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UNIT 1—THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE

  • 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

UNIT 2—CELLS: THE BASIC UNITS OF LIFE

  • 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

UNIT 3—GENETICS

  • 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—Applying What We Learned: Harnessing the Human Genome

UNIT 4—EVOLUTION

  • Chapter 16: How Evolution Works
  • Chapter 17: Evolution of Populations
  • Chapter 18: Adaptation and Speciation
  • Chapter 19: The Evolutionary History of Life
  • Interlude D—Applying What We Learned: Humans and Evolution

UNIT 5—INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

  • 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 G—Applying What We Learned: Building a Sustainable Society
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