Cengage Advantage Books: Biology: A Human Emphasis
INTRODUCTION. 1. Invitation to Biology. Unit I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE. 2. Life's Chemical Basis. 3. Molecules of Life. 4. Cell Structure. 5. Ground Rules of Metabolism. 6. Where It Starts--Photosynthesis. 7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy. Unit II: GENETICS. 8. DNA Structure and Function. 9. From DNA to Protein. 10. Controls Over Genes. 11. How Cells Reproduce. 12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction. 13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits. 14. Human Inheritance. 15. Biotechnology. Part III: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY. 16. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaeans. 17. The Chordates. Unit IV: HOW ANIMALS WORK. 18. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems. 19. Neural Control. 20. Sensory Perception. 21. Endocrine Control. 22. Structural Support and Movement. 23. Circulation. 24. Immunity. 25. Respiration. 26. Digestion and Human Nutrition. 27. The Internal Environment. 28. Reproduction and Development. Part V: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY. 29. Animal Behavior. 30. Population Ecology. 31. Ecosystems. 32. Human Effects on the Biosphere.