The Kingdom Plantae represents an extremely large group of mostly terrestrial organisms that are photosynthetic. Below you will find a handout about plants. https://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/158h/manual/Plantae.pdf.
Phytochromes
Phytochromes are important pigments for plant growth and flowering. Below you will find a concise outline of the mechanism of action and effects of phytochromes. http://faculty.caes.uga.edu/pthomas/hort4050.web/Hort4050web/Phytochrome%20lecture.ppt
A Method of Population Estimation: Mark & Recapture
An important technique used in ecology is mark recapture method. www.radford.edu/~jkell/mark_rec103.pdf
Mating systems in animals
There is a number of different mating systems among animals. Some animals tend to be monogamous, others are polygamous. In the outline below you will learn the similarities and differences between mating systems. http://web.pdx.edu/~zelickr/animal-behavior/lecture-outlines/lectures2013winter/LS13-ch11-mating-systems-1.pdf
Drosophila: from genes to phenotypes
Drosophila has always been a role model in research, therefore it is useful to know the basics of its anatomy, physiology, genetics, and more. http://home.sandiego.edu/~cloer/bio376f08/376f08_lectures/Lect12-14-376F08(Drosophila).pdf
Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
In this tutorial you will learn more about genetic analysis, recombination frequencies and linkage. http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/biosci/labs/wichman/courses/Biology%20210/2006/Macs/Exam%202mac/Lec9and10RecombMap.pdf.
Plant diversity
Here you will find a quick review of plants: from tracheophytes to angiosperms. http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/huxman/Huxman_lecture6.2008.pdf
Glycolysis
In olympiads you will encounter glycolysis very often. It is useful to remember the main enzymes, substrates and unique properties of reactions involved in this process. Also do not forget that glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm, not in mitochondrion. www.csun.edu/~jm77307/Glycolysis.pdf.
Diffusion and Transport Across Cell Membranes
In order to successfully function, survive, and reproduce all cells require the ability to transport molecules in and out of the cell. There are two main transport types: active and passive transport. In the outline below you will learn unique characteristics of each. http://biochemistry2.ucsf.edu/programs/ptf/prologue%20links/Diff%20&%20Trans%20Membranes.pdf
Plant biology: stems
Plant stems are one of the major organs required for long-distance transport of water and biomolecules. In the outline below you will learn about different types and features of stems. ppongam-irsc.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/9/0/19902363/ch04_lecture.ppt
Amino acid degradation
Amino acids are important biomolecules in living organisms, thus it is important to know how amino acids are recycled. https://www.tamu.edu/faculty/bmiles/lectures/amcat.pdf https://www.rose-hulman.edu/~brandt/Chem330/Amino_acid_breakdown.pdf
Botany: Stele types
In a vascular plant, the stele is the central part of the root or stem containing the tissues derived from the procambium. These include vascular tissue, in some cases ground tissue (pith) and a pericycle, which, if present, defines the outermost boundary of the stele. In other words, vascular bundle or the stele consists of three tissues: the pericycle, the …
About the Brain Bee
The International Brain Bee World Championship is the highest level in the IBB Competition. Participation in the World Championship is reserved only for Regional Brain Bee Champions (or their runner-up if the Champion cannot make it), and is therefore a very distinguished event. Young men and women from all over the world compete to determine who has the “best brain” on such topics as intelligence, memory, emotions, stress, aging, sleep, neurological and psychological diseases …
The concepts of sensitivity and specificity
Sensitivity and specificity are statistical measures of the performance of a binary classification test. Below you will find a good handout about these two terms. http://www.jrss.in/data/35.pdf.
Mating systems in animals
Here you will learn more about mating systems which are descriptions of who mates with whom in the animal world. udel.edu/~gshriver/pdf/MatingSystems.pdf
Plant biodiversity
A brief outline of main characteristics of land plants and their adaptations to their living environment. http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/huxman/lecture4.pdf
Kin Selection & Inclusive Fitness
Learn more about kin selection, the evolutionary strategy that favours the reproductive success of an organism’s relatives, even at a cost to the organism’s own survival and reproduction. tohttp://www.public.iastate.edu/~nvalenzu/EEOB514/Lectures/6-KinSelection.pdf
From genes to phenotypes
Learn more about gene interactions and how they influence the phenotype of an organism. http://barleyworld.org/sites/default/files/10_gen_to_pheno.pptx
Mechanism of Enzyme Action
Learn about the mechanisms of enzyme action. Here you will find some basic principles of bioenergetics, too. https://www.unifr.ch/biochem/assets/files/schneiter/cours/Voet_Pratt/Voet_chapt_11.pdf
Cells and Tissues
In multicellular organisms, tissues are organized entities of cells that work together to carry out a particular function. The main role of a tissue in an organism depends on what types of cells it contains. In these slideshows you will learn more about cells, tissues and different compartments in a body. http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jpadilla/Physiology Materials/Ch3 compartments & cellsf07.ppt http://web.eng.fiu.edu/~brownmweb/BME3403/PowerPoint lectures Class/03_lect modified.ppt