SECTION 1: THE UNITY OF LIFE
1. Atoms and Molecules
2. Water
3. Organic Molecules
4. Cells: An Introduction
5. How Cells Are Organized
6. How Things Get into and out of Cells
SECTION 2: ENERGETICS
7. The Flow of Energy
8. How Cells Make ATP: Glycolysis and Respiration
9. Photosynthesis, Light, and Life
SECTION 3: GENETICS
10. The Reproduction of Cells
11. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
12. From an Abbey Garden: The Beginning of Genetics
13. Mendel Rediscovered: Classical Genetics
14. The Chemical Basis of Heredity: The Double Helix
15. The Genetic Code and Its Translation
16. Chromosome Structure and the Regulation of Gene Expression
17. Genes on the Move
18. New Frontiers in Genetics
SECTION 4: EVOLUTION
19. The Genetic Basis of Evolution
20. Natural Selection
21. The Origin of the Species
22. The Evolution of Behavior
SECTION 5: THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
23. The Classifications of Organisms
24. The Prokaryotes and the Protists
25. The Fungi and the Plants
26. The Animals I: Invertebrates
27. The Animals II: Vertebrates
SECTION 6: BIOLOGY OF ANIMALS
28. The Human Animal: An Introduction
29. Digestion
30. Respiration
31. Circulation
32. Water Balance and Temperature Regulation
33. The Immune Response
34. The Endocrine System
35. The Nervous System I: Structure and Function
36. The Nervous System II: Sensory Perception, Information Processing, and Motor Response
37. Reproduction
38. Development
SECTION 7: BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
39. The Flowering Plants: An Introduction
40. The Plant Body and Its Development
41. Transport Processes in Plants
42. Responses to Stimuli and the Regulation of Plant Growth
SECTION 8: ECOLOGY
43. Population Dynamics: The Numbers of Organisms
44. Interactions in Communities
45. Ecosystems
46. The Biosphere
Appendixes
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Index