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BIOLOGY, Sixth Edition continues to maintain the standard of excellence that has made it one of the leading college biology textbooks throughout the world. Professors and students alike appreciate this book's readability, accuracy, and clear and exciting presentation of biology. Its three unifying themes-transmission of information, evolution of life, and flow of energy through living systems-are integrated throughout the book as a framework for understanding biology. The book's learning aids have always been recognized as outstanding. In this new edition, the authors have focused more on the process of science, emphasizing how the body of scientific knowledge has been derived. The greatly enhanced illustration program features the addition of many new figures designed by award-winning scientific illustrator, Elizabeth Morales.

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• Part 1 The Organization of Life(p. 1)
• 1 A View of Life(p. 2)
• 2 Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life(p. 23)
• 3 The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds(p. 43)
• 4 Organization of the Cell(p. 72)
• 5 Biological Membranes(p. 103)
• Career Visions: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative(p. 132)
• Part 2 Energy Transfer Through Living Systems(p. 133)
• 6 Energy and Metabolism(p. 134)
• 7 How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways(p. 153)
• 8 Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy(p. 175)
• Career Visions: Middle School Science Teacher(p. 195)
• Part 3 The Continuity of Life: Genetics(p. 197)
• 9 Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis(p. 198)
• 10 The Basic Principles of Heredity(p. 216)
• 11 DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information(p. 243)
• 12 RNA and Protein Synthesis: The Expression of Genetic Information(p. 261)
• 13 Gene Regulation: The Control of Gene Expression(p. 284)
• 14 Genetic Engineering(p. 301)
• 15 The Human Genome(p. 318)
• 16 Genes and Development(p. 340)
• Career Visions: Database Administrator(p. 366)
• Part 4 The Continuity of Life: Evolution(p. 367)
• 17 Introduction to Darwinian Evolution(p. 368)
• 18 Evolutionary Change in Populations(p. 390)
• 19 Speciation and Macroevolution(p. 407)
• 20 The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life(p. 428)
• 21 The Evolution of Primates(p. 449)
• Career Visions: Wildlife Forensic Specialist(p. 466)
• Part 5 The Diversity of Life(p. 467)
• 22 Understanding Diversity: Systematics(p. 468)
• 23 Viruses and Bacteria(p. 484)
• 24 The Protists(p. 508)
• 25 Kingdom Fungi(p. 534)
• 26 The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Plants(p. 554)
• 27 The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants(p. 576)
• 28 The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity(p. 595)
• 29 The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes(p. 616)
• 30 The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes(p. 643)
• Career Visions: Virologist(p. 672)
• Part 6 Structure and Life Processes in Plants(p. 673)
• 31 Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation(p. 674)
• 32 Leaf Structure and Function(p. 692)
• 33 Stems and Plant Transport(p. 710)
• 34 Roots and Mineral Nutrition(p. 729)
• 35 Reproduction in Flowering Plants(p. 750)
• 36 Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth(p. 770)
• Career Visions: Assistant Professor of Biology(p. 794)
• Part 7 Structure and Life Processes in Animals(p. 795)
• 37 The Animal Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function(p. 796)
• 38 Protection, Support, and Movement: Skin, Skeleton, and Muscle(p. 817)
• 39 Neural Signaling(p. 836)
• 40 Neural Regulation(p. 855)
• 41 Sensory Reception(p. 887)
• 42 Internal Transport(p. 913)
• 43 Internal Defense(p. 940)
• 44 Gas Exchange(p. 969)
• 45 Processing Food and Nutrition(p. 988)
• 46 Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes(p. 1013)
• 47 Endocrine Regulation(p. 1031)
• 48 Reproduction(p. 1058)
• 49 Animal Development(p. 1087)
• 50 Animal Behavior(p. 1110)
• Career Visions: Physician Assistant(p. 1134)
• Part 8 The Interactions of Life: Ecology(p. 1135)
• 51 Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology(p. 1136)
• 52 Community Ecology(p. 1158)
• 53 Ecosystems and the Biosphere(p. 1181)
• 54 Ecology and the Geography of Life(p. 1205)
• 55 Humans in the Environment(p. 1232)
• Career Visions: Field Biologist(p. 1254)