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Tables of Contents for Discover Biology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
UNIT 1 Diversity of Life
The Nature of Science and the Characteristics of Life
2
14
Major Groups of Living Organisms
16
28
Relationships among Major Groups of Living Organisms
44
14
Biodiversity
58
16
UNIT 2 Cells: The Basic Units of Life
Chemical Building Blocks
74
20
Cell Structure and Compartments
94
18
Metabolism
112
14
Photosynthesis and Respiration
126
16
How Cells Communicate
142
16
Cell Division
158
16
Cancer: Cell Division Out of Control
174
16
UNIT 3 Genetics
Patterns of Inheritance
190
16
Chromosomes and Human Genetics
206
16
DNA
222
14
From Gene to Protein
236
14
Control of Gene Expression
250
14
DNA Technology
264
14
Genetic Screening
278
16
UNIT 4 Evolution
How Evolution Works
294
14
Evolution of Populations
308
16
Adaptation and Speciation
324
14
The Evolutionary History of Life
338
16
Human Evolution
354
16
UNIT 5 Form and Function
An Overview of the Form and Function of Life
370
14
Size and Complexity
384
14
Support and Shape
398
14
Movement
412
14
Nutrition
426
16
Gas Exchange
442
14
Internal Transport
456
16
Maintaining the Internal Environment
472
14
Defense
486
14
Chemical Messengers
500
14
Nervous and Sensory Systems
514
14
Behavior
528
14
Reproduction
542
18
Development
560
16
Human Form and Function
576
14
UNIT 6 Interactions with the Environment
The Biosphere
590
16
Why Organisms Live Where They Do
606
12
Growth of Populations
618
12
Interaction among Organisms
630
12
Communities of Organisms
642
14
Ecosystems
656
14
Global Change
670