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Lewis Life 4e
Life, 4/e
Ricki Lewis, University of New York at Albany
Mariƫlle Hoefnagels, University of Oklahoma
Douglas Gaffin, University of Oklahoma
Bruce Parker, Utah Valley State College


Table of Contents

As a result of extensive focus group research, the organization of the fourth edition of Life is, more than ever before, attuned to the current trends in biology. We now include a new chapter on viruses, plus substantial new coverage of diversity, life cycles, plant transport systems, and the Human Genome project.

Take a look at the Table of Contents:

Unit 1 From Atoms to Cells
1. What is Life?
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. Cells
4. The Cell Membrane, Cytoskeleton, and Cell-Cell Interactions
5. The Energy of Life
6. Photosynthesis
7. How Cells Release Energy

Unit 2 Genetics and Biotechnology
8. The Cell Cycle
9. Meiosis
10. How Inherited Traits Are Transmitted
11. Chromosomes
12. DNA Structure and Replication
13. Gene Function

Unit 3 Evolution
14. The Evolution of Evolutionary Thought
15. The Forces of Evolutionary Change--Microevolution
16. Speciation and Extinction
17. Evidence for Evolution
18. The Origin and History of Life

Unit 4 The Diversity of Life

19. Viruses and Simple Infectious Agents
20. Bacteria and Archaea
21. Protista
22. Plantae
23. Fungi
24. Animalia I: Sponges Through Echinoderms
25. Animalia II: The Chordates

Unit 5 Plant Life
26. Plant Form and Function
27. Transport Systems in Plants
28. Reproduction of Flowering Plants
29. Plant Responses to Stimuli

Unit 6 Animal Life
30. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
31. The Nervous System
32. The Senses
33. The Endocrine System
34. The Musculoskeletal System
35. The Circulatory System
36. The Respiratory System
37. Digestion and Nutrition
38. Regulation of Temperature and Body Fluids
39. The Immune System
40. Human Reproduction and Development

Unit 7 Behavior and Ecology
41. Animal Behavior
42. Populations
43. Communities and Ecosystems
44. Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems
45. Environmental Challenges