INTRODUCTION
1. Invitation to Biology
Part I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE
2. Life's Chemical Basis
3. Molecules of Life
4. Cell Structure
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism
6. Where It Starts-Photosynthesis
7. How C
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INTRODUCTION
1. Invitation to Biology
Part I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE
2. Life's Chemical Basis
3. Molecules of Life
4. Cell Structure
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism
6. Where It Starts-Photosynthesis
7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy
Part II: GENETICS
8. DNA Structure and Function
9. From DNA to Protein
10. Control of Gene Expression
11. How Cells Reproduce
12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits
14. Human Inheritance
15. Biotechnology
Part III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION
16. Evidence of Evolution
17. Processes of Evolution
18. Life's Origin and Early Evolution
Part IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
19. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaeans
20. The Protists
21. Plant Evolution
22. Fungi
23. Animals I: Invertebrate Groups
24. Animals II: The Chordates
Part V. HOW PLANTS WORK
25. Plant Tissues
26. Plant Nutrition and Transport
27. Plant Reproduction and Development
Part VI. HOW ANIMALS WORK
28. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
29. Neural Control
30. Sensory Perception
31. Endocrine Control
32. Structural Support and Movement
33. Circulation
34. Immunity
35. Respiration
36. Digestion and Human Nutrition
37. Maintaining the Internal Environment
38. Reproduction and Development
Part VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
39. Animal Behavior
40. Population Ecology
41. Community Ecology
42. Ecosystems
43. The Biospheres
44. Human Effects on the Biosphere
Appendix I: Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix II: Amino Acids
Appendix III: A Closer Look at Some Major Metabolic Pathways
Appendix IV: A Plain English Map of the Human Chromosomes
Appendix V: Restless Earth-Life's Changing Geologic Stage
Appendix VI: Units of Measure
Appendix VII: Answers to Self-Quizzes and Genetics Problems
Glossary
Index
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