The text covers all the main areas of study in biology from cells through ecosystems. Evolution and ecology coverage are combined in Part Four to emphasize the relationship between these two main subject areas.

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1 Introduction

1 What is Biology?

2 Cells: Anatomy and Action

2 The Basics of Life: Chemistry

3 Organic Chemistry: The Chemistry of Life

4 Cell Structure and Function

5 Enzymes

6 Biochemical Pathways

7 DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity

3 Cell Division and Heredity

8 Mitosis: The Cell-Copying Process

9 Meiosis: Sex-Cell Formation

10 Mendelian Genetics

4 Evolution and Ecology

11 Diversity Within Species

12 Natural Selection and Evolution

13 Speciation and Evolutionary Change

14 Ecosystem Organization and Energy Flow

15 Community Interactions

16 Population Ecology

17 Evolutionary and Ecological Aspects of Behavior

5 Physiological Processes

18 Materials Exchange in the Body

19 Nutrition: Food and Diet

20 The Body's Control Mechanisms

21 Human Reproduction, Sex, and Sexuality

6 The Origin and Classification of Life

22 The Origin of Life and Evolution of Cells

23 The Classification and Evolution of Organisms

24 Microorganisms: Bacteria, Protista, and Fungi

25 Plantae

26 Animalia