Preface
Acknowledgments
Exercise 1 The Unity and Diversity of Living Things, An Introduction
2 The Cell, the Structural Unit of Life
3 Properties of Living Things
4 Activities of Living Organisms. I. Metabolism (The Processes of Digestion,
Photosynthesis, and Respiration)
5 Activities of Living Organisms. II. Responsiveness in Plants and Animals
6 Activities of Living Organisms. III. Growth, Cell Division, and Asexual Reproduction
7 Activities of Living Organisms. IV. Sexual Reproduction and Inheritance
8 Activities of Living Organisms. V. Inheritance and the Evolution of Populations
9 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. I. The Structure of Aquatic Communities
10 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. II. The Structure of Selected Aquatic
Organisms
11 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. III. The Structure of a Terrestrial
Community
12 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. IV. The Structure of Selected Terrestrial
Producers and Decomposers
13 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. V. The Structure of Some Representative
Terrestrial Invertebrate Consumers
14 Organismal Interactions and Diversity. VI. The Structure of a Selected Terrestrial
Vertebrate Consumer