Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition

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Unit 1: The Role of Chemistry in Biology
Chapter 2: Atoms and Molecules
Chapter 3: The Chemistry of Water
Chapter 4: Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
Chapter 5: Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
Chapter 6: Energy and Life

Unit 2: Cell Biology
Chapter 7: Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 8: Cell Membranes
Chapter 9: Cellular Signaling
Chapter 10: Cell Respiration
Chapter 11: Photosynthetic Processes
Chapter 12: Mitosis

Unit 3: The Genetic Basis of Life
Chapter 13: Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
Chapter 14: Mendelian Genetics
Chapter 15: Linkage and Chromosomes
Chapter 16: Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
Chapter 17: Expression of Genes
Chapter 18: Control of Gene Expression
Chapter 19: DNA Technology
Chapter 20: The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4: Evolution
Chapter 21: How Evolution Works
Chapter 22: Phylogenetic Reconstruction
Chapter 23: Microevolution
Chapter 24: Species and Speciation
Chapter 25: Macroevolution

Unit 5: The Diversity Of Life
Chapter 26: Introduction to Viruses
Chapter 27: Prokaryotes
Chapter 28: The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
Chapter 29: Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
Chapter 30: Seed Plants
Chapter 31: Introduction to Fungi
Chapter 32: An Introductionto Animal Diversity
Chapter 33: Invertebrates
Chapter 34: Vertebrates

Unit 6: Plants: Structure And Function
Chapter 35: Plant Structure and Growth
Chapter 36: Transport in Vascular Plants
Chapter 37: Plant Nutrition
Chapter 38: Reproduction of Flowering Plants
Chapter 39: Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7: Animals: Structure And Function
Chapter 40: The Animal Body
Chapter 41: Chemical Signals in Animals
Chapter 42: Animal Digestive Systems
Chapter 43: Animal Transport Systems
Chapter 44: Animal Excretory Systems
Chapter 45: Animal Reproductive Systems
Chapter 46: Development in Animals
Chapter 47: Animal Defenses Against Infection
Chapter 48: Electrical Signals in Animals
Chapter 49: Neural Regulation in Animals
Chapter 50: Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8: The Ecology of Life
Chapter 51: An Overview of Ecology
Chapter 52: Behavioral Ecology
Chapter 53: Populations and Life History Traits
Chapter 54: Biodiversity and Communities
Chapter 55: Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
Chapter 56: Conservation and Global Ecology

Appendix A: Answers
Appendix B: Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix C: The Metric System
Appendix D: A Comparison of the Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope
Appendix E: Classification of Life
Appendix F: Scientific Skills

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