Biology
Teaching Staff: To be announced
Course Code: ΤΠ-1004
Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 1st
ECTS: 4
Teaching Units: 3
Teaching Hours: 3
Short Description:
- Introduction to Biology
- The chemical composition of living matter
- Properties of Water that contribute to Earth's suitability as an environment for life
- Carbon and the molecular diversity of life
- Structure and function of large biological molecules
- Cell membranes structure and function
- Basic principles of metabolism. Cellular respiration as a process of transforming chemical energy into forms usable by the cell or organism. Stages of Photosynthesis.
- The concept of genetic information and gene
- The chromosome theory of inheritance and the Mendel’s laws
- The molecular basis of inheritance and the mechanism of protein synthesis
- Types of microorganisms. Use of microorganisms in Anti-Pollution Technologies, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
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