Table of Contents:
1: Biology: The Study of Life BioSkills
UNIT 1: The Molecular Origin and Evolution of Life
2: Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
3: Protein Structure and Function
4: Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
5: An Introduction to Carbohydrates
6: Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
UNIT 2: Cell Structure and Function
7: Inside the Cell
8: Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
10: Photosynthesis
11: Cell–Cell Interactions
12: The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3: Gene Structure and Expression
13: Meiosis
14: Mendel and the Gene
15: DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
16: How Genes Work
17: Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
18: Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
19: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
20: The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
21: Genes, Development, and Evolution
UNIT 4: Evolutionary Patterns and Processes
22: Evolution by Natural Selection
23: Evolutionary Processes
24: Speciation
25: Phylogenies and the History of Life
UNIT 5: The Diversification of Life
26: Bacteria and Archaea
27: Diversification of Eukaryotes
28: Green Algae and Land Plants
29: Fungi
30: An Introduction to Animals
31: Protostome Animals
32: Deuterostome Animals
33: Viruses
UNIT 6: How Plants Work
34: Plant Form and Function
35: Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
36: Plant Nutrition
37: Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
38: Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
UNIT 7: How Animals Work
39: Animal Form and Function
40: Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
41: Animal Nutrition
42: Gas Exchange and Circulation
43: Animal Nervous Systems
44: Animal Sensory Systems
45: Animal Movement
46: Chemical Signals in Animals
47: Animal Reproduction and Development
48: The Immune System in Animals
UNIT 8: Ecology
49: An Introduction to Ecology
50: Behavioral Ecology
51: Population Ecology
52: Community Ecology
53: Ecosystems and Global Ecology
54: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
