Discover biology / Michael L. Cain . . . [et al.].

Contents;


Unit 1. Diversity of Life
1. The Nature of Science and the Characteristics
2. Major Groups of Living Organisms
3. Relationships among the Major Groups Organisms
4. Biodiversity

Unit 2. Cells : The Basic Units of Life
5. Chemical Building Blocks c
6. Cell Structure and Compartments
7. Metabolism
8. Photosynthesis and Respiration
9. How Cells communicate
10. Cell Division
11. Cancer: Cell Division out of Control

Unit 3. Genetics
12. Patterns of Inheritance
13. Chromosomes and Human Genetics
14. DNA
15. From Gene to Protein
16. Control of Gene Expression
17. DNA Technology
18. Genetic

Unit 4. Evolution
19. How Evolution Works
20. Evolution of Populations
21. Adaptation and Specification
22. The Evolution History
23. Human Evolution

Unit 5. Form and Function
24. An Overview of the Form and Function of Life
25. Size and Complexity
26. Support and Shape
27. Movement
28. Nutrition
29. Gas Exchange
30. Internal Transport
31. Maintaining the Internal Environment
32. Defense
33. Chemical Messengers
34. Nervous and Sensory Systems
35. Behavior
36. Reproduction
37. Development
38. Human Form an Function

Unit 6. Interactions with the environment
39. The Biosphere
40. Why Organisms Live Where they do
41. Growth of Populations
42. Interactions among Organisms
43. Communities of Organisms
44. Ecosystem
45. Global Change

Includes bibliographical references and Index.