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, Principles of Biology
Fourth Edition
Robert Brooker · Eric Widmaier · Linda Graham · Peter Stiling
4TH EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ch. 01 An Introduction to Biology
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UNIT I — CHEMISTRY
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Ch. 02 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
Ch. 03 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules
UNIT II — CELLS
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Ch. 04 Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features
Ch. 05 Membranes: The Interface Between Cells and Their Environment
Ch. 06 How Cells Utilize Energy
Ch. 07 How Cells Capture Light Energy via Photosynthesis
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Ch. 08 How Cells Communicate with Each Other and with the Environment
UNIT III — GENETICS
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Ch. 09 The Information of Life: DNA and RNA Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure
Ch. 10 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes I: Transcription and Translation
Ch. 11 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes II: Non-coding RNAs
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Ch. 12 The Control of Genetic Information via Gene Regulation
Ch. 13 Altering the Genetic Material: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
Ch. 14 How Eukaryotic Cells Sort and Transmit Chromosomes: Mitosis and Meiosis
Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring I: Patterns That Follow Mendel's
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Ch. 15
Laws
Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring II: Epigenetics, Linkage, and
Ch. 16
Extranuclear Inheritance
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Ch. 17 The Simpler Genetic Systems of Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
Ch. 18 Genetic Technologies: How Biologists Study Genes and Genomes
UNIT IV — EVOLUTION
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Ch. 19 Evolution of Life I: How Populations Change from Generation to Generation
Ch. 20 Evolution of Life II: The Emergence of New Species
Ch. 21 How Biologists Classify Species and Study Their Evolutionary Relationships
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Ch. 22 The History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution
UNIT V — DIVERSITY
, Ch. 23 Diversity of Microbial Life: Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
Ch. 24 Microbiomes: Microbial Systems on and Around Us
Ch. 25 Plant Evolution: How Plant Diversification Changed Planet Earth
Ch. 26 Invertebrates: The Vast Array of Animal Life Without a Backbone
Ch. 27 Vertebrates: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals
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UNIT VI — FLOWERING PLANTS
Ch. 28 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function
Ch. 29 How Flowering Plants Sense and Interact with Their Environments
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Ch. 30 How Flowering Plants Obtain and Transport Water, Mineral Nutrients, and Organic Compounds
Ch. 31 How Flowering Plants Reproduce and Develop
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UNIT VII — ANIMALS
Ch. 32 General Features of Animal Bodies, and Homeostasis as a Key Principle of Animal Biology
Ch. 33 Neuroscience I: The Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems
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Ch. 34 Neuroscience II: How Sensory Systems Allow Animals to Interact with the Environment
Ch. 35 How Muscles and Skeletons Are Adaptations for Movement, Support, and Protection
Ch. 36 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Transporting Solutes and Exchanging Gases
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Digestive and Excretory Systems: Maintaining Nutrient, Water, and Energy Balance and Removing
Ch. 37
Waste
Ch. 38 How Endocrine Systems Influence the Activities of All Other Organ Systems
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Ch. 39 The Production of Offspring: Reproduction and Development
Ch. 40 Immune Systems: How Animals Defend Against Pathogens and Other Dangers
Ch. 41 An Example of a System-Wide Response to a Challenge to Homeostasis
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UNIT VIII — ECOLOGY
Ch. 42 Behavioral Ecology: The Struggle to Find Food and Mates and to Pass on Genes
Ch. 43 Population Growth and Species Interactions
Ch. 44 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization at Large Scales
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Ch. 45 Biomes: How Climate Affects the Distribution of Species on Earth
Ch. 46 The Age of Humans
Ch. 47 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
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, Principles of Biology
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Robert Brooker · Eric Widmaier · Linda Graham · Peter Stiling
4TH EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ch. 01 An Introduction to Biology
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UNIT I — CHEMISTRY
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Ch. 02 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
Ch. 03 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules
UNIT II — CELLS
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Ch. 04 Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features
Ch. 05 Membranes: The Interface Between Cells and Their Environment
Ch. 06 How Cells Utilize Energy
Ch. 07 How Cells Capture Light Energy via Photosynthesis
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Ch. 08 How Cells Communicate with Each Other and with the Environment
UNIT III — GENETICS
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Ch. 09 The Information of Life: DNA and RNA Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure
Ch. 10 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes I: Transcription and Translation
Ch. 11 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes II: Non-coding RNAs
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Ch. 12 The Control of Genetic Information via Gene Regulation
Ch. 13 Altering the Genetic Material: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
Ch. 14 How Eukaryotic Cells Sort and Transmit Chromosomes: Mitosis and Meiosis
Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring I: Patterns That Follow Mendel's
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Ch. 15
Laws
Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring II: Epigenetics, Linkage, and
Ch. 16
Extranuclear Inheritance
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Ch. 17 The Simpler Genetic Systems of Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
Ch. 18 Genetic Technologies: How Biologists Study Genes and Genomes
UNIT IV — EVOLUTION
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Ch. 19 Evolution of Life I: How Populations Change from Generation to Generation
Ch. 20 Evolution of Life II: The Emergence of New Species
Ch. 21 How Biologists Classify Species and Study Their Evolutionary Relationships
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Ch. 22 The History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution
UNIT V — DIVERSITY
, Ch. 23 Diversity of Microbial Life: Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
Ch. 24 Microbiomes: Microbial Systems on and Around Us
Ch. 25 Plant Evolution: How Plant Diversification Changed Planet Earth
Ch. 26 Invertebrates: The Vast Array of Animal Life Without a Backbone
Ch. 27 Vertebrates: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals
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UNIT VI — FLOWERING PLANTS
Ch. 28 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function
Ch. 29 How Flowering Plants Sense and Interact with Their Environments
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Ch. 30 How Flowering Plants Obtain and Transport Water, Mineral Nutrients, and Organic Compounds
Ch. 31 How Flowering Plants Reproduce and Develop
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UNIT VII — ANIMALS
Ch. 32 General Features of Animal Bodies, and Homeostasis as a Key Principle of Animal Biology
Ch. 33 Neuroscience I: The Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems
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Ch. 34 Neuroscience II: How Sensory Systems Allow Animals to Interact with the Environment
Ch. 35 How Muscles and Skeletons Are Adaptations for Movement, Support, and Protection
Ch. 36 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Transporting Solutes and Exchanging Gases
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Digestive and Excretory Systems: Maintaining Nutrient, Water, and Energy Balance and Removing
Ch. 37
Waste
Ch. 38 How Endocrine Systems Influence the Activities of All Other Organ Systems
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Ch. 39 The Production of Offspring: Reproduction and Development
Ch. 40 Immune Systems: How Animals Defend Against Pathogens and Other Dangers
Ch. 41 An Example of a System-Wide Response to a Challenge to Homeostasis
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UNIT VIII — ECOLOGY
Ch. 42 Behavioral Ecology: The Struggle to Find Food and Mates and to Pass on Genes
Ch. 43 Population Growth and Species Interactions
Ch. 44 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization at Large Scales
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Ch. 45 Biomes: How Climate Affects the Distribution of Species on Earth
Ch. 46 The Age of Humans
Ch. 47 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
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