Detailed Contents
Chapter 1: Biology: The Study of Life
End-of-Unit Case Study: Mystery of the Newt
The Big Picture: Doing Biology
BioSkills
UNIT 1: The Molecular Origin and Evolution of Life
Chapter 2: Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
Chapter 3: Protein Structure and Function
Chapter 4: Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
Chapter 5: An Introduction to Carbohydrates
Chapter 6: Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
End-of-Unit Case Study: What's So Toxic About Tetrodotoxin?
The Big Picture: The Chemistry of Life
UNIT 2: Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 7: Inside the Cell
Chapter 8: Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Chapter 10: Photosynthesis The Big Picture: Energy For Life
Chapter 11: Cell-Cell Interactions
Chapter 12: The Cell Cycle
End-of-Unit Case Study: How Did the Newt Become So Toxic?
UNIT 3: Gene Structure and Expression
Chapter 13: Meiosis
Chapter 14: Mendel and the Gene
Chapter 15: DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
Chapter 16: How Genes Work
Chapter 17: Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
Chapter 18: Control of Gene Expression in Bacterial
Chapter 19: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
The Big Picture: Genetic Information
Chapter 20: The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
Chapter 21: Genes, Development, and Evolution
End-of-Unit Case Study: How Can Mutations Save a Snake?
UNIT 4: Evolutionary Patterns and Processes
Chapter 22: Evolution by Natural Selection
Chapter 23: Evolutionary Processes
Chapter 24: Speciation
Chapter 25: Phylogenies and the History of Life
End-of-Unit Case Study: Are Garter Snakes and Newts Engaged in an Arms Race?
The Big Picture: Evolution
UNIT 5: The Diversification of Life
Chapter 26: Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 27: Diversification of Eukaryotes
Chapter 28: Green Algae and Land Plants
Chapter 29: Fungi
Chapter 30: An Introduction to Animals
Chapter 31: Protostome Animals
Chapter 32: Deuterostome Animals
Chapter 33: Viruses
End-of-Unit Case Study: Are Newts Adapted to Kill Humans?
The Big Picture: Diversity of Life
UNIT 6: How Plants Work
Chapter 34: Plant Form and Function
Chapter 35: Water and Sugar Transport in Plants.
Chapter 36: Plant Nutrition
Chapter 37: Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
Chapter 38: Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
End-of-Unit Case Study: Can Plant Compounds Perform a Role Similar to Tetrodotoxin?
The Big Picture: Plant and Animal Form and Function
UNIT 7: How Animals Work
Chapter 39: Animal Form and Function
Chapter 40: Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
Chapter 41: Animal Nutrition
Chapter 42: Gas Exchange and Circulation
Chapter 43: Animal Nervous Systems
Chapter 44: Animal Sensory Systems
Chapter 45: Animal Movement
Chapter 46: Chemical Signals in Animals
Chapter 47: Animal Reproduction and Development
Chapter 48: The Immune System in Animals
End-of-Unit Case Study: Do Garter Snakes Resistant to TTX Experience Trade-Offs?
UNIT 8: Ecology
Chapter 49: An Introduction to Ecology
Chapter 50: Behavioral Ecology
Chapter 51: Population Ecology
Chapter 52: Community Ecology
Chapter 53: Ecosystems and Global Ecology
Chapter 54: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
End-of-Unit Case Study: What Is the Larger Ecological Context of Toxic Newts?
The Big Picture: Ecology
Appendix A: Answers
Appendix B: Periodic Table of Elements
Credits
Math and Chemistry-Based Glossary
Glossary

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