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Tables of Contents for Life
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
An Evolutionary Framework for Biology
1
18
Part One The Cell
Small Molecules: Structure and Behavior
19
22
Macromolecules: Their Chemistry and Biology
41
23
The Organization of Cells
64
34
Cellular Membranes
98
21
Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
119
22
Cellular Pathways That Harvest Chemical Energy
141
24
Photosynthesis: Energy from the Sun
165
28
Part Two Information and Heredity
Chromosomes, the Cell Cycle, and Cell Division
193
23
Transmission Genetics: Mendel and Beyond
216
27
DNA and Its Role in Heredity
243
17
From DNA to Protein: Genotype to Phenotype
260
22
The Genetics of Viruses and Prokaryotes
282
24
The Eukaryotic Genome and Its Expression
306
24
Development: Differential Gene Expression
330
21
Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
351
22
Molecular Biology and Medicine
373
27
Natural Defenses against Disease
400
31
Part Three Evolutionary Processes
The History of Life on Earth
431
21
The Mechanisms of Evolution
452
18
Species and Their Formation
470
16
Constructing and Using Phylogenies
486
17
Molecular Evolution
503
14
The Origin of Life on Earth
517
14
Part Four The Evolution of Diversity
Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic Domains
531
21
Protists and the Dawn of the Eukarya
552
29
Plants: Pioneers of the Terrestrial Environment
581
28
Fungi: A Kingdom of Recyclers
609
18
Protostomate Animals: The Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry and Body Cavities
627
35
Deuterostomate Animals: Evolution of Larger Brains and Complex Behaviors
662
35
Part Five The Biology of Flowering Plants
The Flowering Plant Body
697
22
Transport in Plants
719
15
Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges
734
15
Plant Nutrition
749
15
Regulation of Plant Development
764
24
Reproduction in Flowering Plants
788
19
Part Six The Biology of Animals
Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
807
25
Animal Hormones
832
25
Animal Reproduction
857
26
Animal Development
883
20
Neurons and Nervous Systems
903
24
Sensory Systems
927
25
The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Functions
952
21
Effectors
973
22
Gas Exchange in Animals
995
21
Circulatory Systems
1016
22
Animal Nutrition
1038
28
Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
1066
19
Animal Behavior
1085
28
Part Seven Ecology and Biogeography
Behavioral Ecology
1113
19
Population Ecology
1132
19
Community Ecology
1151
22
Ecosystems
1173
22
Biogeography
1195
28
Conservation Biology
1223