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Biology: Life on Earth helps instructors and students manage a wealth of scientific information in a manner that is both meaningful and long-lasting for students. The authors encourage students to learn according to their own style, and to relate this information to their own lives. In each chapter, the Eighth Edition of this trusted biology resource features significant content revisions as well as new figures and photographs.

1 An Introduction to Life on Earth 1

Unit One

The Life of a Cell

2 Atoms, Molecules, and Life

3 Biological Molecules

4 Cell Structure and Function

5 Cell Membrane Structure and Function

6 Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

7 Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

8 Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

Unit Two

Inheritance

9 DNA: The Molecule of Heredity

10 Gene Expression and Regulation

11 The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction

12 Patterns of Inheritance

13 Biotechnology

Unit Three

Evolution

14 Principles of Evolution

15 How Organisms Evolve

16 The Origin of Species

17 The History of Life

18 Systematics: Seeking Order Amidst Diversity

19 The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses

20 The Diversity of Protists

21 The Diversity of Plants

22 The Diversity of Fungi

23 Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates

24 Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates

Unit Four

Behavior and Ecology

25 Animal Behavior

26 Population Growth and Regulation

27 Community Interactions

28 How Do Ecosystems Work?

29 Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems

30 Conserving Life on Earth