Campbell biology : concepts & connections

Includes index.

1. Biology: Exploring Life -- Unit I. The Life of the Cell : -- 2. The Chemical Basis of Life -- 3. The Molecules of Cells -- 4. A Tour of the Cell -- 5. The Working Cell -- 6. How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy -- 7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food -- Unit II. Cellular Reproduction and Genetics : -- 8. The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance -- 9. Patterns of Inheritance -- 10. Molecular Biology of the Gene -- 11. How Genes Are Controlled -- 12. DNA Technology and Genomics -- Unit III. Concepts of Evolution : -- 13. How Populations Evolve -- 14. The Origin of Species -- 15. Tracing Evolutionary History -- Unit IV. The Evolution of Biological Diversity : -- 16. Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists -- 17. The Evolution of Plant and Fungal Diversity -- 18. The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity -- 19. The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity -- Unit V. Animals: Form and Function : -- 20. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function -- 21. Nutrition and Digestion -- 22. Gas Exchange -- 23. Circulation -- 24. The Immune System -- 25. Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance -- 26. Hormones and the Endocrine System -- 27. Reproduction and Embryonic Development -- 28. Nervous Systems -- 29. The Senses -- 30. How Animals Move -- Unit VI. Plants: Form and Function : -- 31. Plant Structure, Growth, and Reproduction -- 32. Plant Nutrition and Transport -- 33. Control Systems in Plants -- Unit VII. Ecology : -- 34. The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments -- 35. Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment -- 36. Population Ecology -- 37. Communities and Ecosystems -- 38. Conservation Biology -- Appendix 1. Metric Conversion Table -- Appendix 2. The Periodic Table -- Appendix 3. The Amino Acids of Proteins -- Appendix 4. Chapter Review Answers -- Appendix 5. Credits.