INTRODUCTION.
1. Invitation to Biology.
Part I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE.
2. Life's Chemical Basis.
3. Molecules of Life.
4. Cell Structure.
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism.
6. Where It Starts--Photosynthesis.
7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy.
Part II: GENETICS.
8. DNA Structure and Function.
9. From DNA to Protein.
10. Controls over Genes.
11. How Cells Reproduce.
12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction.
13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits.
14. Human Inheritance.
15. Biotechnology.
Part III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION.
16. Evidence of Evolution.
17. Processes of Evolution.
18. Life's Origin and Early Evolution.
Part IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY.
19. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaeans.
20. The Protists.
21. Plant Evolution.
22. Fungi.
23. Animals I: Invertebrate Groups.
24. Animals II: The Chordates.
Part V. HOW PLANTS WORK.
25. Plant Tissues.
26. Plant Nutrition and Transport.
27. Plant Reproduction and Development.
Part VI. HOW ANIMALS WORK.
28. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems.
29. Neural Control.
30. Sensory Perception.
31. Endocrine Control.
32. Structural Support and Movement.
33. Circulation.
34. Immunity.
35. Respiration.
36. Digestion and Human Nutrition.
37. The Internal Environment.
38. Reproduction and Development.
Part VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY.
39. Animal Behavior.
40. Population Ecology.
41. Community Ecology.
42. Ecosystems.
43. The Biospheres.
44. Human Effects on the Biosphere.
Appendix I: Classification System.
Appendix II: Annotations to a Journal Article.
Appendix III: Answers to Self-Quizzes and Genetics Problems.
Appendix IV: Periodic Table of the Elements.
Appendix V: Molecular Models.
Appendix VI: Closer Look at Some Major Metabolic Pathways.
Appendix VII: A Plain English Map of the Human Chromosomes.
Appendix VIII: Restless Earth--Life's Changing Geologic Stage.
Appendix IX: Units of Measure.
Appendix X: A Comparative View of Mitosis in Plant and Animal Cells.
Glossary.
Index.