This updated Fifth Edition of BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE is a readable and understandable foundation for introductory biology students. Clarity of presentation, thoughtful organization, a logical and seamless flow of topics within chapters, and carefully designed illustrations are hallmarks of this text. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll leave your introductory biology course armed with intellectual skills that will enable you to evaluate future knowledge with a critical eye.

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Cover
Brief Contents
Preface
New to This Edition
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
Chapter 2: Life, Chemistry, and Water
Chapter 3: Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life
Chapter 4: Cells
Chapter 5: Membranes and Transport
Chapter 6: Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions
Chapter 7: Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
Chapter 8: Photosynthesis
Chapter 9: Cell Communication
Chapter 10: Cell Division and Mitosis
Chapter 11: Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction
Chapter 12: Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance
Chapter 13: Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics
Chapter 14: DNA Structure and Replication
Chapter 15: Gene Expression: From DNA to Protein
Chapter 16: Regulation of Gene Expression
Chapter 17: Bacterial and Viral Genetics
Chapter 18: DNA Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications
Chapter 19: Genomes and Proteomes
Chapter 20: Development of Evolutionary Thinking
Chapter 21: Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations
Chapter 22: Speciation
Chapter 23: Paleobiology and Macroevolution
Chapter 24: Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life
Chapter 25: The Origin of Life
Chapter 26: Bacteria and Archaea: The Primary Domains
Chapter 27: Eukaryotes: Two Domains United
Chapter 28: Seedless Plants
Chapter 29: Seed Plants
Chapter 30: Fungi
Chapter 31: Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes
Chapter 32: Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives
Chapter 33: The Plant Body
Chapter 34: Transport in Plants
Chapter 35: Plant Nutrition
Chapter 36: Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants
Chapter 37: Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment
Chapter 38: Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology
Chapter 39: Neurons and Synapses
Chapter 40: Nervous Systems
Chapter 41: Sensory Systems
Chapter 42: The Endocrine System
Chapter 43: Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements
Chapter 44: The Circulatory System
Chapter 45: Defenses against Disease
Chapter 46: The Respiratory System
Chapter 47: Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition
Chapter 48: Regulating the Internal Enviromment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation
Chapter 49: Animal Reproduction
Chapter 50: Animal Development
Chapter 51: Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 52: Population Ecology
Chapter 53: Population Interactions and Community Ecology
Chapter 54: Ecosystems and Global Change
Chapter 55: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Chapter 56: Animal Behavior
Appendix A: Answers
Appendix B: Classification System
Glossary
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