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table of contents
1: The Study of Life
1.1: The Science of Biology
1.1.0: Introduction to the Study of Biology
1.1.1: Scientific Reasoning
1.1.2: The Scientific Method
1.1.3: Basic and Applied Science
1.1.4: Publishing Scientific Work
1.1.5: Branches and Subdisciplines of Biology
1.2: Themes and Concepts of Biology
1.2.0: Properties of Life
1.2.1: Levels of Organization of Living Things
1.2.2: The Diversity of Life
2: The Chemical Foundation of Life
2.1: Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules
2.1.0: Overview of Atomic Structure
2.1.1: Atomic Number and Mass Number
2.1.2: Isotopes
2.1.3: The Periodic Table
2.1.4: Electron Shells and the Bohr Model
2.1.5: Electron Orbitals
2.1.6: Chemical Reactions and Molecules
2.1.7: Ions and Ionic Bonds
2.1.8: Covalent Bonds and Other Bonds and Interactions
2.1.9: Hydrogen Bonding and Van der Waals Forces
2.2: Water
2.2.0: Water’s Polarity
2.2.1: Water’s States: Gas, Liquid, and Solid
2.2.2: Water’s High Heat Capacity
2.2.3: Water’s Heat of Vaporization
2.2.4: Water’s Solvent Properties
2.2.5: Water’s Cohesive and Adhesive Properties
2.2.6: pH, Buffers, Acids, and Bases
2.3: Carbon
2.3.0: The Chemical Basis for Life
2.3.1: Hydrocarbons
2.3.2: Organic Isomers
2.3.3: Organic Enantiomers
2.3.4: Organic Molecules and Functional Groups
3: Biological Macromolecules
3.1: Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
3.1.0: Types of Biological Macromolecules
3.1.1: Dehydration Synthesis
3.1.2: Hydrolysis
3.2: Carbohydrates
3.2.0: Carbohydrate Molecules
3.2.1: Importance of Carbohydrates
3.3: Lipids
3.3.0: Lipid Molecules
3.3.1: Waxes
3.3.2: Phospholipids
3.3.3: Steroids
3.4: Proteins
3.4.0: Types and Functions of Proteins
3.4.1: Amino Acids
3.4.2: Protein Structure
3.4.3: Denaturation and Protein Folding
3.5: Nucleic Acids
3.5.0: DNA and RNA
3.5.1: The DNA Double Helix
3.5.2: DNA Packaging
3.5.3: Types of RNA
4: Cell Structure
4.1: Studying Cells
4.1.0: Cells as the Basic Unit of Life
4.1.1: Microscopy
4.1.2: Cell Theory
4.1.3: Cell Size
4.2: Prokaryotic Cells
4.2.0: Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells
4.3: Eukaryotic Cells
4.3.0: Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells
4.3.1: The Plasma Membrane and the Cytoplasm
4.3.2: The Nucleus and Ribosomes
4.3.3: Mitochondria
4.3.4: Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
4.4: The Endomembrane System and Proteins
4.4.0: Vesicles and Vacuoles
4.4.1: The Endoplasmic Reticulum
4.4.2: The Golgi Apparatus
4.4.3: Lysosomes
4.4.4: Peroxisomes
4.5: The Cytoskeleton
4.5.0: Microfilaments
4.5.1: Intermediate Filaments and Microtubules
4.6: Connections between Cells and Cellular Activities
4.6.0: Extracellular Matrix of Animal Cells
4.6.1: Intercellular Junctions
5: Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes
5.1: Components and Structure
5.1.0: Components of Plasma Membranes
5.1.1: Fluid Mosaic Model
5.1.2: Membrane Fluidity
5.2: Passive Transport
5.2.0: The Role of Passive Transport
5.2.1: Selective Permeability
5.2.2: Diffusion
5.2.3: Facilitated transport
5.2.4: Osmosis
5.2.5: Tonicity
5.2.6: Osmoregulation
5.3: Active Transport
5.3.0: Electrochemical Gradient
5.3.1: Primary Active Transport
5.3.2: Secondary Active Transport
5.4: Bulk Transport
5.4.0: Endocytosis
5.4.1: Exocytosis
6: Metabolism
6.1: Energy and Metabolism
6.1.0: The Role of Energy and Metabolism
6.1.1: Types of Energy
6.1.2: Metabolic Pathways
6.1.3: Metabolism of Carbohydrates
6.2: Potential, Kinetic, Free, and Activation Energy
6.2.0: Free Energy
6.2.1: The First Law of Thermodynamics
6.2.2: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
6.2.3: Activation Energy
6.3: ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
6.3.0: ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
6.4: Enzymes
6.4.0: Enzyme Active Site and Substrate Specificity
6.4.1: Control of Metabolism Through Enzyme Regulation
7: Cellular Respiration
7.1: Energy in Living Systems
7.1.0: Transforming Chemical Energy
7.1.1: Electrons and Energy
7.1.2: ATP in Metabolism
7.2: Glycolysis
7.2.0: Importance of Glycolysis
7.2.1: The Energy-Requiring Steps of Glycolysis
7.2.2: The Energy-Releasing Steps of Glycolysis
7.2.3: Outcomes of Glycolysis
7.3: Oxidation of Pyruvate and the Citric Acid Cycle
7.3.0: Breakdown of Pyruvate
7.3.1: Acetyl CoA to CO2
7.3.2: Citric Acid Cycle
7.4: Oxidative Phosphorylation
7.4.0: Electron Transport Chain
7.4.1: Chemiosmosis and Oxidative Phosphorylation
7.4.2: ATP Yield
7.5: Metabolism without Oxygen
7.5.0: Anaerobic Cellular Respiration
7.6: Connections of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Lipid Metabolic Pathways
7.6.0: Connecting Other Sugars to Glucose Metabolism
7.6.1: Connecting Proteins to Glucose Metabolism
7.6.2: Connecting Lipids to Glucose Metabolism
7.7: Regulation of Cellular Respiration
7.7.0: Regulatory Mechanisms for Cellular Respiration
7.7.1: Control of Catabolic Pathways
8: Photosynthesis
8.1: Overview of Photosynthesis
8.1.0: The Purpose and Process of Photosynthesis
8.1.1: Main Structures and Summary of Photosynthesis
8.1.2: The Two Parts of Photosynthesis
8.2: The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
8.2.0: Introduction to Light Energy
8.2.1: Absorption of Light
8.2.2: Processes of the Light-Dependent Reactions
8.3: The Light-Independent Reactions of Photosynthesis
8.3.0: CAM and C4 Photosynthesis
8.3.1: The Calvin Cycle
8.3.2: The Carbon Cycle
9: Cell Communication
9.1: Signaling Molecules and Cellular Receptors
9.1.0: Signaling Molecules and Cellular Receptors
9.1.1: Forms of Signaling
9.1.2: Types of Receptors
9.1.3: Signaling Molecules
9.2: Propagation of the Cellular Signal
9.2.0: Binding Initiates a Signaling Pathway
9.2.1: Methods of Intracellular Signaling
9.3: Response to the Cellular Signal
9.3.0: Termination of the Signal Cascade
9.3.1: Cell Signaling and Gene Expression
9.3.2: Cell Signaling and Cellular Metabolism
9.3.3: Cell Signaling and Cell Growth
9.3.4: Cell Signaling and Cell Death
9.4: Signaling in Single-Celled Organisms
9.4.0: Signaling in Yeast
9.4.1: Signaling in Bacteria
10: Cell Reproduction
10.1: Cell Division
10.1.0: The Role of the Cell Cycle
10.1.1: Genomic DNA and Chromosomes
10.1.2: Eukaryotic Chromosomal Structure and Compaction
10.2: The Cell Cycle
10.2.0: Interphase
10.2.1: The Mitotic Phase and the G0 Phase
10.3: Control of the Cell Cycle
10.3.0: Regulation of the Cell Cycle by External Events
10.3.1: Regulation of the Cell Cycle at Internal Checkpoints
10.3.2: Regulator Molecules of the Cell Cycle
10.4: Cancer and the Cell Cycle
10.4.0: Proto-oncogenes
10.4.1: Tumor Suppressor Genes
10.5: Prokaryotic Cell Division
10.5.0: Binary Fission
11: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
11.1: The Process of Meiosis
11.1.0: Introduction to Meiosis
11.1.1: Meiosis I
11.1.2: Meiosis II
11.1.3: Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
11.2: Sexual Reproduction
11.2.0: Advantages and Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction
11.2.1: Life Cycles of Sexually Reproducing Organisms
12: Mendel's Experiments and Heredity
12.1: Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
12.1.0: Introduction to Mendelian Inheritance
12.1.1: Mendel’s Model System
12.1.2: Mendelian Crosses
12.1.3: Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity
12.1.4: Rules of Probability for Mendelian Inheritance
12.2: Patterns of Inheritance
12.2.0: Genes as the Unit of Heredity
12.2.1: Phenotypes and Genotypes
12.2.2: The Punnett Square Approach for a Monohybrid Cross
12.2.3: Alternatives to Dominance and Recessiveness
12.2.4: Sex-Linked Traits
12.2.5: Lethal Inheritance Patterns
12.3: Laws of Inheritance
12.3.0: Mendel's Laws of Heredity
12.3.1: Mendel's Law of Dominance
12.3.2: Mendel's Law of Segregation
12.3.3: Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment
12.3.4: Genetic Linkage and Violation of the Law of Independent Assortment
12.3.5: Epistasis
13: Modern Understandings of Inheritance
13.1: Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage
13.1.0: Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
13.1.1: Genetic Linkage and Distances
13.1.2: Identification of Chromosomes and Karyotypes
13.2: Chromosomal Basis of Inherited Disorders
13.2.0: Disorders in Chromosome Number
13.2.1: Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements
13.2.2: X-Inactivation
14: DNA Structure and Function
14.1: Historical Basis of Modern Understanding
14.1.0: Discovery of DNA
14.1.1: Modern Applications of DNA
14.2: DNA Structure and Sequencing
14.2.0: The Structure and Sequence of DNA
14.2.1: DNA Sequencing Techniques
14.3: DNA Replication
14.3.0: Basics of DNA Replication
14.3.1: DNA Replication in Prokaryotes
14.3.2: DNA Replication in Eukaryotes
14.3.3: Telomere Replication
14.4: DNA Repair
14.4.0: DNA Repair
15: Genes and Proteins
15.1: The Genetic Code
15.1.0: The Relationship Between Genes and Proteins
15.1.1: The Central Dogma: DNA Encodes RNA and RNA Encodes Protein
15.2: Prokaryotic Transcription
15.2.0: Transcription in Prokaryotes
15.2.1: Initiation of Transcription in Prokaryotes
15.2.2: Elongation and Termination in Prokaryotes
15.3: Eukaryotic Transcription
15.3.0: Initiation of Transcription in Eukaryotes
15.3.1: Elongation and Termination in Eukaryotes
15.4: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
15.4.0: mRNA Processing
15.4.1: Processing of tRNAs and rRNAs
15.5: Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
15.5.0: The Protein Synthesis Machinery
15.5.1: The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis
15.5.2: Protein Folding, Modification, and Targeting
16: Gene Expression
16.1: Regulation of Gene Expression
16.1.0: The Process and Purpose of Gene Expression Regulation
16.1.1: Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic Gene Expression
16.2: Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
16.2.0: The trp Operon: A Repressor Operon
16.2.1: Catabolite Activator Protein (CAP): An Activator Regulator
16.2.2: The lac Operon: An Inducer Operon
16.3: Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
16.3.0: The Promoter and the Transcription Machinery
16.3.1: Transcriptional Enhancers and Repressors
16.3.2: Epigenetic Control: Regulating Access to Genes within the Chromosome
16.3.3: RNA Splicing
16.3.4: The Initiation Complex and Translation Rate
16.3.5: Regulating Protein Activity and Longevity
16.4: Regulating Gene Expression in Cell Development
16.4.0: Gene Expression in Stem Cells
16.4.1: Cellular Differentiation
16.4.2: Mechanics of Cellular Differentation
16.4.3: Establishing Body Axes during Development
16.4.4: Gene Expression for Spatial Positioning
16.4.5: Cell Migration in Multicellular Organisms
16.4.6: Programmed Cell Death
16.5: Cancer and Gene Regulation
16.5.0: Altered Gene Expression in Cancer
16.5.1: Epigenetic Alterations in Cancer
16.5.2: Cancer and Transcriptional Control
16.5.3: Cancer and Post-Transcriptional Control
16.5.4: Cancer and Translational Control
17: Biotechnology and Genomics
17.1: Biotechnology
17.1.0: Biotechnology
17.1.1: Basic Techniques to Manipulate Genetic Material (DNA and RNA)
17.1.2: Molecular and Cellular Cloning
17.1.3: Reproductive Cloning
17.1.4: Genetic Engineering
17.1.5: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
17.1.6: Biotechnology in Medicine
17.1.7: Production of Vaccines, Antibiotics, and Hormones
17.2: Mapping Genomes
17.2.0: Genetic Maps
17.2.1: Physical Maps and Integration with Genetic Maps
17.3: Whole-Genome Sequencing
17.3.0: Strategies Used in Sequencing Projects
17.3.1: Use of Whole-Genome Sequences of Model Organisms
17.3.2: Uses of Genome Sequences
17.4: Applying Genomics
17.4.0: Predicting Disease Risk at the Individual Level
17.4.1: Pharmacogenomics, Toxicogenomics, and Metagenomics
17.4.2: Genomics and Biofuels
17.5: Genomics and Proteomics
17.5.0: Genomics and Proteomics
17.5.1: Basic Techniques in Protein Analysis
17.5.2: Cancer Proteomics
18: Evolution and the Origin of Species
18.1: Understanding Evolution
18.1.0: What is Evolution?
18.1.1: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
18.1.2: The Galapagos Finches and Natural Selection
18.1.3: Processes and Patterns of Evolution
18.1.4: Evidence of Evolution
18.1.5: Misconceptions of Evolution
18.2: Formation of New Species
18.2.0: The Biological Species Concept
18.2.1: Reproductive Isolation
18.2.2: Speciation
18.2.3: Allopatric Speciation
18.2.4: Sympatric Speciation
18.3: Hybrid Zones and Rates of Speciation
18.3.0: Hybrid Zones
18.3.1: Varying Rates of Speciation
18.4: Evolution of Genomes
18.4.0: Genomic Similiarities between Distant Species
18.4.1: Genome Evolution
18.4.2: Whole-Genome Duplication
18.4.3: Gene Duplications and Divergence
18.4.4: Noncoding DNA
18.4.5: Variations in Size and Number of Genes
18.5: Evidence of Evolution
18.5.0: The Fossil Record as Evidence for Evolution
18.5.1: Fossil Formation
18.5.2: Gaps in the Fossil Record
18.5.3: Carbon Dating and Estimating Fossil Age
18.5.4: The Fossil Record and the Evolution of the Modern Horse
18.5.5: Homologous Structures
18.5.6: Convergent Evolution
18.5.7: Vestigial Structures
18.5.8: Biogeography and the Distribution of Species
19: The Evolution of Populations
19.1: Population Evolution
19.1.0: Defining Population Evolution
19.1.1: Population Genetics
19.1.2: Hardy-Weinberg Principle of Equilibrium
19.2: Population Genetics
19.2.0: Genetic Variation
19.2.1: Genetic Drift
19.2.2: Gene Flow and Mutation
19.2.3: Nonrandom Mating and Environmental Variance
19.3: Adaptive Evolution
19.3.0: Natural Selection and Adaptive Evolution
19.3.1: Stabilizing, Directional, and Diversifying Selection
19.3.2: Frequency-Dependent Selection
19.3.3: Sexual Selection
19.3.4: No Perfect Organism
20: Phylogenies and the History of Life
20.1: Organizing Life on Earth
20.1.0: Phylogenetic Trees
20.1.1: Limitations of Phylogenetic Trees
20.1.2: The Levels of Classification
20.2: Determining Evolutionary Relationships
20.2.0: Distinguishing between Similar Traits
20.2.1: Building Phylogenetic Trees
20.3: Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
20.3.0: Limitations to the Classic Model of Phylogenetic Trees
20.3.1: Horizontal Gene Transfer
20.3.2: Endosymbiotic Theory and the Evolution of Eukaryotes
20.3.3: Web, Network, and Ring of Life Models
21: Viruses
21.1: Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
21.1.0: Discovery and Detection of Viruses
21.1.1: Evolution of Viruses
21.1.2: Viral Morphology
21.1.3: Virus Classification
21.2: Virus Infections and Hosts
21.2.0: Steps of Virus Infections
21.2.1: The Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles of Bacteriophages
21.2.2: Animal Viruses
21.2.3: Plant Viruses
21.3: Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections
21.3.0: Vaccines and Immunity
21.3.1: Vaccines and Anti-Viral Drugs for Treatment
21.4: Prions and Viroids
21.4.0: Prions and Viroids
22: Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
22.1: Prokaryotic Diversity
22.1.0: Classification of Prokaryotes
22.1.1: The Origins of Archaea and Bacteria
22.1.2: Extremophiles and Biofilms
22.2: Structure of Prokaryotes
22.2.0: Basic Structures of Prokaryotic Cells
22.2.1: Prokaryotic Reproduction
22.3: Prokaryotic Metabolism
22.3.0: Energy and Nutrient Requirements for Prokaryotes
22.3.1: The Role of Prokaryotes in Ecosystems
22.4: Bacterial Diseases in Humans
22.4.0: History of Bacterial Diseases
22.4.1: Biofilms and Disease
22.4.2: Antibiotics: Are We Facing a Crisis?
22.4.3: Bacterial Foodborne Diseases
22.5: Beneficial Prokaryotes
22.5.0: Symbiosis between Bacteria and Eukaryotes
22.5.1: Early Biotechnology: Cheese, Bread, Wine, Beer, and Yogurt
22.5.2: Prokaryotes and Environmental Bioremediation
23: Protists
23.1: Eukaryotic Origins
23.1.0: Early Eukaryotes
23.1.1: Characteristics of Eukaryotic DNA
23.1.2: Endosymbiosis and the Evolution of Eukaryotes
23.1.3: The Evolution of Mitochondria
23.1.4: The Evolution of Plastids
23.2: Characteristics of Protists
23.2.0: Cell Structure, Metabolism, and Motility
23.2.1: Protist Life Cycles and Habitats
23.3: Groups of Protists
23.3.0: Excavata
23.3.1: Chromalveolata: Alveolates
23.3.2: Chromalveolata: Stramenopiles
23.3.3: Rhizaria
23.3.4: Archaeplastida
23.3.5: Amoebozoa and Opisthokonta
23.4: Ecology of Protists
23.4.0: Protists as Primary Producers, Food Sources, and Symbionts
23.4.1: Protists as Human Pathogens
23.4.2: Protists as Plant Pathogens
24: Fungi
24.1: Characteristics of Fungi
24.1.0: Characteristics of Fungi
24.1.1: Fungi Cell Structure and Function
24.1.2: Fungi Reproduction
24.2: Ecology of Fungi
24.2.0: Fungi Habitat, Decomposition, and Recycling
24.2.1: Mutualistic Relationships with Fungi and Fungivores
24.3: Classifications of Fungi
24.3.0: Chytridiomycota: The Chytrids
24.3.1: Zygomycota: The Conjugated Fungi
24.3.2: Ascomycota: The Sac Fungi
24.3.3: Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi
24.3.4: Deuteromycota: The Imperfect Fungi
24.3.5: Glomeromycota
24.4: Fungal Parasites and Pathogens
24.4.0: Fungi as Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens
24.5: Importance of Fungi in Human Life
24.5.0: Importance of Fungi in Human Life
25: Seedless Plants
25.1: Early Plant Life
25.1.0: Early Plant Life
25.1.1: Evolution of Land Plants
25.1.2: Plant Adaptations to Life on Land
25.1.3: Sporophytes and Gametophytes in Seedless Plants
25.1.4: Structural Adaptations for Land in Seedless Plants
25.1.5: The Major Divisions of Land Plants
25.2: Green Algae: Precursors of Land Plants
25.2.0: Streptophytes and Reproduction of Green Algae
25.2.1: Charales
25.3: Bryophytes
25.3.0: Bryophytes
25.3.1: Liverworts and Hornworts
25.3.2: Mosses
25.4: Seedless Vascular Plants
25.4.0: Seedless Vascular Plants
25.4.1: Vascular Tissue: Xylem and Phloem
25.4.2: The Evolution of Roots in Seedless Plants
25.4.3: Ferns and Other Seedless Vascular Plants
25.4.4: The Importance of Seedless Vascular Plants
26: Seed Plants
26.1: Evolution of Seed Plants
26.1.0: The Evolution of Seed Plants and Adaptations for Land
26.1.1: Evolution of Gymnosperms
26.1.2: Evolution of Angiosperms
26.2: Gymnosperms
26.2.0: Characteristics of Gymnosperms
26.2.1: Life Cycle of a Conifer
26.2.2: Diversity of Gymnosperms
26.3: Angiosperms
26.3.0: Angiosperm Flowers
26.3.1: Angsiosperm Fruit
26.3.2: The Life Cycle of an Angiosperm
26.3.3: Diversity of Angiosperms
26.4: The Role of Seed Plants
26.4.0: Herbivory and Pollination
26.4.1: The Importance of Seed Plants in Human Life
26.4.2: Biodiversity of Plants
27: Introduction to Animal Diversity
27.1: Features of the Animal Kingdom
27.1.0: Characteristics of the Animal Kingdom
27.1.1: Complex Tissue Structure
27.1.2: Animal Reproduction and Development
27.2: Features Used to Classify Animals
27.2.0: Animal Characterization Based on Body Symmetry
27.2.1: Animal Characterization Based on Features of Embryological Development
27.3: Animal Phylogeny
27.3.0: Constructing an Animal Phylogenetic Tree
27.3.1: Molecular Analyses and Modern Phylogenetic Trees
27.4: The Evolutionary History of the Animal Kingdom
27.4.0: Pre-Cambrian Animal Life
27.4.1: The Cambrian Explosion of Animal Life
27.4.2: Post-Cambrian Evolution and Mass Extinctions
28: Invertebrates
28.1: Phylum Porifera
28.1.0: Phylum Porifera
28.1.1: Morphology of Sponges
28.1.2: Physiological Processes in Sponges
28.2: Phylum Cnidaria
28.2.0: Phylum Cnidaria
28.2.1: Class Anthozoa
28.2.2: Class Scyphozoa
28.2.3: Class Cubozoa and Class Hydrozoa
28.3: Superphylum Lophotrochozoa
28.3.0: Superphylum Lophotrochozoa
28.3.1: Phylum Platyhelminthes
28.3.2: Phylum Rotifera
28.3.3: Phylum Nemertea
28.3.4: Phylum Mollusca
28.3.5: Classification of Phylum Mollusca
28.3.6: Phylum Annelida
28.4: Superphylum Ecdysozoa
28.4.0: Superphylum Ecdysozoa
28.4.1: Phylum Nematoda
28.4.2: Phylum Arthropoda
28.4.3: Subphyla of Arthropoda
28.5: Superphylum Deuterostomia
28.5.0: Phylum Echinodermata
28.5.1: Classes of Echinoderms
28.5.2: Phylum Chordata
29: Vertebrates
29.1: Chordates
29.1.0: Characteristics of Chordata
29.1.1: Chordates and the Evolution of Vertebrates
29.1.2: The Evolution of Craniata and Vertebrata
29.1.3: Characteristics of Vertebrates
29.2: Fishes
29.2.0: Agnathans: Jawless Fishes
29.2.1: Gnathostomes: Jawed Fishes
29.3: Amphibians
29.3.0: Characteristics and Evolution of Amphibians
29.3.1: Modern Amphibians
29.4: Reptiles
29.4.0: Characteristics of Amniotes
29.4.1: Evolution of Amniotes
29.4.2: Characteristics of Reptiles
29.4.3: Evolution of Reptiles
29.4.4: Modern Reptiles
29.5: Birds
29.5.0: Characteristics of Birds
29.5.1: Evolution of Birds
29.6: Mammals
29.6.0: Characteristics of Mammals
29.6.1: Evolution of Mammals
29.6.2: Living Mammals
29.7: The Evolution of Primates
29.7.0: Characteristics and Evolution of Primates
29.7.1: Early Human Evolution
29.7.2: Early Hominins
29.7.3: Genus Homo
30: Plant Form and Physiology
30.1: The Plant Body
30.1.0: Plant Tissues and Organ Systems
30.2: Stems
30.2.0: Functions of Stems
30.2.1: Stem Anatomy
30.2.2: Primary and Secondary Growth in Stems
30.2.3: Stem Modifications
30.3: Roots
30.3.0: Types of Root Systems and Zones of Growth
30.3.1: Root Modifications
30.4: Leaves
30.4.0: Leaf Structure and Arrangment
30.4.1: Types of Leaf Forms
30.4.2: Leaf Structure, Function, and Adaptation
30.5: Plant Development
30.5.0: Meristems
30.5.1: Genetic Control of Flowers
30.6: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants
30.6.0: Water and Solute Potential
30.6.1: Pressure, Gravity, and Matric Potential
30.6.2: Movement of Water and Minerals in the Xylem
30.6.3: Transportation of Photosynthates in the Phloem
30.7: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses
30.7.0: Plant Responses to Light
30.7.1: The Phytochrome System and Red Light Response
30.7.2: Blue Light Response
30.7.3: Plant Responses to Gravity
30.7.4: Auxins, Cytokinins, and Gibberellins
30.7.5: Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Nontraditional Hormones
30.7.6: Plant Responses to Wind and Touch
30.8: Plant Defense Mechanisms
30.8.0: Plant Defenses Against Herbivores
30.8.1: Plant Defenses Against Pathogens
31: Soil and Plant Nutrition
31.1: Nutritional Requirements of Plants
31.1.0: Plant Nutrition
31.1.1: The Chemical Composition of Plants
31.1.2: Essential Nutrients for Plants
31.2: The Soil
31.2.0: Soil Composition
31.2.1: Soil Formation
31.2.2: Physical Properties of Soil
31.3: Nutritional Adaptations of Plants
31.3.0: Nitrogen Fixation: Root and Bacteria Interactions
31.3.1: Mycorrhizae: The Symbiotic Relationship between Fungi and Roots
31.3.2: Nutrients from Other Sources
32: Plant Reproduction
32.1: Plant Reproductive Development and Structure
32.1.0: Plant Reproductive Development and Structure
32.1.1: Sexual Reproduction in Gymnosperms
32.1.2: Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
32.2: Pollination and Fertilization
32.2.0: Pollination and Fertilization
32.2.1: Pollination by Insects
32.2.2: Pollination by Bats, Birds, Wind, and Water
32.2.3: Double Fertilization in Plants
32.2.4: Development of the Seed
32.2.5: Development of Fruit and Fruit Types
32.2.6: Fruit and Seed Dispersal
32.3: Asexual Reproduction
32.3.0: Asexual Reproduction in Plants
32.3.1: Natural and Artificial Methods of Asexual Reproduction in Plants
32.3.2: Plant Life Spans
33: The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function
33.1: Animal Form and Function
33.1.0: Characteristics of the Animal Body
33.1.1: Body Plans
33.1.2: Limits on Animal Size and Shape
33.1.3: Limiting Effects of Diffusion on Size and Development
33.1.4: Animal Bioenergetics
33.1.5: Animal Body Planes and Cavities
33.2: Animal Primary Tissues
33.2.0: Epithelial Tissues
33.2.1: Connective Tissues: Loose, Fibrous, and Cartilage
33.2.2: Connective Tissues: Bone, Adipose, and Blood
33.2.3: Muscle Tissues and Nervous Tissues
33.3: Homeostasis
33.3.0: Homeostatic Process
33.3.1: Control of Homeostasis
33.3.2: Homeostasis: Thermoregulation
33.3.3: Heat Conservation and Dissipation
34: Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
34.1: Digestive Systems
34.1.0: Digestive Systems
34.1.1: Herbivores, Omnivores, and Carnivores
34.1.2: Invertebrate Digestive Systems
34.1.3: Vertebrate Digestive Systems
34.1.4: Digestive System: Mouth and Stomach
34.1.5: Digestive System: Small and Large Intestines
34.2: Nutrition and Energy Production
34.2.0: Food Requirements and Essential Nutrients
34.2.1: Food Energy and ATP
34.3: Digestive System Processes
34.3.0: Ingestion
34.3.1: Digestion and Absorption
34.3.2: Elimination
34.4: Digestive System Regulation
34.4.0: Neural Responses to Food
34.4.1: Hormonal Responses to Food
35: The Nervous System
35.1: Neurons and Glial Cells
35.1.0: Neurons and Glial Cells
35.1.1: Neurons
35.1.2: Glia
35.2: How Neurons Communicate
35.2.0: Nerve Impulse Transmission within a Neuron: Resting Potential
35.2.1: Nerve Impulse Transmission within a Neuron: Action Potential
35.2.2: Synaptic Transmission
35.2.3: Signal Summation
35.2.4: Synaptic Plasticity
35.3: The Nervous System
35.3.0: The Nervous System
35.4: The Central Nervous System
35.4.0: Brain: Cerebral Cortex and Brain Lobes
35.4.1: Brain: Midbrain and Brain Stem
35.4.2: Spinal Cord
35.5: The Peripheral Nervous System
35.5.0: Autonomic Nervous System
35.5.1: Sensory-Somatic Nervous System
35.6: Nervous System Disorders
35.6.0: Neurodegenerative Disorders
35.6.1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism and ADHD
35.6.2: Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Mental Illnesses
35.6.3: Other Neurological Disorders
36: Sensory Systems
36.1: Sensory Processes
36.1.0: Reception
36.1.1: Transduction and Perception
36.2: Somatosensation
36.2.0: Somatosensory Receptors
36.2.1: Integration of Signals from Mechanoreceptors
36.2.2: Thermoreception
36.3: Taste and Smell
36.3.0: Tastes and Odors
36.3.1: Reception and Transduction
36.4: Hearing and Vestibular Sensation
36.4.0: Sound
36.4.1: Reception of Sound
36.4.2: Transduction of Sound
36.4.3: The Vestibular System
36.4.4: Balance and Determining Equilibrium
36.5: Vision
36.5.0: Light
36.5.1: Anatomy of the Eye
36.5.2: Transduction of Light
36.5.3: Visual Processing
37: The Endocrine System
37.1: Types of Hormones
37.1.0: Hormone Functions
37.1.1: Lipid-Derived, Amino Acid-Derived, and Peptide Hormones
37.2: How Hormones Work
37.2.0: How Hormones Work
37.2.1: Intracellular Hormone Receptors
37.2.2: Plasma Membrane Hormone Receptors
37.3: Regulation of Body Processes
37.3.0: Hormonal Regulation of the Excretory System
37.3.1: Hormonal Regulation of the Reproductive System
37.3.2: Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism
37.3.3: Hormonal Control of Blood Calcium Levels
37.3.4: Hormonal Regulation of Growth
37.3.5: Hormonal Regulation of Stress
37.4: Regulation of Hormone Production
37.4.0: Humoral, Hormonal, and Neural Stimuli
37.5: Endocrine Glands
37.5.0: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis
37.5.1: Thyroid Gland
37.5.2: Parathyroid Glands
37.5.3: Adrenal Glands
37.5.4: Pancreas
37.5.5: Pineal Gland and Gonads
37.5.6: Organs with Secondary Endocrine Functions
38: The Musculoskeletal System
38.1: Types of Skeletal Systems
38.1.0: Functions of the Musculoskeletal System
38.1.1: Types of Skeletal Systems
38.1.2: Human Axial Skeleton
38.1.3: Human Appendicular Skeleton
38.2: Bone
38.2.0: Bone
38.2.1: Cell Types in Bones
38.2.2: Bone Development
38.2.3: Growth of Bone
38.2.4: Bone Remodeling and Repair
38.3: Joints and Skeletal Movement
38.3.0: Classification of Joints on the Basis of Structure and Function
38.3.1: Movement at Synovial Joints
38.3.2: Types of Synovial Joints
38.3.3: Bone and Joint Disorders
38.4: Muscle Contraction and Locomotion
38.4.0: Structure and Function of the Muscular System
38.4.1: Skeletal Muscle Fibers
38.4.2: Sliding Filament Model of Contraction
38.4.3: ATP and Muscle Contraction
38.4.4: Regulatory Proteins
38.4.5: Excitation–Contraction Coupling
38.4.6: Control of Muscle Tension
39: The Respiratory System
39.1: Systems of Gas Exchange
39.1.0: The Respiratory System and Direct Diffusion
39.1.1: Skin, Gills, and Tracheal Systems
39.1.2: Amphibian and Bird Respiratory Systems
39.1.3: Mammalian Systems and Protective Mechanisms
39.2: Gas Exchange across Respiratory Surfaces
39.2.0: Gas Pressure and Respiration
39.2.1: Basic Principles of Gas Exchange
39.2.2: Lung Volumes and Capacities
39.2.3: Gas Exchange across the Alveoli
39.3: Breathing
39.3.0: The Mechanics of Human Breathing
39.3.1: Types of Breathing
39.3.2: The Work of Breathing
39.3.3: Dead Space: V/Q Mismatch
39.4: Transport of Gases in Human Bodily Fluids
39.4.0: Transport of Oxygen in the Blood
39.4.1: Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the Blood
40: The Circulatory System
40.1: Overview of the Circulatory System
40.1.0: The Role of the Circulatory System
40.1.1: Open and Closed Circulatory Systems
40.1.2: Types of Circulatory Systems in Animals
40.2: Components of the Blood
40.2.0: The Role of Blood in the Body
40.2.1: Red Blood Cells
40.2.2: White Blood Cells
40.2.3: Platelets and Coagulation Factors
40.2.4: Plasma and Serum
40.3: Mammalian Heart and Blood Vessels
40.3.0: Structures of the Heart
40.3.1: Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries
40.3.2: The Cardiac Cycle
40.4: Blood Flow and Blood Pressure Regulation
40.4.0: Blood Flow Through the Body
40.4.1: Blood Pressure
41: Osmotic Regulation and the Excretory System
41.1: Osmoregulation and Osmotic Balance
41.1.0: Introduction to Osmoregulation
41.1.1: Transport of Electrolytes across Cell Membranes
41.1.2: Concept of Osmolality and Milliequivalent
41.1.3: Osmoregulators and Osmoconformers
41.2: Nitrogenous Wastes
41.2.0: Nitrogenous Waste in Terrestrial Animals: The Urea Cycle
41.2.1: Nitrogenous Waste in Birds and Reptiles: Uric Acid
41.3: Excretion Systems
41.3.0: Contractile Vacuoles in Microorganisms
41.3.1: Flame Cells of Planaria and Nephridia of Worms
41.3.2: Malpighian Tubules of Insects
41.4: Human Osmoregulatory and Excretory Systems
41.4.0: Kidney Structure
41.4.1: Nephron: The Functional Unit of the Kidney
41.4.2: Kidney Function and Physiology
41.5: Hormonal Control of Osmoregulatory Functions
41.5.0: Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
41.5.1: Other Hormonal Controls for Osmoregulation
42: The Immune System
42.1: Innate Immune Response
42.1.0: Innate Immune Response
42.1.1: Physical and Chemical Barriers
42.1.2: Pathogen Recognition
42.1.3: Natural Killer Cells
42.1.4: The Complement System
42.2: Adaptive Immune Response
42.2.0: Antigen-presenting Cells: B and T cells
42.2.1: Humoral Immune Response
42.2.2: Cell-Mediated Immunity
42.2.3: Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Mucosal Surfaces
42.2.4: Immunological Memory
42.2.5: Regulating Immune Tolerance
42.3: Antibodies
42.3.0: Antibody Structure
42.3.1: Antibody Functions
42.4: Disruptions in the Immune System
42.4.0: Immunodeficiency
42.4.1: Hypersensitivities
43: Animal Reproduction and Development
43.1: Reproduction Methods
43.1.0: Methods of Reproducing
43.1.1: Types of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
43.1.2: Sex Determination
43.2: Fertilization
43.2.0: External and Internal Fertilization
43.2.1: The Evolution of Reproduction
43.3: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Gametogenesis
43.3.0: Male Reproductive Anatomy
43.3.1: Female Reproductive Anatomy
43.3.2: Gametogenesis (Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis)
43.4: Hormonal Control of Human Reproduction
43.4.0: Male Hormones
43.4.1: Female Hormones
43.5: Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development
43.5.0: Fertilization
43.5.1: Cleavage, the Blastula Stage, and Gastrulation
43.6: Organogenesis and Vertebrate Formation
43.6.0: Organogenesis
43.6.1: Vertebrate Axis Formation
43.7: Human Pregnancy and Birth
43.7.0: Human Gestation
43.7.1: Labor and Birth
43.7.2: Contraception and Birth Control
43.7.3: Infertility
44: Ecology and the Biosphere
44.1: The Scope of Ecology
44.1.0: Introduction to Ecology
44.1.1: Organismal Ecology and Population Ecology
44.1.2: Community Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology
44.2: Biogeography
44.2.0: Biogeography
44.2.1: Energy Sources
44.2.2: Temperature and Water
44.2.3: Inorganic Nutrients and Other Factors
44.2.4: Abiotic Factors Influencing Plant Growth
44.3: Terrestrial Biomes
44.3.0: What constitutes a biome?
44.3.1: Tropical Wet Forest and Savannas
44.3.2: Subtropical Deserts and Chaparral
44.3.3: Temperate Grasslands
44.3.4: Temperate Forests
44.3.5: Boreal Forests and Arctic Tundra
44.4: Aquatic Biomes
44.4.0: Abiotic Factors Influencing Aquatic Biomes
44.4.1: Marine Biomes
44.4.2: Estuaries: Where the Ocean Meets Fresh Water
44.4.3: Freshwater Biomes
44.5: Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change
44.5.0: Climate and Weather
44.5.1: Causes of Global Climate Change
44.5.2: Evidence of Global Climate Change
44.5.3: Past and Present Effects of Climate Change
45: Population and Community Ecology
45.1: Population Demography
45.1.0: Population Demography
45.1.1: Population Size and Density
45.1.2: Species Distribution
45.1.3: The Study of Population Dynamics
45.2: Environmental Limits to Population Growth
45.2.0: Exponential Population Growth
45.2.1: Logistic Population Growth
45.2.2: Density-Dependent and Density-Independent Population Regulation
45.3: Life History Patterns
45.3.0: Life History Patterns and Energy Budgets
45.3.1: Theories of Life History
45.4: Human Population Growth
45.4.0: Human Population Growth
45.4.1: Overcoming Density-Dependent Regulation
45.4.2: Age Structure, Population Growth, and Economic Development
45.5: Community Ecology
45.5.0: The Role of Species within Communities
45.5.1: Predation, Herbivory, and the Competitive Exclusion Principle
45.5.2: Symbiosis
45.5.3: Ecological Succession
45.6: Innate Animal Behavior
45.6.0: Introduction to Animal Behavior
45.6.1: Movement and Migration
45.6.2: Animal Communication and Living in Groups
45.6.3: Altruism and Populations
45.6.4: Mating Systems and Sexual Selection
45.7: Learned Animal Behavior
45.7.0: Simple Learned Behaviors
45.7.1: Conditioned Behavior
45.7.2: Cognitive Learning and Sociobiology
46: Ecosystems
46.1: Ecology of Ecosystems
46.1.0: Ecosystem Dynamics
46.1.1: Food Chains and Food Webs
46.1.2: Studying Ecosystem Dynamics
46.1.3: Modeling Ecosystem Dynamics
46.2: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
46.2.0: Strategies for Acquiring Energy
46.2.1: Productivity within Trophic Levels
46.2.2: Transfer of Energy between Trophic Levels
46.2.3: Ecological Pyramids
46.2.4: Biological Magnification
46.3: Biogeochemical Cycles
46.3.0: Biogeochemical Cycles
46.3.1: The Water (Hydrologic) Cycle
46.3.2: The Carbon Cycle
46.3.3: The Nitrogen Cycle
46.3.4: The Phosphorus Cycle
46.3.5: The Sulfur Cycle
47: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
47.1: The Biodiversity Crisis
47.1.0: Loss of Biodiversity
47.1.1: Types of Biodiversity
47.1.2: Biodiversity Change through Geological Time
47.1.3: The Pleistocene Extinction
47.1.4: Present-Time Extinctions
47.2: The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life
47.2.0: Human Health and Biodiversity
47.2.1: Agricultural Diversity
47.2.2: Managing Fisheries
47.3: Threats to Biodiversity
47.3.0: Habitat Loss and Sustainability
47.3.1: Overharvesting
47.3.2: Exotic Species
47.3.3: Climate Change and Biodiversity
47.4: Preserving Biodiversity
47.4.0: Measuring Biodiversity
47.4.1: Changing Human Behavior in Response to Biodiversity Loss
47.4.2: Ecological Restoration
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