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Part ONE: The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis 1 Studying Life 2 Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life 3 Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids 4 Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life Part TWO: Cells 5 Cells: The Working Units of Life 6 Cell Membranes 7 Cell Communication and Multicellularity Part THREE: Cells and Energy 8 Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism 9 Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy 10 Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight Part FOUR: Genes and Heredity 11 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division 12 Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes 13 DNA and Its Role in Heredity 14 From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression 15 Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine 16 Regulation of Gene Expression Part FIVE: Genomes 17 Genomes 18 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology 19 Genes, Development, and Evolution Part SIX: The Patterns and Processes of Evolution 20 Processes of Evolution 21 Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies 22 Speciation 23 Evolution of Genes and Genomes 24 The History of Life on Earth Part SEVEN: The Evolution of Diversity 25 Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses 26 The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes 27 Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land 28 The Evolution of Seed Plants 29 The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi 30 Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans 31 Protostome Animals 32 Deuterostome Animals Part EIGHT: Flowering Plants: Form and Function 33 The Plant Body 34 Transport in Plants 35 Plant Nutrition 36 Regulation of Plant Growth 37 Reproduction in Flowering Plants 38 Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges Part NINE: Animals: Form and Function 39 Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation 40 Animal Hormones 41 Immunology: Animal Defense Systems 42 Animal Reproduction 43 Animal Development 44 Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems 45 Sensory Systems 46 The Mammalian Nervous System 47 Musculoskeletal Systems 48 Gas Exchange 49 Circulatory Systems 50 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption 51 Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion 52 Animal Behavior Part TEN: Ecology 53 The Physical Environment and Biogeography of Life 54 Populations 55 Species Interactions 56 Communities 57 Ecosystems 58 A Changing Biosphere