Biology: The Study of Life
BIOSKILLS
UNIT 1 THE MOLECULAR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
Protein Structure and Function
Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
An Introduction to Carbohydrates
Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
UNIT 2 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Inside the Cell
Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
9 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
10 Photosynthesis
11 Cell-Cell Interactions
12 The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3 GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
Meiosis
Mendel and the Gene
DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
How Genes Work
Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
Genes, Development, and Evolution
UNIT 4 EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
Evolution by Natural Selection
Evolutionary Processes
Speciation
Phylogenies and the History of Life
UNIT 5 THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
Bacteria and Archaea
Diversification of Eukaryotes
Green Algae and Land Plants
Fungi
An Introduction to Animals
Protostome Animals
Deuterostome Animals
Viruses
UNIT 6 HOW PLANTS WORK
Plant Form and Function
Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
Plant Nutrition
Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
UNIT 7 HOW ANIMALS WORK
Animal Form and Function
Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
Animal Nutrition
Gas Exchange and Circulation
Animal Nervous Systems
Animal Sensory Systems
Animal Movement
Chemical Signals in Animals
Animal Reproduction and Development
The Immune System in Animals
UNIT 8 ECOLOGY
An Introduction to Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Population Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecosystems and Global Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
APPENDICES
A. Answers
B. Periodic Table of Elements
