Introduction | |
1. Concepts and Methods in Biology | |
Part I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE | |
2. Chemical Foundations for Cells | |
3. Carbon Compounds in Cells | |
4. Cell Structure and Function | |
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism | |
6. How Cells Acquire Energy | |
7. How Cells Release Stored Energy | |
Part II: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE | |
8. Cell Division and Mitosis | |
9. Meiosis | |
10. Observable Patterns of Inheritance | |
11. Chromosomes and Human Genetics | |
12. DNA Structure and Function | |
13. From DNA to Proteins | |
14. Controls Over Genes | |
15. Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering | |
Part III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION | |
16. Microevolution | |
17. Speciation | |
18. The Macroevolutionary Puzzle | |
Part IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY | |
19. The Origin and Evolution of Life | |
20. Prokaryotes, Viruses, and Protistans | |
21. Fungi | |
22. Plants | |
23. Animals: The Invertebrates | |
24. Animals: The Vertebrates | |
25. Biodiversity in Perspective | |
Part V: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | |
26. Plant Tissues | |
27.Plant Nutrition and Transport | |
28. Plant Reproduction and Development | |
Part VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | |
29. Tissues, Organ Systems, and Homeostasis | |
30. Integration and Control: Nervous Systems | |
31. Sensory Reception | |
32. Endocrine Control | |
33. Protection, Support, and Movement | |
34. Circulation | |
35. Immunity | |
36. Respiration | |
37. Digestion and Human Nutrition | |
38. The Internal Environment | |
39. Animal Reproduction And Development | |
PART VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR | |
40. Population Ecology | |
41. Social Interactions | |
42. Community Interactions | |
43. Ecosystems | |
44. The Biosphere | |
45. Human Impact on the Biosphere | |
Appendix I: Classification Scheme | |
Appendix II: Units of Measure | |
Appendix III: Answers to Self-Quizzes | |
Appendix IV: Answers to Genetics Problems | |
Appendix V: A Closer Look At Some Major Metabolic Pathways | |
Appendix VI: Periodic Table of the Elements |
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