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Chapter 1: The Nature of Science and the Characteristics of Life

Chapter 2: Organizing the Diversity of Life

Chapter 3: Major Groups of Living Organisms

Interlude A: Applying What We Learned: Biodiversity and People

Chapter 4: Chemical Building Blocks

Chapter 5: Cell Structure and Compartments

Chapter 6: Membrane Structure and Transport

Chapter 7: Energy and Enzymes

Chapter 8: Photosynthesis and Respiration

Chapter 9: Cell Division

Interlude B: Applying What We Learned: Cancer: Cell Division Out of Control

Chapter 10: Patterns of Inheritance

Chapter 11: Chromosomes and Human Genetics

Chapter 12: DNA

Chapter 13: From Gene to Protein

Chapter 14: Control of Gene Expression

Chapter 15: DNA Technology

Interlude C: Harnessing the Human Genome

Chapter 16: How Evolution Works

Chapter 17: Evolution of Populations

Chapter 18: Adaptation and Speciation

Chapter 19: The Evolutionary History of Life

Interlude D: Humans and Evolution

Chapter 20: The Biosphere

Chapter 21: Growth of Populations

Chapter 22: Interactions among Organisms

Chapter 23: Communities of Organisms

Chapter 24: Ecosystems

Chapter 25: Global Change

Interlude E: Building a Sustainable Society

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