1. Learning About Life
Unit 1. Cells
2. Essential Chemistry for Biology
3. The Molecules of Life
4. A Tour of the Cell
5. The Working Cell
6. Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food
7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
Unit 2. Genetics
8. Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells
9. Patterns of Inheritance
10. The Structure and Function of DNA
11. How Genes Are Controlled
12. DNA Technology
Unit 3. Evolution and Diversity
13. How Populations Evolve
14. How Biological Diversity Evolves
15. The Evolution of Microbial Life
16. The Evolution of Plants and Fungi
17. The Evolution of Animals
Unit 4. Ecology
18. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
19. Population Ecology
20. Communities and Ecosystems
Unit 5. Animal Structure and Function
21. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
22. Nutrition and Digestion
23. Circulation and Respiration
24. The Bodys Defenses
25. Hormones
26. Reproduction and Development
27. Nervous, Sensory, and Locomotor Systems
Unit 6. Plant Structure and Function
28. The Life of a Flowering Plant
29. The Working Plant
Appendices
Appendix A. Metric Conversion Table
Appendix B. The Periodic Table
Appendix C. Credits
Appendix D. Selected Answers
Glossary

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