Biology

1. The Nature of Life. Unit I: MOLECULES AND CELLS. 2. Life, Chemistry, and Water. 3. Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life. 4. Cells. 5. Membranes and Transport. 6. Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions. 7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy. 8. Photosynthesis. 9. Cell Communication. 10. Cell Division and Mitosis. Unit II: GENETICS. 11. Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction. 12. Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance. 13. Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics. 14. DNA Structure and Replication. 15. Gene Expression: From DNA to Protein. 16. Regulation of Gene Expression. 17. Bacterial and Viral Genetics. 18. DNA Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications. 19. Genomes and Proteomes. Unit III: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY. 20. Development of Evolutionary Thinking. 21. Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations. 22. Speciation. 23. Paleobiology and Macroevolution. 24. Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life. Unit IV: BIODIVERSITY. 25. The Origin of Life. 26. Bacteria and Archaea: The Primary Domains. 27. Eukaryotes: Two Domains United. 28. Seedless Plants. 29. Seed Plants. 30. Fungi. 31. Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes. 32. Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives. Unit V: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. 33. The Plant Body. 34. Transport in Plants. 35. Plant Nutrition. 36. Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants. 37. Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment. Unit VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. 38. Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology. 39. Neurons and Synapses. 40. Nervous Systems. 41. Sensory Systems. 42. The Endocrine System. 43. Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements. 44. The Circulatory System. 45. Defenses against Disease. 46. The Respiratory System. 47. Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition. 48. Regulating the Internal Environment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation. 49. Animal Reproduction. 50. Animal Development. Unit VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. 51. Ecology and the Biosphere. 52. Animal Behavior. 53. Population Ecology. 54. Population Interactions and Community Ecology. 55. Ecosystems and Global Change. 56. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.