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Succeed in your biology course with this updated Sixth Edition of "Biology Today and Tomorrow Without Physiology". Packed with real-world applications, the book offers chunked content in a clear, straightforward writing style, beautiful art and a variety of in-text learning tools. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll learn about biology from the perspective of issues relevant to your daily life.
Preface
Academic Advisors
Student and Instructor Resources
Invitation to Biology
The Secret Life of Earth
Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
How Living Things Are Alike
How Living Things Differ
The Science of Nature
Analyzing Experimental Results
The Nature of Science
Summary
Molecules of Life
A Big Fat Problem
Atoms
Chemical Bonds
Special Properties of Water
Acids and Bases
The Chemistry of Biology
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Summary
Cell Structure
Food for Thought
What Is a Cell?
Cell Membrane Structure
Prokaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Organelles
Elements of Connection
The Nature of Life
Summary
Energy and Metabolism
A Toast to Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Life Runs on Energy
Energy in the Molecules of Life
Enzymes and Metabolic Pathways
Diffusion across Membranes
Membrane Transport Mechanisms
Summary
Photosynthesis
A Burning Concern
Overview of Photosynthesis
Light Energy
Light-Dependent Reactions
Light-Independent Reactions
Summary
Releasing Chemical Energy
Risky Business
Carbohydrate Breakdown Pathways
Aerobic Respiration
Fermentation
Food as a Source of Energy
Summary
DNA Structure and Function
A Hero Dog's Golden Clones
The Function of DNA
The Structure of DNA
Eukaryotic Chromosomes
DNA Replication
Mutations
Summary
Gene Expression and Control
Ricin, RIP
DNA, RNA, and Gene Expression
Transcription: DNA to RNA
RNAs in Translation
Translation: RNA to Protein
Products of Mutated Genes
Control of Gene Expression
Summary
How Cells Reproduce
Henrietta's Immortal Cells
Multiplication by Division
Mitosis and Cytoplasmic Division
Cell Cycle Control
Sex and Alleles
Meiosis in Sexual Reproduction
Summary
Patterns of Inheritance
Menacing Mucus
Tracking Traits
Mendelian Inheritance Patterns
Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Complex Variation in Traits
Human Genetic Analysis
Inheritance Patterns in Humans
Changes in Chromosome Number
Genetic Testing
Summary
Biotechnology
Personal Genetic Testing
Working with DNA
Studying DNA
Genetic Engineering
Editing Genomes
Summary
Evidence of Evolution
Reflections of a Distant Past
Old Beliefs, New Discoveries
Natural Selection
Fossil Evidence
Changes in the History of Earth
Evidence in Form and Function
Molecular Evidence
Summary
Processes of Evolution
Farming Superbugs
Alleles in Populations
Patterns of Natural Selection
Natural Selection and Diversity
Nonselective Evolution
Speciation
Macroevolution
Phylogeny
Summary
Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses
The Human Microbiota
Origin of Cellular Life
Early Life
Modern Bacteria and Archaea
Origin of Eukaryotes
Protists
Viruses
Summary
Plants and Fungi
Fungal Threats to Crops
Plant Traits and Evolution
Nonvascular Plants
Seedless Vascular Plants
Rise of the Seed Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms-Flowering Plants
Fungal Traits and Diversity
Ecological Roles of Fungi
Summary
Animal Evolution
Medicines from the Sea
Traits and Evolutionary Trends
Sponges and Cnidarians
Flatworms, Annelids, and Mollusks
Roundworms and Arthropods
Echinoderms and Chordates
Fishes and Amphibians
Escape from Water- Amniotes
Primate and Human Evolution
Summary
Population Ecology
Managing Canada Geese
Characteristics of Populations
Models of Population Growth
Life History Patterns
Human Populations
Summary
Communities and Ecosystems
Invasion of the Red Imported Fire Ants
Community Structure
Direct Species Interactions
How Communities Change
The Nature of Ecosystems
The Water, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycles
The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
Summary
The Biosphere and Human Effects
Decline of the Monarchs
Climate and the Distribution of Biomes
Forest Biomes
Grasslands, Chaparral, Deserts, and Tundra
Aquatic Ecosystems
Global Effects of Pollution
Conservation Biology
Summary
Appendix I: Answers to Self-Quizzes
Appendix II: Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix III: A Plain English Map of the Human Chromosomes
Glossary
Index