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Introduction
Kara Stanley
1.1 The Science of Biology
Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; and Matthew Douglas
1.2 Themes and Concepts of Biology
1.3 The Process of Science
Matthew R. Fisher and Kara Stanley
1. 1.4 Levels of Organization
Lisa Bartee; Walter Shriner; and Catherine Creech
2. 1.5 Presenting Data - Graphs and Tables
3. 1.6 Writing for Science
4. 1.7 Using Credible Sources
Further Thought - Diversity in Science Resources
Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; Matthew Douglas; and Kara Stanley
5. 2.1 Atoms
6. 2.2 Chemical Bonds
7. 2.3 Water
8. 2.4 Buffers, pH, Acids, and Bases
9. 2.5 Absolutely Necessary Chemistry Summary
10. 2.6 Carbohydrates
11. 2.7 Lipids
12. 2.8 Proteins
13. 2.9 Nucleic Acids
14. Further Thought - Using Science as Advertising
15. 3.1 Overview of Photosynthesis
Charles Molnar and Jane Gair
16. 3.2 Light and Pigments
17. 3.3 The structure of the chloroplast
18. 3.4 The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
19. 3.5 The Calvin Cycle
20. 3.6 Energy and Metabolism
21. 3.7 Glycolysis
22. 3.8 Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
23. 3.9 Fermentation
24. 3.10 Connections to Other Metabolic Pathways
25. Further Thought - Applications of Photosynthesis and Respiration
4.1 Studying Cells
4.2 Prokaryotic Cells
4.3 Eukaryotic Cells
4.4 The Endomembrane System and Proteins
4.5 The Cytoskeleton
4.6 Connections between Cells and Cellular Activities
5.3 Active Transport
4.7 Passive Transport
4.8 Bulk Transport
26. Further Thought- What Happens When Cells Behave Badly?
27. 4.9 Prokaryotic Cell Division
28. 5.2 The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
29. 5.3 Control of the Cell Cycle
30. 5.4 Cancer and the cell cycle
31. 5.5 Overview of Meiosis
32. 5.6 Meiosis I
33. 5.7 Meiosis II
34. 5.8 Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
35. 5.9 Errors in Meiosis
36. Further Thought - When Cell Division Doesn't Work
37. 6.1 The Genome
38. 6.2 The Structure of DNA
39. 6.3 DNA Replication
40. 6.4 Transcription
41. 6.5 How Genes Are Regulated
42. 6.6 Cloning
43. 6.7 Genetic Engineering
44. 6.8 Mapping Genomes
45. 6.9 Whole Genome Sequencing
46. 6.10 Applying Genomics
47. 6.11 Proteomics
48. Further Thought - Genetic Disorders and Ethics
7.1 Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
7.2 Characteristics and Traits
7.4 Laws of Inheritance
7.5 Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage
7.6 Chromosomal Basis of Inherited Disorders
49. Further Thought - Super Organisms and Inherited Resistance to Chemicals
50. 8.1 Evidence of Evolution
51. 8.2 Speciation
52. 8.3 Formation of New Species
53. 8.4 Population Evolution
54. 8.5 Population Genetics
55. 8.6 Adaptive Evolution
8.7 Common Misconceptions about Evolution
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56. 8.8 Determining Evolutionary Relationships
57. 8.9 Organizing Life on Earth
58. 8.13 Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
59. Further Thought - "Unnatural Selection"
60. 9.1 Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
61. 9.2 Virus Infections and Hosts
62. 9.3 Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections
63. 9.4 Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
64. 9.5 Prokaryotic Diversity
65. 9.6 Structure of Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
66. 9.7 Bacterial Diseases in Humans
67. 9.8 Beneficial Prokaryotes
68. 9.9 Eukaryotic Origins
69. 9.10 Characteristics of Protists
70. 9.11 Characteristics of Fungi
71. 9.12 Ecology of Fungi
72. 9.13 Fungal Parasites and Pathogens
73. 9.14 Importance of Fungi in Human Life
74. Further Thought - Small Things, Big Impact
10.1 Early Plant Life
10.2 Green Algae: Precursors of Land Plants
10.3 Non-Vascular Plants
10.4 Seedless Vascular Plants
10.5 Evolution of Seed Plants
10.6 Gymnosperms
10.7 Angiosperms
10.8 The Role of Seed Plants
75. Further Thought- Plants to the Rescue
11.1 Features of the Animal Kingdom
11.2 Animal Phylogeny
11.4 The Evolutionary History of the Animal Kingdom
11.5 Sponges and Cnidarians
11.6 Flatworms, Nematodes, and Arthropods
11.7 Mollusks and Annelids
11.8 Echinoderms and Chordates
11.9 Vertebrates
11.10 The Evolution of Primates
11.11 Animal Form and Function
11.12 Animal Primary Tissues
11.13 Homeostasis
Further Thought - Beyond Charismatic Megafauna: The Animal Kingdom's Unsung Endangered Species
12.1 Energy Flow through Ecosystems
Emily P. Harris
12.2 Biogeochemical Cycles
12.3 Terrestrial Biomes
12.4 Aquatic Biomes
76. 12.5 Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change
Jung Choi; Mary Ann Clark; and Matthew Douglas
12.6 Case Study: Two Climate Action Plans
Andrew Frank
77. Further Thought - Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change
13.1 Population Demographics and Dynamics
13.2 Population Growth and Regulation
13.3 The Human Population
78. 13.4 Environmental Limits to Population Growth
13.5 Community Ecology
79. 13.6 Introduction to Biodiversity
80. 13.7 Origin of Biodiversity
13.8 Importance of Biodiversity
13.9 Threats to Biodiversity
13.10 Preserving Biodiversity
81. Further Thought - Where the Wild Things Were
82. 15.1 Ethics and Societal Responsibility: Introduction
83. 15.2 History of Ethics in STEM
84. 15.3 Definition of Ethics and Societal Responsibility
85. 15.4 Atomic Fission, Albert Einstein, and the Atomic Bomb
86. 15.5 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
87. 15.6 Helsinki Protocol for Human Research
88. 15.7 Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells
89. 15.8 Gene Therapy and Death in 2000
90. 15.9 Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease 2018
91. 15.10 Ethics of Genetic Testing and Medical Disease Diagnostics
92. 15.11 Ethics of Gene Therapy
93. 15.12 Ethics of DNA Testing in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice
94. 15.13 Use of Animals and Environment and Ethics
95. Further Thought - Inequity and Ethics in Healthcare and Research
14.1 The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
14.2 Environmental Health
14.3 Environmental Toxicology
96. 14.4 Bioremediation
14.11 Case Study: The Love Canal Disaster
14.5 Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
Matthew R. Fisher
14.6 Water Supply Problems and Solutions
14.7 Water Pollution
14.8 Water Treatment
14.9 Food Security
14.10 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Further Thought - Socioeconomic and Environmental Dimensions of Human Health
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