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| Preface | p. v |
| Introduction: Biology Today | p. 1 |
| Essential Chemistry for Biology | p. 12 |
| The Molecules of Life | p. 24 |
| A Tour of the Cell | p. 34 |
| The Working Cell | p. 46 |
| Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food | p. 58 |
| Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food | p. 68 |
| Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells | p. 78 |
| Pa... MORE | p. 92 |
| The Structure and Function of DNA | p. 106 |
| How Genes Are Controlled | p. 120 |
| DNA Technology | p. 132 |
| How Populations Evolve | p. 144 |
| How Biological Diversity Evolves | p. 158 |
| The Evolution of Microbial Life | p. 174 |
| Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land | p. 190 |
| The Evolution of Animals | p. 204 |
| The Ecology of Organisms and Populations | p. 224 |
| Communities and Ecosystems | p. 238 |
| Human Impact on the Environment | p. 259 |
| Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function | p. 272 |
| Nutrition and Digestion | p. 284 |
| Circulation and Respiration | p. 294 |
| The Body's Defenses | p. 306 |
| Hormones | p. 320 |
| Reproduction and Development | p. 330 |
| Nervous, Sensory, and Motor Systems | p. 348 |
| The Life of a Flowering Plant | p. 368 |
| The Working Plant | p. 383 |
| Answer Key | p. 394 |
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