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Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Science of Biology
3. Themes and Concepts of Biology
4. Key Terms
5. Chapter Summary
6. Visual Connection Questions
7. Review Questions
8. Critical Thinking Questions
9. The Chemical Foundation of Life: Introduction
10. Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks
11. Water
12. Carbon
13. Key Terms
14. Chapter Summary
15. Visual Connection Questions
16. Review Questions
17. Critical Thinking Questions
18. Introduction
19. Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
20. Carbohydrates
21. Lipids
22. Proteins
23. Nucleic Acids
24. Key Terms
25. Chapter Summary
26. Visual Connection Questions
27. Review Questions
28. Critical Thinking Questions
29. Introduction
30. Studying Cells
31. Prokaryotic Cells
32. Eukaryotic Cells
33. The Endomembrane System and Proteins
34. The Cytoskeleton
35. Connections between Cells and Cellular Activities
36. Key Terms
37. Chapter Summary
38. Visual Connection Questions
39. Review Questions
40. Critical Thinking Questions
41. Introduction
42. Components and Structure
43. Passive Transport
44. Active Transport
45. Bulk Transport
46. Key Terms
47. Chapter Summary
48. Visual Connection Questions
49. Review Questions
50. Critical Thinking Questions
51. Introduction
52. Energy and Metabolism
53. Potential, Kinetic, Free, and Activation Energy
54. The Laws of Thermodynamics
55. ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
56. Enzymes
57. Key Terms
58. Chapter Summary
59. Visual Connection Questions
60. Review Questions
61. Critical Thinking Questions
62. Introduction
63. Energy in Living Systems
64. Glycolysis
65. Oxidation of Pyruvate and the Citric Acid Cycle
66. Oxidative Phosphorylation
67. Metabolism without Oxygen
68. Connections of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Lipid Metabolic Pathways
69. Regulation of Cellular Respiration
70. Key Terms
71. Chapter Summary
72. Visual Connection Questions
73. Review Questions
74. Critical Thinking Questions
75. Introduction
76. Overview of Photosynthesis
77. The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
78. Using Light Energy to Make Organic Molecules
79. Key Terms
80. Chapter Summary
81. Visual Connection Questions
82. Review Questions
83. Critical Thinking Questions
84. Introduction
85. Signaling Molecules and Cellular Receptors
86. Propagation of the Signal
87. Response to the Signal
88. Signaling in Single-Celled Organisms
89. Key Terms
90. Chapter Summary
91. Visual Connection Questions
92. Review Questions
93. Critical Thinking Questions
94. Introduction
95. Cell Division
96. The Cell Cycle
97. Control of the Cell Cycle
98. Cancer and the Cell Cycle
99. Prokaryotic Cell Division
100. Key Terms
101. Chapter Summary
102. Visual Connection Questions
103. Review Questions
104. Critical Thinking Questions
105. Introduction
106. The Process of Meiosis
107. Sexual Reproduction
108. Key Terms
109. Chapter Summary
110. Visual Connection Questions
111. Review Questions
112. Critical Thinking Questions
113. Introduction
114. Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
115. Characteristics and Traits
116. Laws of Inheritance
117. Key Terms
118. Chapter Summary
119. Visual Connection Questions
120. Review Questions
121. Critical Thinking Questions
122. Introduction
123. Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage
124. Chromosomal Basis of Inherited Disorders
125. Key Terms
126. Chapter Summary
127. Visual Connection Questions
128. Review Questions
129. Critical Thinking Questions
130. Introduction
131. Historical Basis of Modern Understanding
132. DNA Structure and Sequencing
133. Basics of DNA Replication
134. DNA Replication in Prokaryotes
135. DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
136. DNA Repair
137. Key Terms
138. Chapter Summary
139. Visual Connection Questions
140. Review Questions
141. Critical Thinking Questions
142. Introduction
143. The Genetic Code
144. Prokaryotic Transcription
145. Eukaryotic Transcription
146. RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
147. Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
148. Key Terms
149. Chapter Summary
150. Visual Connection Questions
151. Review Questions
152. Critical Thinking Questions
153. Introduction
154. Regulation of Gene Expression
155. Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
156. Eukaryotic Epigenetic Gene Regulation
157. Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation
158. Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
159. Eukaryotic Translational and Post-translational Gene Regulation
160. Cancer and Gene Regulation
161. Key Terms
162. Chapter Summary
163. Visual Connection Questions
164. Review Questions
165. Critical Thinking Questions
166. Ethics and Societal Responsibility: Introduction
167. History of Ethics in STEM
168. Definition of Ethics and Societal Responsibility
169. Atomic Fission, Albert Einstein, and the Atomic Bomb
170. Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
171. Helsinki Protocol for Human Research
172. Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells
173. Gene Therapy and Death in 2000
174. Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease 2018
175. Ethics of Genetic Testing and Medical Disease Diagnostics
176. Ethics of Gene Therapy
177. Ethics of DNA Testing in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice
178. Use of Animals & Environment and Ethics
179. Key Terms
180. Critical Thinking Questions
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