Brief Contents
Preface xix
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Nature of Science 3
Chapter 2 Evaluating Scientific Claims 21
Unit 1: Cells
Chapter 3 Chemistry of Life 39
Chapter 4 Life Is Cellular 59
Chapter 5 How Cells Work 79
Chapter 6 Cell Division 97
Unit 2: Genetics
Chapter 7 Patterns of Inheritance 117
Chapter 8 Chromosomes and Human
Genetics 135
Chapter 9 What Genes Are 155
Chapter 10 How Genes Work 173
Unit 3: Evolution
Chapter 11 Evidence for Evolution 191
Chapter 12 Mechanisms of Evolution 211
Chapter 13 Adaptation and Species 231
Unit 4: Biodiversity
Chapter 14 The History of Life 249
Chapter 15 Bacteria and Archaea 269
Chapter 16 Plants, Fungi, and Protists 285
Chapter 17 Animals and Human Evolution 301
Unit 5: Ecology
Chapter 18 General Principles of Ecology 323
Chapter 19 Growth of Populations 341
Chapter 20 Communities of Organisms 357
Chapter 21 Ecosystems 377
Answers A
Glossary G
Credits C
Index I
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