1. Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over Time
2. Species and Speciation
3. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils
4. Human Origins and Evolution
5. Cycling Carbon
Case 5 The Human Microbiome: Diversity Within
6. Bacteria and Archaea
7. Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity
8. Being Multicellular
Case 6 Agriculture: Feeding a Growing Population
9. Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land
10. Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young
11. Plant Growth and Development: Building the Plant Body
12. Plant Defense: Keeping with World Green
13. Plant Diversity
14. Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity
Case 7 Predator-Prey: A Game of Life and Death
15. Animal Nervous Systems
16. Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function
17. Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons
18. Animal Endocrine Systems
19. Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
20. Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and Digestion
21. Animal Renal Systems: Water and Waste
22. Animal Reproduction and Development
23. Animal Immune Systems
Case 8 Biodiversity Hotspots: Rainforests and Coral Reefs
24. Animal Diversity
25. Animal Behavior
26. Population Ecology
27. Species Interactions, Communities, and Ecosystems
28. The Anthropocene: Humans as a Planetary Force