Hoefnagels
Biology: The Essentials
Brief Table of Contents
Unit 1: Science, Chemistry, and Cells
1. Scientific Study of Life
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. Cells
4. The Energy of Life
5. Photosynthesis
6. How Cells Release Energy Unit 2: Biotechnology, Genetics, and Inheritance
7. DNA Structure and Gene Function
8. DNA Replication and Cell Division
9. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
10. Patterns of Inheritance
11. DNA TechnologyUnit 3: Evolution and Diversity
12. Forces of Evolutionary Change
13. Evidence of Evolution
14. Speciation and Extinction
15. Evolution and Diversity of Microbial Life
16. Evolution and Diversity of Plants
17. Evolution and Diversity of AnimalsUnit 4: Ecology
18. Population Ecology
19. Communities and Ecosystems
20. Preserving BiodiversityUnit 5: Plant Physiology
21. Plant Form and Function
22. Reproduction and Development of Flowering PlantsUnit 6: Animal Physiology
23. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
24. The Nervous System and the Senses
25. The Endocrine System
26. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
27. The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
28. Regulating Temperature, Nutrients, and Body Fluids
29. The Immune System
30. Animal Reproduction and Development
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