Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (August 21, 2024) © 2024

  • Neil A Campbell
  • Lisa A. Urry Mills College, Oakland, California
  • Michael L. Cain New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Steven A. Wasserman University of California, San Diego
  • Peter V. Minorsky Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York
  • Rebecca B. Orr Collin College, McKinney, Texas
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  1. Biology and Its Themes

Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY

  1. Atoms and Molecules
  2. The Chemistry of Water
  3. Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
  4. Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
  5. Energy and Life

Unit 2 Cell Biology

  1. Cell Structure and Function
  2. Cell Membranes
  3. Cellular Signaling
  4. Cell Respiration
  5. Photosynthetic Processes
  6. Mitosis

Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE

  1. Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
  2. Mendelian Genetics
  3. Linkage and Chromosomes
  4. Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
  5. Expression of Genes
  6. Control of Gene Expression
  7. DNA Technology
  8. The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4 Evolution

  1. How Evolution Works
  2. Phylogenetic Reconstruction
  3. Microevolution
  4. Species and Speciation
  5. Macroevolution

Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE

  1. Introduction to Viruses
  2. Prokaryotes
  3. The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
  4. Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
  5. Seed Plants
  6. Introduction to Fungi
  7. An Introduction to Animal Diversity
  8. Invertebrates
  9. Vertebrates

Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

  1. Plant Structure and Growth
  2. Transport in Vascular Plants
  3. Plant Nutrition
  4. Reproduction of Flowering Plants
  5. Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

  1. The Animal Body
  2. Chemical Signals in Animals
  3. Animal Digestive Systems
  4. Animal Transport Systems
  5. Animal Excretory Systems
  6. Animal Reproductive Systems
  7. Development in Animals
  8. Animal Defenses Against Infection
  9. Electrical Signals in Animals
  10. Neural Regulation in Animals
  11. Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE

  1. An Overview of Ecology
  2. Behavioral Ecology
  3. Populations and Life History Traits
  4. Biodiversity and Communities
  5. Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
  6. Conservation and Global Ecology

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