Biology.
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2018.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 35.5 Joint Structure and Function.