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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
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