Robert Brooker,
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis Eric P. Widmaier,
Boston University Linda E. Graham,
University of Wisconsin - Madison Peter D. Stiling,
University of Southern Florida
ISBN: 0077290801 Copyright year: 2011
Table of Contents
1 An Introduction to Biology Unit 1 Chemistry
2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules Unit 2 Cell
4 General Features of Cells
5 Membrane Structure, Synthesis, and Transport
6 An Introduction to Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
7 Cellular Respiration, Fermentation, and Secondary Metabolism
8 Photosynthesis
9 Cell Communication
10 Multicellularity Unit 3 Genetics
11 Nucleic Acid Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure
12 Gene Expression at the Molecular Level
13 Gene Regulation
14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
15 The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis
16 Simple Patterns of Inheritance
17 Complex Patterns of Inheritance
18 Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria
19 Developmental Genetics
20 Genetic Technology
21 Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics Unit 4 Evolution
22 The Origin and History of Life
23 An Introduction to Evolution
24 Population Genetics
25 Origin of Species and Macroevolution
26 Taxonomy and Systematics Unit 5 Diversity
27 Bacteria and Archaea
28 Protists
29 Plants and the Conquest of Land
30 The Evolution and Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
31 Fungi
32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
33 The Invertebrates
34 The Vertebrates Unit 6 Plants
35 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function
36 Flowering Plants: Behavior
37 Flowering Plants: Nutrition
38 Flowering Plants: Transport
39 Flowering Plants: ReproductionUnit 7 Animals
40 Introduction to Animal Form and Function
41 Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System
42 Neuroscience II: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems
43 Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems
44 The Muscular-Skeletal System and Locomotion
45 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
46 Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature
47 Circulatory Systems
48 Respiratory Systems
49 Excretory Systems and Salt and Water Balance
50 Endocrine Systems
51 Animal Reproduction
52 Animal Development
53 Immune Systems Unit 8 Ecology
54 An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes
55 Behavioral Ecology
56 Population Ecology
57 Species Interactions
58 Community Ecology
59 Ecosystems Ecology
60 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Appendix A: Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix B: Answer Key
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