BIOLOGY: A GLOBAL APPROACH, GLOBAL EDITION, 12TH EDITION (ISBN: 9781292341637)

Table Of Contents

• 1 Biology and Its Themes
• Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY
• 2 Atoms and Molecules
• 3 The Chemistry of Water
• 4 Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
• 5 Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
• 6 Energy and Life
• Unit 2 Cell Biology
• 7 Cell Structure and Function
• 8 Cell Membranes
• 9 Cellular Signaling
• 10 Cell Respiration
• 11 Photosynthetic Processes
• 12 Mitosis
• Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE
• 13 Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
• 14 Mendelian Genetics
• 15 Linkage and Chromosomes
• 16 Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
• 17 Expression of Genes
• 18 Control of Gene Expression
• 19 DNA Technology
• 20 The Evolution of Genomes
• Unit 4 Evolution
• 21 How Evolution Works
• 22 Phylogenetic Reconstruction
• 23 Microevolution
• 24 Species and Speciation
• 25 Macroevolution
• Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
• 26 Introduction to Viruses
• 27 Prokaryotes
• 28 The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
• 29 Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
• 30 Seed Plants
• 31 Introduction to Fungi
• 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
• 33 Invertebrates
• 34 Vertebrates
• Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
• 35 Plant Structure and Growth
• 36 Transport in Vascular Plants
• 37 Plant Nutrition
• 38 Reproduction of Flowering Plants
• 39 Plant Signals and Behavior
• Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
• 40 The Animal Body
• 41 Chemical Signals in Animals
• 42 Animal Digestive Systems
• 43 Animal Transport Systems
• 44 Animal Excretory Systems
• 45 Animal Reproductive Systems
• 46 Development in Animals
• 47 Animal Defenses Against Infection
• 48 Electrical Signals in Animals
• 49 Neural Regulation in Animals
• 50 Sensation and Movement in Animals
• Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE
• 51 An Overview of Ecology
• 52 Behavioral Ecology
• 53 Populations and Life History Traits
• 54 Biodiversity and Communities
• 55 Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
• 56 Conservation and Global Ecology