Biology / Sylvia S. Mader & Michael Windelspecht

includes bibliographical references and index.

Biology: the study of life -- Basic chemistry -- The chemistry of organic molecules -- Cell structure and function -- Membrane structure and function -- Metabolism: energy and enzymes -- Photosynthesis -- Cellular respiration -- The cell cycle and cellular reproduction -- Meiosis and sexual reproduction -- Mendelian patterns of inheritance -- Molecular biology of the gene -- Regulation of gene expression -- Biotechnology and genomics -- Darwin and evolution -- How population evolve -- Speciation and macroevolution -- The origin and history of life -- Taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny -- Viruses, bacteria and archaea -- Protist evolution and diversity -- Fungi evolution and diversity -- Plant evolution and diversity -- Flowering plants: structure and organization -- Flowering plants: nutrition and transport -- Flowering plants: control of growth responses -- Flowering plants: reproduction -- Invertebrate evolution -- Vertebrate evolution -- Human evolution -- Animal organization and homeostasis -- Circulation and cardiovascular systems -- The lymphatic and immune systems -- Digestive systems and nutrition -- Respiratory systems -- Body fluid regulation and excretory systems -- Neurons and nervous systems -- Sense organs -- Locomotion and support systems -- Hormones and endocrine systems -- Reproductive systems -- Animal development and aging -- Animal behavior -- Population ecology -- Community and ecosystem ecology -- Major ecosystems of the biosphere -- Conservation of biodiversity