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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—ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION

• Chapter 20: Maintaining the Internal Environment
• Chapter 21: Nutrition and Digestion
• Chapter 22: Gas Exchange
• Chapter 23: Blood and Circulation
• Chapter 24: Hormones
• Chapter 25: Nerves
• Chapter 26: The Senses
• Chapter 27: Muscles and Movement
• Chapter 28: Defense Against Disease
• Chapter 29: Reproduction and Development
• Chapter 30: Behavior
• Interlude E—Applying What We Learned: How Smoking Affects Our Body

UNIT 6—PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION

• Chapter 31: Plant Structure, Nutrition, and Transport
• Chapter 32: Plant Growth and Reproduction
• Interlude F—Applying What We Learned: Feeding a Hungry Planet

UNIT 7—INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

• Chapter 33: The Biosphere
• Chapter 34: Growth of Populations
• Chapter 35: Interactions among Organisms
• Chapter 36: Communities of Organisms
• Chapter 37: Ecosystems
• Chapter 38: Global Change
• Interlude G—Applying What We Learned: Building a Sustainable Society

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