A Brief Guide to Biology
1. Science and the Real World Unit 1: Essential Parts: Atoms, Molecules, and Cells 2. Chemistry and Life 3. Biological Molecules 4. Exploring Life's Home: The Cell 5. On Life's Edge: The Plasma Membrane Unit 2: Energy and Life 6. Powering Life: An Introduction to Energy 7. Supplying the Body with Energy 8. The Green World's Gift: Photosynthesis Unit 3: How Life Goes On: Genetics 9. Genetics, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis 10. Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis 11. Mendel and His Discoveries 12. Genetic Inheritance and Health 13. DNA Structure and Replication 14. How Proteins are Made 15. Biotechnology Unit 4: Life's Organizing Principle: Evolution and the Diversity of Life 16. How Life Was Shaped: An Introduction to Evolution 17. The Means of Evolution: Microevolution 18. Macroevolution: The Origin of Species 19. The History of Life on Earth 20. Microbes: The Diversity of Life 1 21. Fungi and Plants: The Diversity of Life 2 22. Animals: The Diversity of Life 3 Unit 5: The Living World as a Whole: Ecology 23. Populations and Communities in Ecology 24. Ecosystems and Biomes