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|a Cover -- Contents in Brief -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Student and Instructor Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Class Testers and Reviewers -- Chapter 1: Invitation to Biology -- 1.1 Application: Secret Life of Earth -- 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts -- 1.3 How Living Things Are Alike -- 1.4 How Living Things Differ -- 1.5 Organizing Information about Species -- 1.6 The Science of Nature -- 1.7 Analyzing Experimental Results -- 1.8 The Nature of Science -- Chapter 2: Life's Chemical Basis -- 2.1 Mercury Rising -- 2.2 Building Blocks of Matter -- 2.3 Why Electrons Matter -- 2.4 Chemical Bonds -- 2.5 Hydrogen Bonding and Water -- 2.6 Acids and Bases -- Chapter 3: Molecules of Life -- 3.1 Fear of Frying -- 3.2 The Chemistry of Biology -- 3.3 Carbohydrates -- 3.4 Lipids -- 3.5 Proteins -- 3.6 Nucleic Acids -- Chapter 4: Cell Structure -- 4.1 Food for Thought -- 4.2 What Is a Cell? -- 4.3 Introducing the Prokaryotes -- 4.4 Introducing the Eukaryotic Cell -- 4.5 The Endomembrane System -- 4.6 Mitochondria -- 4.7 Chloroplasts and Other Plastids -- 4.8 The Cytoskeleton -- 4.9 Cell Surface Specializations -- 4.10 The Nature of Life -- Chapter 5: Ground Rules of Metabolism -- 5.1 A Toast to Alcohol Dehydrogenase -- 5.2 Energy in the World of Life -- 5.3 Energy in the Molecules of Life -- 5.4 How Enzymes Work -- 5.5 Metabolic Pathways -- 5.6 Cofactors -- 5.7 A Closer Look at Cell Membranes -- 5.8 Diffusion across Membranes -- 5.9 Membrane Transport Mechanisms -- 5.10 Membrane Trafficking -- Chapter 6: Where It Starts-Photosynthesis -- 6.1 Biofuels -- 6.2 Overview of Photosynthesis -- 6.3 Sunlight as an Energy Source -- 6.4 The Light-Dependent Reactions -- 6.5 The Light-Independent Reactions -- Chapter 7: Releasing Chemical Energy -- 7.1 Risky Business -- 7.2 Introduction to Carbohydrate Breakdown Pathways.
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|a 7.3 Aerobic Respiration Continues -- 7.4 Aerobic Respiration Ends -- 7.5 Fermentation -- 7.6 Alternative Energy Sources in Food -- Chapter 8: DNA Structure and Function -- 8.1 A Hero Dog's Golden Clones -- 8.2 Discovery of DNA's Function -- 8.3 Discovery of DNA's Structure -- 8.4 Eukaryotic Chromosomes -- 8.5 DNA Replication -- 8.6 Mutations: Cause and Effect -- 8.7 Cloning Adult Animals -- Chapter 9: From DNA to Protein -- 9.1 Ricin, RIP -- 9.2 DNA, RNA, and Gene Expression -- 9.3 Transcription: DNA to RNA -- 9.4 RNA and the Genetic Code -- 9.5 Translation: RNA to Protein -- 9.6 Consequences of Mutations -- Chapter 10: Control of Gene Expression -- 10.1 Between You and Eternity -- 10.2 Regulating Gene Expression -- 10.3 Regulating Gene Expression in Development -- 10.4 Regulating Gene Expression to Adjust Metabolism -- 10.5 Epigenetics -- Chapter 11: How Cells Reproduce -- 11.1 Henrietta's Immortal Cells -- 11.2 Multiplication by Division -- 11.3 A Closer Look at Mitosis -- 11.4 Cytoplasmic Division -- 11.5 Marking Time with Telomeres -- 11.6 When Mitosis Is Dangerous -- Chapter 12: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction -- 12.1 Why Sex? -- 12.2 Meiosis in Sexual Reproduction -- 12.3 Visual Tour of Meiosis -- 12.4 Meiosis Fosters Genetic Diversity -- 12.5 An Ancestral Connection -- Chapter 13: Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits -- 13.1 Menacing Mucus -- 13.2 Mendel, Pea Plants, and Inheritance Patterns -- 13.3 Mendel's Law of Segregation -- 13.4 Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment -- 13.5 Non-Mendelian Inheritance -- 13.6 Nature and Nurture -- 13.7 Complex Variation in Traits -- Chapter 14: Chromosomes and Human Inheritance -- 14.1 Shades of Skin -- 14.2 Human Chromosomes -- 14.3 Autosomal Inheritance -- 14.4 X-Linked Inheritance -- 14.5 Changes in Chromosome Structure -- 14.6 Changes in Chromosome Number -- 14.7 Genetic Screening.
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|a Chapter 15: Studying and Manipulating Genomes -- 15.1 Personal Genetic Testing -- 15.2 DNA Cloning -- 15.3 Isolating Genes -- 15.4 DNA Sequencing -- 15.5 Genomics -- 15.6 Genetic Engineering -- 15.7 Designer Plants -- 15.8 Biotech Barnyards -- 15.9 Editing Genomes -- Chapter 16: Evidence of Evolution -- 16.1 Reflections of a Distant Past -- 16.2 Old Beliefs and New Discoveries -- 16.3 Evolution by Natural Selection -- 16.4 Fossils: Evidence of Ancient Life -- 16.5 Changes in the History of Earth -- Chapter 17: Processes of Evolution -- 17.1 Superbug Farms -- 17.2 Alleles in Populations -- 17.3 Genetic Equilibrium -- 17.4 Patterns of Natural Selection -- 17.5 Natural Selection and Diversity -- 17.6 Nonselective Evolution -- 17.7 Reproductive Isolation -- 17.8 Models of Speciation -- 17.9 Macroevolution -- Chapter 18: Organizing Information about Species -- 18.1 Bye Bye Birdie -- 18.2 Phylogeny -- 18.3 Comparing Form and Function -- 18.4 Comparing Molecules -- 18.5 Comparing Development -- 18.6 Phylogeny Research -- Chapter 19: Life's Origin and Early Evolution -- 19.1 Looking for Life -- 19.2 The Early Earth -- 19.3 Organic Monomers Form -- 19.4 From Polymers to Protocells -- 19.5 The Age of Prokaryotes -- 19.6 A Rise in Oxygen -- 19.7 Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes -- Chapter 20: Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea -- 20.1 The Human Microbiota -- 20.2 Virus Structure and Function -- 20.3 Viral Replication -- 20.4 Viruses and Human Health -- 20.5 Prokaryotic Structure and Function -- 20.6 Metabolic Diversity in Prokaryotes -- 20.7 Major Bacterial Lineages -- 20.8 Bacteria as Pathogens -- 20.9 Archaea -- Chapter 21: Protists-The Simplest Eukaryotes -- 21.1 Malaria: A Protistan Disease -- 21.2 A Diverse Collection of Lineages -- 21.4 Stramenopiles -- 21.5 Alveolates -- 21.7 Archaeplastids -- 21.8 Amoebozoans and Opisthokonts.
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|a Chapter 22: The Land Plants -- 22.1 Saving Seeds -- 22.2 Plant Ancestry and Diversity -- 22.3 Evolutionary Trends among Plants -- 22.5 Seedless Vascular Plants -- 22.6 History of the Vascular Plants -- 22.7 Gymnosperms -- 22.8 Angiosperm Traits -- 22.9 Angiosperm Diversity -- Chapter 23: Fungi -- 23.1 High-Flying Fungi -- 23.2 Fungal Traits and Diversity -- 23.3 Flagellated Fungi -- 23.4 Zygote Fungi and Relatives -- 23.5 Sac Fungi -- 23.6 Club Fungi -- 23.7 Biological Roles of Fungi -- Chapter 24: Animal Evolution-The Invertebrates -- 24.1 Medicines from the Sea -- 24.2 Animal Traits and Body Plans -- 24.3 Animal Origins and Diversification -- 24.4 Sponges -- 24.5 Cnidarians -- 24.6 Flatworms -- 24.7 Annelids -- 24.8 Mollusks -- 24.9 Roundworms -- 24.10 Arthropods -- 24.11 The Spiny-Skinned Echinoderms -- Chapter 25: Animal Evolution-The Vertebrates -- 25.1 Very Early Birds -- 25.2 Chordate Traits and Evolutionary Trends -- 25.3 Fishes -- 25.4 Amphibians -- 25.5 Amniote Evolution -- 25.6 Reptiles -- 25.7 Birds -- 25.8 Mammals -- Chapter 26: Human Evolution -- 26.1 A Bit of a Neanderthal -- 26.2 Primates: Our Order -- 26.3 Hominoids -- 26.4 Early Hominins -- 26.5 Early Humans -- 26.6 Recent Human Lineages -- Chapter 27: Plant Tissues -- 27.1 Sequestering Carbon in Forests -- 27.2 The Plant Body -- 27.3 Plant Tissues -- 27.4 Stems -- 27.5 Leaves -- 27.6 Roots -- 27.7 Patterns of Growth -- Chapter 28: Plant Nutrition and Transport -- 28.1 Leafy Cleanup -- 28.2 Plant Nutrients -- 28.3 Root Adaptations for Nutrient Uptake -- 28.4 Movement of Water in Plants -- 28.5 Movement of Organic Compounds in Plants -- Chapter 29: Life Cycles of Flowering Plants -- 29.1 Plight of the Honeybee -- 29.2 Floral Structure and Function -- 29.3 A New Generation Begins -- 29.4 Flower Sex -- 29.5 Seed Formation -- 29.6 Fruits -- 29.7 Early Development.
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|a 29.8 Asexual Reproduction of Flowering Plants -- Chapter 30: Communication Strategies in Plants -- 30.1 Prescription: Chocolate -- 30.2 Chemical Signaling in Plants -- 30.3 Auxin and Cytokinin -- 30.4 Gibberellin -- 30.5 Abscisic Acid and Ethylene -- 30.6 Movement -- 30.7 Responses to Recurring Environmental Change -- 30.8 Responses to Stress -- Chapter 31: Animal Tissue and Organ Systems -- 31.1 Making Replacement Cells -- 31.2 Animal Body Plans -- 31.3 Epithelial Tissue -- 31.4 Connective Tissues -- 31.5 Muscle Tissue -- 31.6 Nervous Tissue -- 31.7 Organ Systems -- 31.8 Human Skin -- 31.9 Maintaining Homeostasis through Negative Feedback -- Chapter 32: Neural Control -- 32.1 Impacts of Concussions -- 32.2 Animal Nervous Systems -- 32.3 Cells of the Nervous System -- 32.4 Electrical Signaling in Neurons -- 32.5 Chemical Signaling by Neurons -- 32.6 Neurotransmitter Function -- 32.7 The Peripheral Nervous System -- 32.8 Cells and Tissues of the Central Nervous System -- 32.9 The Spinal Cord -- 32.10 The Vertebrate Brain -- 32.11 The Human Cerebral Cortex -- 32.12 Emotion and Memory -- 32.13 Studying Brain Function -- Chapter 33: Sensory Perception -- 33.1 Neuroprostheses -- 33.2 Overview of Sensory Pathways -- 33.3 General Senses -- 33.4 Chemical Senses -- 33.5 Hearing -- 33.6 Balance and Equilibrium -- 33.7 Vision -- 33.8 Human Vision -- Chapter 34: Endocrine Control -- 34.1 Endocrine Disruptors -- 34.2 The Vertebrate Endocrine System -- 34.3 The Nature of Hormone Action -- 34.4 The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland -- 34.5 The Pineal Gland -- 34.6 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands -- 34.7 Pancreatic Hormones -- 34.8 The Adrenal Glands -- 34.9 The Gonads -- 34.10 Invertebrate Hormones -- Chapter 35: Structural Support and Movement -- 35.1 Bulking Up -- 35.2 Animal Movement -- 35.3 Types of Skeletons -- 35.4 Bone Structure and Function.
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