genetics.