In-Depth General Biology

__NOTOC__ center|frameless|623x623px Contents In-Depth General Biology: A Foreword 1. Biology: The Science of Life UNIT 1. The Chemical Basis of Life The Inorganic Chemistry of Life Physics of Life Water and Living Things Carbon and Organic Chemistry Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids UNIT 2. The Cell: Building Block of Life Cell Theory and Origin of Life on Earth Structure of Eukaryotic Cells Cell Membrane Cell Communication Metabolism: An Introduction Heterotrophic Metabolism Photosynthesis and Autotrophic Metabolism Life of Cell UNIT 3. Genetics: Genes and Information Flow Meiosis and Sex Mendelian Genetics Chromosome Theory of Inheritance and Genetic Mapping DNA Structure and Replication Gene Expression Gene Regulation Epigenetics Genomics Biotechnology and Bioengineering UNIT 4. Evolution: Change, Space and Time An Introduction to Evolution Population Genetics and Microevolution Phenotypic and Gene Evolution Evo-Devo Species and Their Origins Macroevolution Paleontology: Life through Time History of Life on Earth Human Evolution Systematics UNIT 5. Diversity of Life on Earth Viral Agents: The Frontier of Life Prokaryotes I: Form, Function and Archaea Prokaryotes II: Bacteria Protists I: Biology, Ecology and Amoebozoans Protists II: Excavates and Archaeplastids Protists III: SAR, Cryptists and Haptists Land Plants I: How Plants Conquered Earth Land Plants II: Seeds and Flowers Fungi Introduction to Metazoans Basal Animals Spiralian Animals Ecdysozoan Animals Deuterostomes UNIT 6. How Living Things Work I: Plants General Plant Anatomy Roots, Soil and Nutrition Leaves and Transpiration Stems and Transport Flowering Plants Reproduction Plant Development and Growing Plant Irritability UNIT 7. How Living Things Work II: Animals General Animal Anatomy and Physiology Covering and Tegument Movement and Support Nervous System I: Glial Cells and Synapsis Nervous System II: Structure and Regulation Nervous System III: Sensory Systems Blood Circulation Gas Interchange Digestion and Nutrition Defense Hormonal Regulation Osmorregulation and Excretion Animal Reproduction Animal Development UNIT 8. Ecology: Environment and Life Introduction to Ecology Populations Communities Ecosystems and Energy Flow Biogeography Earth's Biosphere I: Pinciples and Terrestrial Biomes Earth's Biosfere II: Aquatic Biomes Conservation Biology Appendix A1. Periodic Table of Chemical Elements A2. Microscopes A3. Geologic Time Scale A4. Cells A5. Measures Used in Biology A6. Statistics Primer A7. Suffixes, Preffixes and Etimologies Commonly Used in Biology A8. Classification of Living Things and Tree of Life A9. Landmark Biologists Glossary Other Resources