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Introduction
Kara Stanley
1.1 Themes and Concepts of Biology
Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; and Matthew Douglas
1.2 The Process of Science
Matthew R. Fisher and Kara Stanley
1.3 Levels of Organization
Lisa Bartee; Walter Shriner; and Catherine Creech
1.4 Presenting Data - Graphs and Tables
1.5 Writing for Science
1.6 Using Credible Sources
1.7 Principles of Research Ethics
Faith Alele and Bunmi Malau-Aduli
Further Thought - Diversity in Science Resources
Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; Matthew Douglas; and Kara Stanley
2.1 Atoms
2.2 Chemical Bonds
2.3 Water
2.4 Buffers, pH, Acids, and Bases
2.5 Absolutely Necessary Chemistry Summary
2.6 Carbohydrates
2.7 Lipids
2.8 Proteins
2.9 Nucleic Acids
1. Further Thought - Using Science as Advertising
2. 3.1 Overview of Photosynthesis
Charles Molnar and Jane Gair
3. 3.2 Light and Pigments
4. 3.3 The structure of the chloroplast
5. 3.4 The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
6. 3.5 The Calvin Cycle
7. 3.6 Energy and Metabolism
8. 3.7 Glycolysis
9. 3.8 Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
10. 3.9 Fermentation
11. 3.10 Connections to Other Metabolic Pathways
12. 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
13. Further Thought- What Happens When Cells Behave Badly?
14. 4.9 Prokaryotic Cell Division
15. 5.2 The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
16. 5.3 Control of the Cell Cycle
17. 5.4 Cancer and the cell cycle
18. 5.5 Overview of Meiosis
19. 5.6 Meiosis I
20. 5.7 Meiosis II
21. 5.8 Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
22. 5.9 Errors in Meiosis
23. Further Thought - When Cell Division Doesn't Work
24. 6.1 The Genome
25. 6.2 The Structure of DNA
26. 6.3 DNA Replication
27. 6.4 Transcription
28. 6.5 How Genes Are Regulated
29. 6.6 Cloning
30. 6.7 Genetic Engineering
31. 6.8 Mapping Genomes
32. 6.9 Whole Genome Sequencing
33. 6.10 Applying Genomics
34. 6.11 Proteomics
35. 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
36. Further Thought - Super Organisms and Inherited Resistance to Chemicals
37. 8.1 Evidence of Evolution
38. 8.2 Formation of New Species
39. 8.3 Population Evolution
40. 8.4 Population Genetics
41. 8.5 Adaptive Evolution
8.6 Common Misconceptions about Evolution
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42. 8.7 Determining Evolutionary Relationships
43. 8.8 Organizing Life on Earth
44. 8.9 Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
45. Further Thought - "Unnatural Selection"
46. 9.1 Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
47. 9.2 Virus Infections and Hosts
48. 9.3 Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections
49. 9.4 Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
50. 9.5 Prokaryotic Diversity
51. 9.6 Structure of Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
52. 9.7 Bacterial Diseases in Humans
53. 9.8 Beneficial Prokaryotes
54. 9.9 Eukaryotic Origins
55. 9.10 Characteristics of Protists
56. 9.11 Characteristics of Fungi
57. 9.12 Ecology of Fungi
58. 9.13 Fungal Parasites and Pathogens
59. 9.14 Importance of Fungi in Human Life
60. 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
61. 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
62. 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
63. Further Thought - Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change
13.1 Population Demographics and Dynamics
13.2 Population Growth and Regulation
13.3 The Human Population
13.4 Community Ecology
64. 13.5 Introduction to Biodiversity
65. 13.6 Origin of Biodiversity
13.7 Importance of Biodiversity
13.8 Threats to Biodiversity
13.9 Preserving Biodiversity
66. Further Thought - Where the Wild Things Were
14.1 The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
14.2 Environmental Health
14.3 Environmental Toxicology
67. 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
68. 15.1 Ethics and Societal Responsibility: Introduction
69. 15.2 History of Ethics in STEM
70. 15.3 Definition of Ethics and Societal Responsibility
71. 15.4 Atomic Fission, Albert Einstein, and the Atomic Bomb
72. 15.5 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
73. 15.6 Helsinki Protocol for Human Research
74. 15.7 Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells
75. 15.8 Gene Therapy and Death in 2000
76. 15.9 Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease 2018
77. 15.10 Ethics of Genetic Testing and Medical Disease Diagnostics
78. 15.11 Ethics of Gene Therapy
79. 15.12 Ethics of DNA Testing in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice
80. 15.13 Use of Animals and Environment and Ethics
81. Further Thought - Inequity and Ethics in Healthcare and Research
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