TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • 1 An Introduction to Biology

UNIT I CHEMISTRY

  • 2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
  • 3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules

UNIT II CELL [sample art and explanation]

  • 4 General Features of Cells
  • 5 Membrane Structure and Transport
  • 6 Systems Biology of Cell Organization
  • 7 Enzymes, Metabolism, and Cellular Respiration
  • 8 Photosynthesis
  • 9 Cell Communication and Regulation  of the Cell Cycle
  • 10 Multicellularity

UNIT III GENETICS [sample art and explanation]

  • 11 Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication
  • 12 Gene Expression at the Molecular Level
  • 13 Gene Regulation
  • 14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
  • 15 Eukaryotic Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis
  • 16 Simple Patterns of Inheritance
  • 17 Complex Patterns of Inheritance
  • 18 Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses
  • 19 Developmental Genetics
  • 20 Genetic Technology
  • 21 Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics

UNIT IV EVOLUTION   [sample art and explanation]

  • 22 Origin and History of Life
  • 23 An Introduction to Evolution
  • 24 Population Genetics
  • 25 Origin of Species
  • 26 Taxonomy and Systematics

UNIT V DIVERSITY   [sample art and explanation]

  • 27 The Bacteria and Archaea
  • 28 Protists
  • 29 The Kingdom Fungi
  • 30 Plants and the Conquest of Land
  • 31 The Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
  • 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
  • 33 The Invertebrates
  • 34 The Vertebrates

UNIT VI PLANTS   [sample art and explanation]

  • 35 An Introduction to Flowering Plants
  • 36 Flowering Plants: Behavior
  • 37 Flowering Plants: Nutrition
  • 38 Flowering Plants: Transport
  • 39 Flowering Plants: Reproduction and
  • Development

UNIT VII ANIMALS   [sample art and explanation]

  • 40 Introduction to Animal Form and Function
  • 41 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
  • 42 Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate,
  • and Body Temperature
  • 43 Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System
  • 44 Neuroscience II: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems
  • 45 Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems
  • 46 The Muscular-Skeletal System and Locomotion
  • 47 Circulatory Systems
  • 48 Respiratory Systems
  • 49 Excretory Systems and Salt and Water Balance
  • 50 Endocrine Systems
  • 51 Animal Reproduction
  • 52 Animal Development
  • 53 Defense Mechanisms of the Body

UNIT VIII ECOLOGY   [sample art and explanation]

  • 54 An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes
  • 55 Behavioral Ecology
  • 56 Population Ecology
  • 57 Species Interactions
  • 58 Community Ecology
  • 59 Ecosystems Ecology
  • 60 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity