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1.1 Case Study: Why Should You Learn About Science?
1.2 What is Science?
1.3 The Nature of Science
1.4 Scientific Investigations
1.5 Theories in Science
1.6 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
1.7 Pseudoscience and Other Misuses of Science
1.8 Case Study Conclusion: To Give a Shot or Not
2.1 Case Study: Why Should You Study Human Biology?
2.2 Shared Traits of All Living Things
2.3 Basic Principles of Biology
2.4 Diversity of Life
2.5 The Human Animal
2.6 Case Study Conclusion: Our Invisible Inhabitants
3.1 Case Study: Chemistry and Your Life
3.2 Elements and Compounds
3.3 Biochemical Compounds
3.4 Carbohydrates
3.5 Lipids
3.6 Proteins
3.7 Nucleic Acids
3.8 Chemical Reactions
3.9 Energy in Chemical Reactions
3.10 Chemical Reactions in Living Things
3.11 Water and Life
3.12 Acids and Bases
3.13 Case Study Conclusion: Diet Dilemma
4.1 Case Study: The Importance of Cells
4.2 Discovery of Cells and Cell Theory
4.3 Variation in Cells
4.4 Plasma Membrane
4.5 Cytoplasm and Cytoskeleton
4.6 Cell Organelles
4.7 Passive Transport
4.8 Active Transport
4.9 Energy Needs of Living Things
4.10 Cellular Respiration
4.11 Anaerobic Processes
4.12 Cell Cycle and Cell Division
4.13 Mitosis and Cytokinesis
4.14 Case Study Conclusion: More Than Just Tired
5.1 Case Study: Genes and Inheritance
5.2 Chromosomes and Genes
5.3 DNA
5.4 DNA Replication
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5.5 RNA
5.6 Genetic Code
5.7 Protein Synthesis
5.8 Mutations
5.9 Regulation of Gene Expression
5.10 Mendel’s Experiments and Laws of Inheritance
5.11 Genetics of Inheritance
5.12 Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis, and Gametogenesis
5.13 Mendelian Inheritance
5.14 Non-Mendelian Inheritance
5.15 Genetic Disorders
5.16 Genetic Engineering
5.17 The Human Genome
5.18 Case Study Conclusion: Cancer in the Family
6.1 Case Study: Our Similarities and Differences
6.2 Genetic Variation
6.3 Classifying Human Variation
6.4 Human Responses to Environmental Stress
6.5 Variation in Blood Types
6.6 Human Responses to High Altitude
6.7 Human Responses to Extreme Climates
6.8 Nutritional Adaptation
6.9 Case Study Conclusion: Your Genes May Help You Save a Life
Chapter 1 Answers: Nature and Processes of Science
Chapter 2 Answers: Biology: The Study of Life
Chapter 3 Answers: Biological Molecules
Chapter 4 Answers: Cells
Chapter 5 Answers: Genetics
Chapter 6 Answers: Human Variation
Appendix
Statement of Adaption
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