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,INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 1. INVITATION TO BIOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 4
UNIT 1; PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE ...............................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 2. LIFE'S CHEMICAL BASIS ...........................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 3. MOLECULES OF LIFE ...............................................................................................................................47
CHAPTER 4. CELL STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................................69
CHAPTER 5. GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM ..................................................................................................93
CHAPTER 6. WHERE IT STARTS-PHOTOSYNTHESIS ........................................................................................................ 121
CHAPTER 7. RELEASING CHEMICAL ENERGY ................................................................................................................ 139
UNIT 2; GENETICS ............................................................................................................................................ 159
CHAPTER 8. DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ........................................................................................................... 159
CHAPTER 9. FROM DNA TO PROTEIN ....................................................................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 10. CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION ............................................................................................................ 199
CHAPTER 11. HOW CELLS REPRODUCE ...................................................................................................................... 216
CHAPTER 12. MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 235
CHAPTER 13. PATTERNS IN INHERITED TRAITS ............................................................................................................ 254
CHAPTER 14. HUMAN INHERITANCE ......................................................................................................................... 276
CHAPTER 15. BIOTECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 297
UNIT 3; PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION ................................................................................................................. 317
CHAPTER 16. EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION .................................................................................................................... 317
CHAPTER 17. PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION................................................................................................................... 335
CHAPTER 18. LIFE'S ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION .................................................................................................... 360
UNIT 4; EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY .......................................................................................................... 377
CHAPTER 19. VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND ARCHAEA ....................................................................................................... 377
CHAPTER 20. THE PROTISTS ................................................................................................................................... 396
CHAPTER 21. PLANT EVOLUTION ............................................................................................................................. 415
CHAPTER 22. FUNGI ............................................................................................................................................. 436
CHAPTER 23. ANIMALS I: MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS ............................................................................................. 454
CHAPTER 24. ANIMALS II: THE CHORDATES ............................................................................................................... 480
UNIT 5; HOW PLANTS WORK ........................................................................................................................... 501
CHAPTER 25. PLANT TISSUES .................................................................................................................................. 501
CHAPTER 26. PLANT NUTRITION AND TRANSPORT....................................................................................................... 520
CHAPTER 27. PLANT REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................. 538
UNIT 6; HOW ANIMALS WORK ........................................................................................................................ 563
CHAPTER 28. ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 563
CHAPTER 29. NEURAL CONTROL ............................................................................................................................. 583
CHAPTER 30. SENSORY PERCEPTION ......................................................................................................................... 610
CHAPTER 31. ENDOCRINE CONTROL ......................................................................................................................... 629
CHAPTER 32. STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT................................................................................................. 649
CHAPTER 33. CIRCULATION .................................................................................................................................... 669
CHAPTER 34. IMMUNITY ....................................................................................................................................... 690
CHAPTER 35. RESPIRATION .................................................................................................................................... 708
,CHAPTER 36. DIGESTION AND HUMAN NUTRITION ...................................................................................................... 725
CHAPTER 37. MAINTAINING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................ 747
CHAPTER 38. REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................... 767
UNIT VII; PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 794
CHAPTER 40. POPULATION ECOLOGY........................................................................................................................ 811
CHAPTER 41. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 833
CHAPTER 42. ECOSYSTEMS .................................................................................................................................... 853
CHAPTER 43. THE BIOSPHERE ................................................................................................................................. 874
CHAPTER 44. HUMAN EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE ..................................................................................................... 895
, INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Invitation To Biology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Smallest Unit Of Life That Can Survive And Reproduce On Its Own Is A(N):
A. Atom
B. Cell
C. Molecule
D. Organ
E. Population
CORRECT ANS: B
The Cell Is The Fundamental Unit Of Life Capable Of Performing All Life Functions
Independently, Including Metabolism And Reproduction.
Points: 1
References: Section 1.1 How Do Living Things Differ From Non-Living Things?
Learning Objectives: Bca.Ses.1.1 - Describe The Successive Levels Of Organization In Living
Things.
Topics:Bloom's: Remember
2. All Of The Coyotes (Canis Latrans) Living In The Mojave Desert Constitute A(N):
A. Ecosystem
B. Community
C. Biosphere
D. Organism
E. Population
CORRECT ANS: E
A Population Is A Group Of Individuals Of The Same Species Living In A Specific Geographic
Area And Capable Of Interbreeding.
Points: 1
References: Section 1.1 How Do Living Things Differ From Non-Living Things?
Learning Objectives: Bca.Ses.1.1.2 - Using Suitable Examples, Describe The Successive Levels
Of Organization In Living Things From Atoms To The Biosphere.
Keywords: Bloom's: Understand
3. What Term Describes "All Populations Of All Species Living In The Same Area"?
A. Ecosystem
B. Community
C. Biosphere
D. Organism
E. Population
CORRECT ANS: B
A Biological Community Includes All The Populations Of Different Species That Live And
Interact In The Same Area.