Contents in Brief:
1. Invitation to Biology 3
Unit One How Cells Work
2. Molecules of Life 19
3. Cell Structure 41
4. Energy and Metabolism 61
5. Capturing and Releasing Energy 79
Unit Two Genetics
6. DNA Structure and Function 101
7. Gene Expression and Control 115
8. How Cells Reproduce 135
9. Patterns of Inheritance 155
10. Biotechnology 179
Unit Three Evolution and Diversity
11. Evidence of Evolution 195
12. Processes of Evolution 215
13. Early Life Forms and the Viruses 239
14. Plants and Fungi 269
15. Animal Evolution 291
Unit Four Ecology
16. Population Ecology 321
17. Communities and Ecosystems 339
18. The Biosphere and Human Effects 361
Unit Five How Animals Work
19. Animal Tissues and Organs 387
20. How Animals Move 403
21. Circulation and Respiration 417
22. Immunity 437
23. Digestion and Excretion 459
24. Neural Control and the Senses 479
25. Endocrine Control 503
26. Reproduction and Development 521
Unit Six How Plants Work
27. Plants Form and Function 547
28. Plants Reproduction and Development 565
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