Contents: Core Topics Third Edition
- 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—Applying What We Learned: 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—Applying What We Learned: 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—Applying What We Learned: Building a Sustainable Society
UNIT 1—THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
UNIT 2—CELLS: THE BASIC UNITS OF LIFE
UNIT 3—GENETICS
UNIT 4—EVOLUTION
UNIT 5—INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
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