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1 Learning About Life
CHAPTER THREAD
Swimming with the Turtles
BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY A Passion for Life
The Scientific Study of Life
An Overview of the Process of Science
Hypotheses, Theories, and Facts
Controlled Experiments
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE Do Baby Turtles Swim?
Evaluating Scientific Claims
The Properties of Life
Major Themes in Biology
The Relationship of Structure to Function
Information Flow
Pathways That Transform Energy and Matter
Interactions within Biological Systems
Evolution
EVOLUTION CONNECTION Turtles in the Tree of Life
UNIT 1 CELLS
2 Essential Chemistry for Biology
CHAPTER THREAD
Helpful Radiation
BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Nuclear Medicine
Some Basic Chemistry
Matter: Elements and Compounds
Atoms
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE How Effective Is Radiation in Treating Prostate Cancer?
Chemical Bonding and Molecules
Chemical Reactions
Water and Life
Water
Acids, Bases, and pH
EVOLUTION CONNECTION Radioactivity as an Evolutionary Clock
3 The Molecules of Life
CHAPTER THREAD
Lactose Intolerance
BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Got Lactose?
Organic Compounds
Carbon Chemistry
Giant Molecules from Smaller Building Blocks
Large Biological Molecules
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE Does Lactose Intolerance Have a Genetic Basis?
EVOLUTION CONNECTION The Evolution of Lactose Intolerance in Humans
4 A Tour of the Cell
CHAPTER THREAD
Humans Versus Bacteria
BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Antibiotics: Drugs That Target Bacterial Cells
The Microscopic World of Cells
The Two Major Categories of Cells
An Overview of Eukaryotic Cells
Membrane Structure
The Plasma Membrane
Cell Surfaces
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE How Was the First 21st-Century Antibiotic Discovered?
The Nucleus and Ribosomes: Genetic Control of the Cell
The Nucleus
Ribosomes
How DNA Directs Protein Production
The Endomembrane System: Manufacturing and Distributing Cellular Products
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Golgi Apparatus
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts and Mitochondria: Providing Cellular Energy
Chloroplasts
Mitochondria
The Cytoskeleton: Cell Shape and Movement
Maintaining Cell Shape
Flagella and Cilia
EVOLUTION CONNECTION The Evolution of Bacterial Resistance in Humans
5 The Working Cell
CHAPTER THREAD
Nanotechnology
BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY Harnessing Cellular Structures
Some Basic Energy Concepts
Conservation of Energy
Heat
Chemical Energy
Food Calories
ATP and Cellular Work
The Structure of ATP
Phosphate Transfer
The ATP Cycle
Enzymes
Activation Energy
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE Can Enzymes Be Engineered?
Enzyme Activity
Enzyme Inhibitors
Membrane Function
Passive Transport: Diffusion across Membranes &n
