Brooker et al Biology combines the talent of four active researchers and experienced textbook authors to create a comprehensive modern text featuring an evolutionary focus with an emphasis on scientific inquiry. - Four active researchers - Four experienced text authors - Comprehensive and modern approach - Evolutionary focus - Emphasizes scientific inquiry - Realistic, integrated (3-D) visual program.

Table of Contents

1 An Introduction to Biology
Unit 1 Chemistry
2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules
Unit 2 Cell
4 General Features of Cells
5 Membrane Structure and Transport
6 Systems Biology of Cell Organization
7 Enzymes, Metabolism, and Cellular Respiration
8 Photosynthesis
9 Cell Communication and Regulation of the Cell Cycle
10 Multicellularity
Unit 3 Genetics
11 Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication
12 Gene Expression at the Molecular Level
13 Gene Regulation
14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
15 Eukaryotic Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis
16 Simle Patterns of Inheritance
17 Complex Patterns of Inheritance
18 Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses
19 Developmental Genetics
20 Genetic Technology
21 Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics
Unit 4 Evolution
22 Origin and History of Life
23 An Introduction to Evolution
24 Population Genetics
25 Origin of Species
26 Taxonomy and Systematics
Unit 5 Diversity
27 The Bacteria and Archaea
28 Protists
29 The Kingdom Fungi
30 Plants and the Conquest of Land
31 The Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
33 The Invertebrates
34 The Vertebrates
Unit 6 Plants
35 An Introduction to Flowering Plants
36 Flowering Plants: Behavior
37 Flowering Plants: Nutrition
38 Flowering Plants: Transport
39 Flowering Plants: Reproduction and Development
Unit 7 Animals
40 Introduction to Animal Form and Function
41 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
42 Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature
43 Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System
44 Neuroscience II: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems
45 Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems
46 The Muscular-Skeletal System and Locomotion
47 Circulatory Systems
48 Respiratory Systems
49 Excretory Systems and Salt and Water Balance
50 Endocrine Systems
51 Animal Reproduction
52 Animal Development
53 Defense Mechanisms of the Body
Unit 8 Ecology
54 An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes
55 Behavioral Ecology
56 Population Ecology
57 Species Interactions
58 Community Ecology
59 Ecosystems Ecology
60 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity