Principles of Biology ISE

1 An Introduction to Biology<br><br>UNIT I Chemistry<br>2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water<br>3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules<br><br>UNIT II Cells<br><br>4 Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features<br>5 Membranes: The Interface Between Cells and Their Environment<br>6 How Cells Utilize Energy<br>7 How Cells Capture Light Energy via Photosynthesis<br>8 How Cells Communicate with Each Other and with the Environment<br><br>UNIT III Genetics<br><br>9 The Information of Life: DNA and RNA Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure&nbsp;<br>10 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes I: Transcription and Translation<br>11 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes II: Non-coding RNAs&nbsp;<br>12 The Control of Genetic Information via Gene Regulation&nbsp;<br>13 Altering the Genetic Material: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer<br>14 How Eukaryotic Cells Sort and Transmit Chromosomes: Mitosis and Meiosis<br>15 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring I: Patterns That Follow Mendel’s Laws&nbsp;<br>16 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring II: Epigenetics, Linkage, and Extranuclear<br>Inheritance<br>17 The Simpler Genetic Systems of Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea<br>18 Genetic Technologies: How Biologists Study Genes and Genomes&nbsp;<br><br>UNIT IV Evolution<br><br>19 Evolution of Life I: How Populations Change from Generation to Generation&nbsp;<br>20 Evolution of Life II: The Emergence of New Species&nbsp;<br>21 How Biologists Classify Species and Study Their Evolutionary Relationships<br>22 The History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution&nbsp;<br><br>UNIT V Diversity<br><br>23 Diversity of Microbial Life: Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi<br>24 Microbiomes: Microbial Systems on and Around Us&nbsp;<br>25 Plant Evolution: How Plant Diversification Changed Planet Earth<br>26 Invertebrates: The Vast Array of Animal Life Without a Backbone&nbsp;<br>27 Vertebrates: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals<br><br>UNIT VI Flowering Plants<br>28 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function<br>29 How Flowering Plants Sense and Interact with Their Environments&nbsp;<br>30 How Flowering Plants Obtain and Transport Water, Mineral Nutrients, and Organic Compounds<br>31 How Flowering Plants Reproduce and Develop<br><br>UNIT VII Animals&nbsp;<br>32 General Features of Animal Bodies, and Homeostasis as a Key Principle of Animal Biology<br>33 Neuroscience I: The Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems<br>34 Neuroscience II: How Sensory Systems Allow Animals to Interact with the Environment<br>35 How Muscles and Skeletons Are Adaptations for Movement, Support, and Protection<br>36 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Transporting Solutes and Exchanging Gases<br>37 Digestive and Excretory Systems: Maintaining Nutrient, Water, and Energy Balance and Removing Waste&nbsp;<br>38 How Endocrine Systems Influence the Activities of All Other Organ Systems<br>39 The Production of Offspring: Reproduction and Development&nbsp;<br>40 Immune Systems: How Animals Defend Against Pathogens and Other Dangers<br>41 An Example of a System-Wide Response to a Challenge to Homeostasis<br><br>UNIT VIII Ecology<br><br>42 Behavioral Ecology: The Struggle to Find Food and Mates and to Pass on Genes<br>43 Population Growth and Species Interactions<br>44 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization at Large Scales<br>45 Biomes: How Climate Affects the Distribution of Species on Earth<br>46 The Age of Humans<br>47 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology<br><br/>