Biology (Hardcover)

1. Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary Foundations.- Case 1 The First Cell: Life's Origins.- 2. The Molecules of Life.- 3. Nucleic Acids and the Encoding of Biological Information.- 4. Translation and Protein Structure.- 5. Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes and Cell Compartments.- 6. Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy.- 7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy from Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules.- 8. Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build Carbohydrates.- Case 2 Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad.- 9. Cell Communication.- 10. Cell Form and Function: Cytoskeleton, Cellular Junctions, and Extracellular Matrix.- 11. Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and Cancer.- Case 3 You, from A to T: Your Personal Genome.- 12. DNA Replication and Manipulation.- 13. Genomes.- 14. Mutation and DNA Repair.- 15. Genetic Variation.- 16. Mendelian Inheritance.- 17. Beyond Mendel: Sex Chromosomes, Linkage, and Organelles.- 18. The Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits.- 19. Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation.- 20. Genes and Development.- Case 4 Malaria: Coevolution of Human and a Parasite.- 21. Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over Time.- 22. Species and Speciation.- 23. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils.- 24. Human Origins and Evolution.- 25. Cycling Carbon.- Case 5 The Human Microbiome: Diversity Within.- 26. Bacteria and Archaea.- 27. Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity.- 28. Being Multicellular.- Case 6 Agriculture: Feeding a Growing Population.- 29. Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land.- 30. Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young.- 31. Plant Growth and Development: Building the Plant Body.- 32. Plant Defense: Keeping with World Green.- 33. Plant Diversity.- 34. Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity.- Case 7 Predator-Prey: A Game of Life and Death.- 35. Animal Nervous Systems.- 36. Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function.- 37. Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons.- 38. Animal Endocrine Systems.- 39. Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems.- 40. Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and Digestion.- 41. Animal Renal Systems: Water and Waste.- 42. Animal Reproduction and Development.- 43. Animal Immune Systems.- Case 8 Biodiversity Hotspots: Rainforests and Coral Reefs.- 44. Animal Diversity.- 45. Animal Behavior.- 46. Population Ecology.- 47. Species Interactions, Communities, and Ecosystems.- 48. The Anthropocene: Humans as a Planetary Force.