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Contents
Chapter 1g Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life g g g g g g 1
Chapter 2g The Chemical Context of Life
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Chapter 3g Water and the Fitness of the Environment
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Chapter 4g Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
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Chapter 5g The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
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Chapter 6g A Tour of the Cell
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Chapter 7g Membrane Structure and Function g g g 129
Chapter 8g An Introduction to Metabolism
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Chapter 9g Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
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Chapter 10
g Photosynthesis 200
Chapter 11
g Cell Communication
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Chapter 12
g The Cell Cycle
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Chapter 13
g Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles g g g g 257
Chapter 14
g Mendel and the Gene Idea g g g g 277
Chapter 15
g The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
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Chapter 16
g The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Chapter 17
g From Gene to Protein g g g 340
Chapter 18
g Regulation of Gene Expression g g g 364
Chapter 19
g Viruses 389
Chapter 20
g Biotechnology 400
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g Genomes and Their Evolution g g g 420
Chapter 22
g Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
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Chapter 23
g The Evolution of Populations
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g The Origin of Species
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g The History of Life on Earth
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g Phylogeny and the Tree of Life g g g g g 519
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g Bacteria and Archaea g g 546
Chapter 28
g Protists 571
Chapter 29
g Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
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Chapter 30
g Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
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Chapter 31 g Fungi 642
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g An Introduction to Animal Diversity
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Chapter 33
g Invertebrates 689
Chapter 34
g Vertebrates 717
Chapter 35
g Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
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Chapter 36
g Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
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Chapter 37
g Soil and Plant Nutrition
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Chapter 38
g Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology g g g 805
Chapter 39
g Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals
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Chapter 40
g Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
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Chapter 41
g Animal Nutrition g 869
Chapter 42
g Circulation and Gas Exchange g g g 886
Chapter 43
g The Immune System
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g Osmoregulation and Excretion g g
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g Hormones and the Endocrine System g g g g 939
Chapter 46
g Animal Reproduction g 956
Chapter 47
g Animal Development g 976
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g Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling g g g 993
Chapter 49
g Nervous Systems g 1007
Chapter 50
g Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
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Chapter 51
g Animal Behavior g 1035
Chapter 52
g An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
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Chapter 53
g Population Ecology g 1074
Chapter 54
g Community Ecology g 1102
Chapter 55
g Ecosystems 1121
Chapter 56
g Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology g g g g 1144
,Chapter 1 g Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life g g g g g g
The introduction to the study of biology in Chapter 1 highlights seven book -wide themes, with
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gspecial emphasis on the core theme of evolution. How scientists use inductive reasoning
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g to draw general conclusions and deductive reasoning to test hypotheses is emphasized.
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g Questions in this chapter are designed to help assess a student’s understanding of the
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Chapter 1 based on the three key concepts.
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Multiple-Choice Questions g
1) Which of the following properties or processes do we associate with living things?
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A) evolutionary adaptations g
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Topic: Overview g
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2) Which of the following is not a theme that unifies biology?
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A) interaction with the environment g g g
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3) Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the
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least to the most complex level?
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B) cell, community, population, organ system, molecule, organelle
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4) A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a
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A) Each chromosome has one very long DNA molecule with hundreds of
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thousands of genes.
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C) Every cell uses DNA as its genetic information.
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D) All forms of life are composed of cells that have a membrane-enclosed nucleus.
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E) DNA is the unit of inheritance that is transmitted from parent to offspring.
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6) In terms of the hierarchical organization of life, a bacterium is at the
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A) organelle of a stomach cell, digestive system, large intestine, small intestine,
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intestinal tissue, organism
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8) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For
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E) ATP.
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