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UNIT I: THE LIFE OF THE CELL
- Biology: The Scientific Study of Life
- The Chemical Basis of Life
- The Molecules of Cells
- A Tour of the Cell
- The Working Cell
- How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy
- Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
UNIT II: CELLULAR REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
- The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance
- Patterns of Inheritance
- Molecular Biology of the Gene
- How Genes Are Controlled
- DNA Technology and Genomics
UNIT III: CONCEPTS OF EVOLUTION
- How Populations Evolve
- The Origin of Species
- Tracing Evolutionary History
UNIT IV: THE EVOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
- Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists
- The Evolution of Plant and Fungal Diversity
- The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity
- The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity
UNIT V: ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION
- Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
- Nutrition and Digestion
- Gas Exchange
- Circulation
- The Immune System
- Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance
- Hormones and the Endocrine System
- Reproduction and Embryonic Development
- Nervous Systems
- The Senses
- How Animals Move
UNIT VI: PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION
- Plant Structure, Growth, and Reproduction
- Plant Nutrition and Transport
- Control Systems in Plants
UNIT VII. ECOLOGY
- The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments
- Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment
- Population Ecology
- Communities and Ecosystems
- Conservation Biology
APPENDICES
- Metric Conversion Table
- The Periodic Table
- The Amino Acids of Proteins
- Chapter Review Answers
- Credits