Table of Contents
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The table of contents is arranged in a familiar way to allow its easy use in a range of introductory biology courses. On closer look, there are significant differences that aim to help biology teachers incorporate the outlooks and research of biology today. Key differences are identified by 
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CHAPTER 1 Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary Foundations
EVOLUTION COVERAGE: Chapter 1 introduces evolution as a major theme of the book before discussing gene expression in Chapters 3 and 4 as a foundation for later discussions of the conservation of metabolic pathways and enzyme structure (Chapters 6–
CASE 1 THE FIRST CELL: LIFE’S ORIGINS
CHAPTER 2 The Molecules of Life
CHEMISTRY: Chemistry is taught in the context of biological processes, emphasizing the key principle that structure determines function.
CHAPTER 3 Nucleic Acids and Transcription
CHAPTER 4 Translation and Protein Structure
CHAPTER 5 Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes, and Cell Compartments
CHAPTER 6 Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy
CHAPTER 7 Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy from Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules
THE CELL: The first set of chapters emphasizes three key aspects of a cell—
CHAPTER 8 Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build Carbohydrates
CASE 2 CANCER: WHEN GOOD CELLS GO BAD
CHAPTER 9 Cell Signaling
CHAPTER 10 Cell and Tissue Architecture: Cytoskeleton, Cell Junctions, and Extracellular Matrix
CHAPTER 11 Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and Cancer
CASE 3 YOU, FROM A TO T: YOUR PERSONAL GENOME
CASE STUDIES: Biology is best understood when presented using real and engaging examples as a framework for synthesizing information. Eight carefully positioned Cases help provide this framework. For example, the Case about your personal genome is introduced before the set of chapters on genetics and is revisited in each of these chapters where it serves to reinforce important concepts.
CHAPTER 12 DNA Replication and Manipulation
CHAPTER 13 Genomes
CHAPTER 14 Mutation and DNA Repair
CHAPTER 15 Genetic Variation
CHAPTER 16 Mendelian Inheritance
CHAPTER 17 Inheritance of Sex Chromosomes, Linked Genes, and Organelles
CHAPTER 18 The Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits
GENETICS: The genetics chapters start with genomes and move to inheritance to provide a modern, molecular look at genetic variation and how traits are transmitted.
CHAPTER 19 Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation
CHAPTER 20 Genes and Development
CASE 4 MALARIA: COEVOLUTION OF HUMANS AND A PARASITE
CHAPTER 21 Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change over Time
CHAPTER 22 Species and Speciation
CHAPTER 23 Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils
CHAPTER 24 Human Origins and Evolution
UNIQUE CHAPTERS: Biology: How Life Works, Second Edition includes chapters that don’t traditionally appear in introductory biology texts, one in almost every major subject area. These novel chapters represent shifts toward a more modern conception of certain topics in biology and are identified by
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CHAPTER 25 Cycling Carbon
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES: We present the carbon cycle as a bridge between the molecular and organismal parts of the book, showing how different kinds of organisms use the biochemical processes discussed in the first half of the book to create a cycle that drives life on Earth and creates ecosystems. The carbon cycle along with other biogeochemical cycles—
CASE 5 THE HUMAN MICROBIOME: DIVERSITY WITHIN
CHAPTER 26 Bacteria and Archaea
CHAPTER 27 Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity
CHAPTER 28 Being Multicellular
CASE 6 AGRICULTURE: FEEDING A GROWING POPULATION
CHAPTER 29 Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land
CHAPTER 30 Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young
CHAPTER 31 Plant Growth and Development
CHAPTER 32 Plant Defense: Keeping the World Green
PLANT DEFENSE: The chapter on plant defense provides a strong ecological and case-
CHAPTER 33 Plant Diversity
CHAPTER 34 Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity
CASE 7 PREDATOR-
CHAPTER 35 Animal Nervous Systems
CHAPTER 36 Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function
CHAPTER 37 Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons
DIVERSITY AND PHYSIOLOGY: Diversity follows physiology in order to provide a basis for understanding the groupings of organisms and to avoid presenting diversity as a list of names to memorize. When students understand how organisms function, they can understand the different groups in depth and organize them intuitively. To give instructors maximum flexibility, brief descriptions of unfamiliar organisms and the major groups of organisms have been layered in the physiology chapters, and the diversity chapters include a brief review of organismal form and function.
CHAPTER 38 Animal Endocrine Systems
CHAPTER 39 Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
CHAPTER 40 Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and Digestion
CHAPTER 41 Animal Renal Systems: Water and Waste
CHAPTER 42 Animal Reproduction and Development
CHAPTER 43 Animal Immune Systems
CASE 8 BIODIVERSITY HOT SPOTS: RAIN FORESTS AND CORAL REEFS
CHAPTER 44 Animal Diversity
CHAPTER 45 Animal Behavior
CHAPTER 46 Population Ecology
CHAPTER 47 Species Interactions, Communities, and Ecosystems
CHAPTER 48 Biomes and Global Ecology
NEW CHAPTER 48: BIOMES AND GLOBAL ECOLOGY is part of the greatly expanded ecology coverage on physical processes and global ecology. The new coverage broadens connections between ecological concepts, and is carefully integrated into the larger theme of evolution.
CHAPTER 49 The Anthropocene: Humans as a Planetary Force
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