What is included with this book?
Invitation to Biology | |
Impacts, Issues: What Am I Doing Here? | p. 1 |
Life's Levels of Organization | p. 2 |
Overview of Life's Unity | p. 4 |
If So Much Unity, Why so Many Species? | p. 6 |
An Evolutionary View of Diversity | p. 8 |
The Nature of Biological Inquiry | p. 9 |
The Power of Experimental Tests | p. 10 |
The Scope and Limits of Science | p. 12 |
Cells | |
Molecules of Life | |
Impacts, Issues: Science or Supernatural? | p. 15 |
Atoms and Their Interactions | p. 16 |
Bonds in Biological Molecules | p. 18 |
Water's Life-Giving Properties | p. 20 |
Acids and Bases | p. 22 |
Molecules of Life-From Structure to Function | p. 23 |
The Truly Abundant Carbohydrates | p. 26 |
Greasy, Fatty-Must Be Lipids | p. 28 |
Proteins-Diversity in Structure and Function | p. 30 |
Why is Protein Structure So Important? | p. 32 |
Nucleotides and the Nucleic Acids | p. 34 |
How Cells Are Put Together | |
Impacts, Issues: Animalcules and Cells Fill'd With Juices | p. 38 |
What is "A Cell"? | p. 39 |
Most Cells are Really Small | p. 40 |
The Structure of Cell Membranes | p. 42 |
A Closer Look at Prokaryotic Cells | p. 44 |
A Closer Look at Eukaryotic Cells | p. 45 |
Where Did Organelles Come From? | p. 50 |
The Dynamic Cytoskeleton | p. 52 |
Cell Surface Specializations | p. 54 |
How Cells Work | |
Impacts, Issues: Beer, Enzymes, and Your Liver | p. 58 |
Inputs and Outputs of Energy | p. 59 |
Inputs and Outputs of Substances | p. 61 |
How Enzymes Make Substances React | p. 62 |
Diffusion and Metabolism | p. 65 |
Working with and Against Diffusion | p. 66 |
Which Way Will Water Move? | p. 68 |
Cell Burps and Gulps | p. 70 |
Where It Starts-Photosynthesis | |
Impacts, Issues: Sunlight and Survival | p. 73 |
The Rainbow Catchers | p. 74 |
Light-Dependent Reactions | p. 76 |
Light-Independent Reactions | p. 78 |
Pastures of the Seas | p. 80 |
How Cells Release Chemical Energy | |
Impacts, Issues: When Mitochondria Spin Their Wheels | p. 82 |
Overview of Energy-Releasing Pathways | p. 83 |
Glycolysis-Glucose Breakdown Starts | p. 84 |
Second and Third Stages of Aerobic Respiration | p. 86 |
Anaerobic Energy-Releasing Pathways | p. 88 |
Alternative Energy Sources in the Body | p. 89 |
Connections with Photosynthesis | p. 91 |
Genetics | |
How Cells Reproduce | |
Impacts, Issues: Henrietta's Immortal Cells | p. 94 |
Overview of Cell Division Mechanisms | p. 95 |
Introducing the Cell Cycle | p. 96 |
Mitosis Maintains the Chromosome Number | p. 97 |
Division of the Cytoplasm | p. 100 |
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction | p. 101 |
How Meiosis Puts Variation in Traits | p. 104 |
From Gametes to Offspring | p. 106 |
The Cell Cycle and Cancer | p. 108 |
Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits | |
Impacts, Issues: Menacing Mucus | p. 112 |
Tracking Traits with Hybrid Crosses | p. 113 |
Not-So-Straightforward Phenotypes | p. 117 |
Complex Variations in Traits | p. 120 |
The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance | p. 123 |
Impact of Crossing Over on Inheritance | p. 125 |
Human Genetic Analysis | p. 126 |
Examples of Human Inheritance Patterns | p. 127 |
Structural Changes in Chromosomes | p. 130 |
Change in the Number of Chromosomes | p. 131 |
Some Prospects in Human Genetics | p. 133 |
DNA Structure and Function | |
Impacts, Issues: Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty | p. 137 |
The Hunt for Fame, Fortune, and DNA | p. 138 |
DNA Structure and Function | p. 140 |
DNA Replication and Repair | p. 142 |
Using DNA to Clone Mammals | p. 143 |
Gene Expression and Control | |
Impacts, Issues: Ricin and Your Ribosomes | p. 146 |
Making and Controlling the Cell's Proteins | p. 147 |
How is RNA Transcribed From DNA? | p. 147 |
Deciphering mRNA | p. 150 |
From mRNA to Protein | p. 152 |
Mutated Genes and Their Protein Products | p. 154 |
Controls Over Gene Expression | p. 156 |
Studying and Manipulating Genomes | |
Impacts, Issues Golden Rice or Frankenfood? | p. 162 |
A Molecular Toolkit | p. 163 |
Haystacks to Needles | p. 165 |
DNA Sequencing | p. 167 |
First Just Fingerprints, Now DNA Fingerprints | p. 168 |
Tinkering with the Molecules of Life | p. 169 |
Practical Genetics | p. 171 |
Weighing the Benefits and Risks | p. 173 |
Evolution and Diversity | |
Processes of Evolution | |
Impacts, Issues: Rise of the Super Rats | p. 176 |
Early Beliefs, Confounding Discoveries | p. 177 |
The Nature of Adaptation | p. 181 |
Individuals Don't Evolve, Populations Do | p. 182 |
When is a Population Not Evolving? | p. 184 |
Natural Selection Revisited | p. 185 |
Maintaining Variation in a Population | p. 188 |
Genetic Drift-The Chance Changes | p. 190 |
Gene Flow-Keeping Populations Alike | p. 191 |
Evolutionary Patterns, Rates, and Trends | |
Impacts, Issues: Measuring Time | p. 194 |
Fossils-Evidence of Ancient Life | p. 195 |
Dating Pieces of the Puzzle | p. 196 |
Evidence from Biogeography | p. 199 |
More Evidence from Comparative Morphology | p. 201 |
Evidence from Patterns of Development | p. 203 |
Evidence from DNA, RNA, and Proteins | p. 204 |
Reproductive Isolation, Maybe New Species | p. 205 |
Interpreting the Evidence: Models for Speciation | p. 208 |
Patterns of Speciation and Extinctions | p. 211 |
Organizing Information About Species | p. 213 |
Early Life | |
Impacts, Issues: Looking for Life in All the Odd Places | p. 218 |
Origin of the First Living Cells | p. 219 |
What Are Existing Prokaryotes Like? | p. 224 |
The Curiously Classified Protists | p. 228 |
The Fabulous Fungi | p. 234 |
Viruses, Viroids, and Prions | p. 239 |
Evolution and Infectious Diseases | p. 241 |
Plant Evolution | |
Impacts, Issues: Beginnings, and Endings | p. 244 |
Pioneers in a New World | p. 245 |
The Bryophytes-No Vascular Tissues | p. 247 |
Seedless Vascular Plants | p. 248 |
The Rise of Seed-Bearing Plants | p. 251 |
Gymnosperms-Plants with "Naked" Seeds | p. 252 |
Angiosperms-the Flowering Plants | p. 254 |
Deforestation in the Tropics | p. 256 |
Animal Evolution | |
Impacts, Issues: Interpreting and Misinterpreting the Past | p. 259 |
Overview of the Animal Kingdom | p. 260 |
Getting Along Well Without Organs | p. 262 |
Flatworms-Introducing Organ Systems | p. 263 |
Annelids-Segments Galore | p. 264 |
The Evolutionarily Pliable Mollusks | p. 266 |
Amazingly Abundant Roundworms | p. 267 |
Arthropods-The Most Successful Animals | p. 268 |
The Puzzling Echinoderms | p. 272 |
Evolutionary Trends Among Vertebrates | p. 273 |
Major Groups of Jawed Fishes | p. 275 |
Early Amphibious Tetrapods | p. 276 |
The Rise of Amniotes | p. 278 |
From Early Primates to Humans | p. 281 |
Plants and Animals: Common Challenges | |
Impacts, Issues: Too Hot To Handle | p. 289 |
Levels of Structural Organization | p. 290 |
Recurring Challenges to Survival | p. 292 |
Homeostasis in Animals | p. 293 |
Does Homeostasis Occur in Plants? | p. 295 |
How Cells Receive and Respond to Signals | p. 297 |
How Plants Work | |
Plant Form and Function | |
Impacts, Issues: Drought Versus Civilization | p. 300 |
Overview of the Plant Body | p. 301 |
Primary Structure of Shoots | p. 304 |
Primary Structure of Roots | p. 306 |
Secondary Growth-The Woody Plants | p. 308 |
Plant Nutrients and Availability In Soil | p. 310 |
How Do Roots Absorb Water and Mineral Ions? | p. 312 |
Water Transport Through Plants | p. 314 |
How Do Stems and Leaves Conserve Water? | p. 316 |
How Organic Compounds Move Through Plants | p. 317 |
Plant Reproduction and Development | |
Impacts, Issues: Imperiled Sexual Partners | p. 321 |
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants | p. 322 |
From Zygotes to Seeds Packaged in Fruit | p. 325 |
Asexual Reproduction of Flowering Plants | p. 327 |
Patterns of Early Growth and Development | p. 328 |
Cell Communication in Plant Development | p. 330 |
Adjusting Rates and Directions of Growth | p. 332 |
Meanwhile, Back at the Flower | p. 334 |
Life Cycles End, and Turn Again | p. 335 |
Regarding the World's Most Nutritious Plant | p. 336 |
How Animals Work | |
Animal Tissues and Organ Systems | |
Impacts, Issues: It's All About Potential | p. 339 |
Organization and Control in Animal Bodies | p. 340 |
Four Basic Types of Tissues | p. 340 |
Organ Systems Made from Tissues | p. 345 |
Skin-Example of an Organ System | p. 346 |
How Animals Move | |
Impacts, Issues: Pumping Up Muscles | p. 349 |
So What Is a Skeleton? | p. 350 |
How Do Bones and Muscles Interact? | p. 353 |
How Does Skeletal Muscle Contract? | p. 354 |
Properties of Whole Muscles | p. 356 |
Circulation and Respiration | |
Impacts, Issues: Up In Smoke | p. 360 |
The Nature of Blood Circulation | p. 361 |
Characteristics of Human Blood | p. 362 |
Human Cardiovascular System | p. 364 |
Structure and Function of Blood Vessels | p. 367 |
Cardiovascular Disorders | p. 370 |
The Nature of Respiration | p. 371 |
Human Respiratory System | p. 374 |
Moving Air and Transporting Gases | p. 376 |
When the Lungs Break Down | p. 378 |
Immunity | |
Impacts, Issues: The Face of AIDS | p. 382 |
Integrated Responses to Threats | p. 383 |
Surface Barriers | p. 385 |
The Innate Immune Response | p. 387 |
Tailoring Responses to Specific Antigens | p. 389 |
Antibodies and Other Antigen Receptors | p. 392 |
Antibody-Mediated Immune Response | p. 394 |
The Cell-Mediated Immune Response | p. 395 |
Defenses Enhanced or Compromised | p. 397 |
Aids: Immunity Lost | p. 398 |
Digestion, Nutrition, and Excretion | |
Impacts, Issues: Hips and Hunger | p. 402 |
The Nature of Digestive Systems | p. 403 |
Human Digestive System | p. 404 |
Human Nutritional Requirements | p. 410 |
Weighty Questions, Tantalizing Answers | p. 413 |
Urinary System of Mammals | p. 415 |
How the Kidneys Make Urine | p. 416 |
When Kidneys Break Down | p. 419 |
Neural Control and the Senses | |
Impacts, Issues: In Pursuit of Ecstasy | p. 422 |
Neurons-The Great Communicators | p. 423 |
How Messages Flow from Cell to Cell | p. 426 |
The Paths of Information Flow | p. 428 |
Types of Nervous Systems | p. 430 |
The Peripheral Nervous System | p. 432 |
The Central Nervous System | p. 433 |
Drugging the Brain | p. 436 |
Overview of Sensory Systems | p. 438 |
Somatic Sensations | p. 439 |
The Special Senses | p. 440 |
Endocrine Controls | |
Impacts, Issues: Hormones in the Balance | p. 448 |
Hormones and other Signaling Molecules | p. 449 |
The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland | p. 452 |
Thymus, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands | p. 453 |
Adrenal Glands and Stress Responses | p. 455 |
The Pancreas and Glucose Homeostasis | p. 456 |
Hormones and Reproductive Behavior | p. 457 |
Reproduction and Development | |
Impacts, Issues: Mind-Boggling Births | p. 461 |
Methods of Reproduction | p. 462 |
Processes of Animal Development | p. 464 |
Reproductive System of Human Males | p. 467 |
Reproductive System of Human Females | p. 469 |
How Pregnancy Happens | p. 472 |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 474 |
Human Prenatal Development | p. 476 |
From Birth Onward | p. 483 |
Ecology | |
Population Ecology | |
Impacts, Issues: The Human Touch | p. 488 |
Characteristics of Populations | p. 489 |
Population Size and Exponential Growth | p. 491 |
Limits on the Growth of Populations | p. 492 |
Life History Patterns | p. 495 |
Human Population Growth | p. 498 |
Community Structure and Biodiversity | |
Impacts, Issues: Fire Ants in the Pants | p. 503 |
Which Factors Shape Community Structure? | p. 504 |
Mutually Beneficial Interactions | p. 505 |
Competitive Interactions | p. 506 |
Predator-Prey Interactions | p. 508 |
Parasites and Parasitoids | p. 511 |
Changes in Community Structure Over Time | p. 513 |
Forces Contributing to Community Instability | p. 515 |
Patterns of Species Diversity | p. 518 |
Conservation Biology | p. 519 |
Ecosystems | |
Impacts, Issues: Bye-Bye Bayou | p. 526 |
The Nature of Ecosystems | p. 527 |
Biological Magnification in Food Webs | p. 530 |
Studying Energy Flow Through Ecosystems | p. 531 |
Global Cycling of Water and Nutrients | p. 532 |
Carbon Cycle | p. 534 |
Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming | p. 536 |
Nitrogen Cycle | p. 538 |
Phosphorus Cycle | p. 540 |
The Biosphere | |
Impacts, Issues: Surfers, Seals, and the Sea | p. 543 |
Air Circulation and Climates | p. 544 |
The Ocean, Landforms, and Climates | p. 548 |
Realms of Biodiversity | p. 550 |
The Water Provinces | p. 557 |
Applying Knowledge of the Biosphere | p. 562 |
Behavioral Ecology | |
Impacts, Issues: My Pheromones Made Me Do It | p. 566 |
So Where Does Behavior Start? | p. 567 |
Communication Signals | p. 572 |
Mates, Offspring, and Reproductive Success | p. 574 |
Costs and Benefits of Social Groups | p. 576 |
Why Sacrifice Yourself? | p. 578 |
A Look at Primate Social Behavior | p. 580 |
Human Social Behavior | p. 581 |
Epilogue: Biological Principles and the Human Imperative | |
Answers to Self-Quizzes | |
Answers to Genetics Problems | |
Annotations to A Journal Article | |
A Plain English Map of the Human Chromosomes | |
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