Table of Contents

1 Biology and Its Themes

Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY

2 Atoms and Molecules

3 The Chemistry of Water

4 Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity

5 Biological Macromolecules and Lipids

6 Energy and Life

Unit 2 Cell Biology

7 Cell Structure and Function

8 Cell Membranes

9 Cellular Signaling

10 Cell Respiration

11 Photosynthetic Processes

12 Mitosis

Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE

13 Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis

14 Mendelian Genetics

15 Linkage and Chromosomes

16 Nucleic Acids and Inheritance

17 Expression of Genes

18 Control of Gene Expression

19 DNA Technology

20 The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4 Evolution

21 How Evolution Works

22 Phylogenetic Reconstruction

23 Microevolution

24 Species and Speciation

25 Macroevolution

Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE

26 Introduction to Viruses

27 Prokaryotes

28 The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes

29 Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants

30 Seed Plants

31 Introduction to Fungi

32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity

33 Invertebrates

34 Vertebrates

Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

35 Plant Structure and Growth

36 Transport in Vascular Plants

37 Plant Nutrition

38 Reproduction of Flowering Plants

39 Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

40 The Animal Body

41 Chemical Signals in Animals

42 Animal Digestive Systems

43 Animal Transport Systems

44 Animal Excretory Systems

45 Animal Reproductive Systems

46 Development in Animals

47 Animal Defenses Against Infection

48 Electrical Signals in Animals

49 Neural Regulation in Animals

50 Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE

51 An Overview of Ecology

52 Behavioral Ecology

53 Populations and Life History Traits

54 Biodiversity and Communities

55 Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems

56 Conservation and Global Ecology