Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Introduction -- Basics of Biology -- Biology and Life -- Classification of Life -- Basic Chemistry for Biology -- Molecules and Biology -- Molecules and Energy -- Fermentation -- Enzymes-and Proteins-at Work -- Cellular Basics -- Historical Views of Cells -- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells -- Structures inside Cells -- Cell Walls and Membranes -- Plant Cell Basics -- Cell Division -- Cell Responses -- Bacteria, Viruses, and Protists -- Historical Interest in Bacteria -- Bacteria Basics -- Virus Basics -- Protists -- Fungi -- Historical Interest in Fungi -- Classifying Fungi -- Fungi Basics -- Fungi in the Environment -- Mushrooms and Edible Fungi -- Lichens -- Yeasts -- Plant Diversity -- Early Plants -- Historical Interest in Plants -- Botany Basics -- Bryophytes -- Tracheophytes-Ferns -- Tracheophytes-Gymnosperms -- Tracheophytes-Flowering Plants (Angiosperms) -- Plant Structure, Function, and Use -- Plant Structures -- Seeds -- Roots -- Shoots, Stems, and Leaves -- Flowers -- Plants and Soils -- Plant Responses to Stimuli -- Plant Uses -- Aquatic and Land Animal Diversity -- Historic Interest in Animal Diversity -- Animals in General -- Aquatic Animals -- In Between Sea and Land -- Aquatic and Land Arthropods -- Land Animals -- Mammals -- Anatomy: Animals Inside -- Animal Anatomy Basics -- Tissue and Cells -- Organs and Organ Systems -- Digestion -- Respiration -- Circulatory System -- Excretory system -- Skeletal System -- Physiology: Animal Function and Reproduction -- Physiology Basics -- Endocrine System -- Nervous System -- Immune System -- Animal Senses -- Reproduction -- Animal Behavior -- Behavior Basics -- Animal Instinct, Learning, and Emotions -- Behavioral Ecology -- Behavior of Animals in Motion -- DNA, RNA, Chromosomes, and Genes.

History of Nucleic Acids -- DNA and RNA -- Chromosomes -- Genes -- Genetics and the Human Genome -- Genetic Mutations -- Heredity, Natural Selection, and Evolution -- Early Studies in Heredity -- Natural Selection -- Highlights of Evolution -- Extinction -- Species and Population -- Environment and Ecology -- The Earth's Environment -- Biomes -- Endangered Plants and Animals -- Conservation -- Environmental Challenges -- Biology in the Laboratory -- Historical Interest in Biotechnology -- A Look at a Genetics Lab -- Cloning -- DNA in the Lab -- Inside Other Biotech Labs -- Seeing Small -- Biotech Labs and Food -- Biology and You -- Being Human -- You and Your Cells -- You and Your Body -- You and Your Genes -- You, Bacteria, and Viruses -- You and Food -- You and the "Other" Animals -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index.