Principles of Life Book

1. Principles of Life

PART 1. CELLS2. Life Chemistry and Energy3. Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes4. Cells: The Working Units of Life5. Cell Membranes and Signaling6. Pathways that Harvest and Store Chemical Energy

 PART 2. GENETICS
7. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division8. Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes9. DNA and its Role in Heredity10. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression11. Regulation of Gene Expression12. Genomes13. Biotechnology14. Genes, Development and Evolution

 PART 3. EVOLUTION
15.Mechanisms of Evolution16.Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies 17.Speciation 18.The History of Life on Earth

 PART 4. DIVERSITY
19. Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses20. The Origin & Diversification of Eukaryotes 21. The Evolution of Plants22. The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi23. Animal Origins and Diversity

 PART 5. PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
24. The Plant Body25. Plant Nutrition and Transport26. Plant Growth and Development 27. Reproduction of Flowering Plants28. Plants in the Environment

 PART 6. ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
29. Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation30. Animal Hormones31. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems32. Animal Reproduction33. Animal Development34. Neurons and Nervous Systems35. Sensors36. Musculoskeletal Systems37. Gas Exchange in Animals38. Circulatory Systems39. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption40. Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion41. Animal Behavior

 PART 7. ECOLOGY
42. Organisms in Their Environment43. Populations 44. Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Species Interactions45. Ecological Communities46. The Global Ecosystem