Includes index.

1 Biology and Its Themes UNIT 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY2 Atoms and Molecules3 The Chemistry of Water4 Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity5 Biological Macromolecules and Lipids6 Energy and Life UNIT 2 CELL BIOLOGY7 Cell Structure and Function8 Cell Membranes9 Cellular Signaling10 Cell Respiration11 Photosynthetic Processes12 Mitosis UNIT 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE13 Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis14 Mendelian Genetics15 Linkage and Chromosomes16 Nucleic Acids and Inheritance17 Expression of Genes18 Control of Gene Expression19 DNA Technology20 The Evolution of Genomes UNIT 4 EVOLUTION 21 How Evolution Works 22 Phylogenetic Reconstruction 23 Microevolution 24 Species and Speciation 25 Macroevolution UNIT 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE26 Introduction to Viruses27 Prokaryotes28 The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes29 Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants30 Seed Plants31 Introduction to Fungi32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity33 Invertebrates34 Vertebrates UNIT 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION35 Plant Structure and Growth36 Transport in Vascular Plants37 Plant Nutrition38 Reproduction of Flowering Plants39 Plant Signals and Behavior UNIT 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION40 The Animal Body41 Chemical Signals in Animals42 Animal Digestive Systems43 Animal Transport Systems44 Animal Excretory Systems45 Animal Reproductive Systems46 Development in Animals47 Animal Defenses Against Infection48 Electrical Signals in Animals49 Neural Regulation in Animals50 Sensation and Movement in Animals UNIT 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE 51 An Overview of Ecology 52 Behavioral Ecology 53 Populations and Life History Traits 54 Biodiversity and Communities 55 Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems 56 Conservation and Global Ecology.