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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 11th Edition
includes BiologyNOW, iLrn™, InfoTrac® 1-Semester Printed Access Card.
ISBN-10: 0495015997 ISBN-13: 9780495015994
1056 Pages Casebound
© 2006 Published
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.
1. Invitation to Biology.
Unit I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE.
2. Life's Chemical Basis.
3. Molecules of Life.
4. Cell Structure and Function.
5. A Closer Look at Cell Membranes.
6. Ground Rules of Metabolism.
7. Where It Starts�Photosynthesis.
8. How Cells Release Chemical Energy.
Unit II: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE.
9. How Cells Reproduce.
10. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction.
11. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits.
12. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance.
13. DNA Structure and Function.
14. From DNA to Protein.
15. Controls Over Genes.
16. Studying and Manipulating Genomes.
Unit III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION.
17. Evidence of Evolution.
18. Microevolutionary Processes.
19. Evolutionary Patterns, Rates, and Trends.
20. Life's Origin and Early Evolution.
Unit IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY.
21. Prokaryotes and Viruses.
22. "Protists"�The Simplest Eukaryotes.
23. Plant Evolution.
24. Fungi.
25. Animal Evolution�The Invertebrates.
26. Animal Evolution�The Vertebrates.
27. Biodiversity in Perspective.
PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
28. Plants and Animals�Common Challenges.
Unit V: HOW PLANTS WORK.
29. Plant Tissues.
30. Plant Nutrition and Transport.
31. Plant Reproduction.
Unit VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
33 Animal Tissues and Organ Systems.
34. Neural Control.
35. Sensory Perception.
36. Endocrine Control.
37. Structural Support and Movement.
38. Circulation.
39. Immunity.
40. Respiration.
41. Digestion and Human Nutrition.
42. The Internal Environment.
43. Principles of Animal Reproduction and Development.
44. Human Reproduction and Development.
Unit VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY.
45. Population Ecology.
46. Community Structure and Biodiversity.
47. Ecosystems.
48. The Biosphere.
49. Behavioral Ecology.