CK-12 Biology-I eBook Table-of-Contents
Foundations of Life Science 1
1.1 Lesson 1.1: Nature of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Lesson 1.2: Communicating Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.3 Lesson 1.3: Tools and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1.4 Lesson 1.4: Principles of Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
2 Chemical Basis of Life 93
2.1 Lesson 2.1: Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
2.2 Lesson 2.2: Organic Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
2.3 Lesson 2.3: Chemical Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
2.4 Lesson 2.4: Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3 Cell Structure and Function 143
3.1 Lesson 3.1: Introduction to Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.2 Lesson 3.2: Cell Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3.3 Lesson 3.3: Cell Transport and Homeostasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4 Photosynthesis 207
4.1 Lesson 4.1: Energy for Life: An Overview of Photosynthesis . . . . . . . . . 207
4.2 Lesson 4.2: Into the Chloroplast: How Photosynthesis Works . . . . . . . . 220
Lesson 4.2: Into the Chloroplast: How Photosynthesis Works . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5 Cellular Respiration 243
5.1 Lesson 5.1: Powering the Cell: Cellular Respiration and Glycolysis . . . . . 243
5.2 Lesson 5.2: Into the Mitochondrion: Making ATP with Oxygen . . . . . . . 260
5.3 Lesson 5.3: Anaerobic Respiration: ATP, New Fuels, and Yogurt without
Oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
6 Cell Division and Reproduction 287
6.1 Lesson 6.1: Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
6.2 Lesson 6.2: Meiosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
7 Mendelian Genetics 315
7.1 Lesson 7.1: Mendel’s Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
7.2 Lesson 7.2: Mendelian Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
8 Molecular Genetics 345
8.1 Lesson 8.1: DNA and RNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
8.2 Lesson 8.2: Protein Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
8.3 Lesson 8.3: Mutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
8.4 Lesson 8.4: Regulation of Gene Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
9 Human Genetics 405
9.1 Lesson 9.1: Human Chromosomes and Genes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
9.2 Lesson 9.2: Human Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
10 Biotechnology 445
10.1 Lesson 10.1: DNA Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
10.2 Lesson 10.2: Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
11 History of Life 479
11.1 Lesson 11.1: Studying the History of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
11.2 Lesson 11.2: Early Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
11.3 Lesson 11.3: Multicellular Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
12 Evolutionary Theory 549
12.1 Lesson 12.1: Darwin and The Theory of Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
12.2 Lesson 12.2: Evidence for Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
12.3 Lesson 12.3: Evolution Continues Today - Can We Control It? . . . . . . . 588
13 Evolution in Populations 607
13.1 Lesson 13.1: Genetics of Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
13.2 Lesson 13.2: Genetic Change in Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
13.3 Lesson 13.3: The Origin of Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
14 Classification 673
14.1 Lesson 14.1: Form and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
14.2 Lesson 14.2: Phylogenetic Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687
14.3 Lesson 14.3: Modern Classification Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
15 Principles of Ecology 709
15.1 Lesson 15.1: The Science of Ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
15.2 Lesson 15.2: Flow of Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720
15.3 Lesson 15.3: Recycling Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735
16 Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities 749
16.1 Lesson 16.1: Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
16.2 Lesson 16.2: Terrestrial Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
16.3 Lesson 16.3: Aquatic Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769
16.4 Lesson 16.4: Community Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785
17 Populations 801
17.1 Lesson 17.1: Characteristics of Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801
17.2 Lesson 17.2: Population Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813
17.3 Lesson 17.3: Human Population Growth: Doomsday, Cornucopia, or Somewhere
in Between? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
18 Ecology and Human Actions 863
18.1 Lesson 18.1: The Biodiversity Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
18.2 Lesson 18.2: Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
18.3 Lesson 18.3: Natural Resources II: The Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925
18.4 Lesson 18.4: Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948
19 The Human Body 971
19.1 Lesson 19.1: Organization of the Human Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971
19.2 Lesson 19.2: Homeostasis and Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982
20 Nervous and Endocrine Systems 995
20.1 Lesson 20.1: The Nervous System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 995
20.2 Lesson 20.2: The Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050
21 Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems 1091
21.1 Lesson 21.1: Skeletal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1091
21.2 Lesson 21.2: Muscular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119
21.3 Lesson 21.3: Integumentary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1147
22 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 1169
22.1 Lesson 22.1: Circulatory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1169
22.2 Lesson 22.2: Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1202
22.3 Lesson 22.3: Respiratory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1218
23 Digestive and Excretory Systems 1235
23.1 Lesson 23.1: Food and Nutrients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1235
23.2 Lesson 23.2: Digestive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1255
23.3 Lesson 23.3: Excretory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270
24 Immune System and Disease 1285
24.1 Lesson 24.1: Nonspecific Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285
24.2 Lesson 24.2: Immune Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292
24.3 Lesson 24.3: Immune System Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307
24.4 Lesson 24.4: Environmental Problems and Human Health . . . . . . . . . . 1317
25 Reproductive System and Human Development 1331
25.1 Lesson 25.1: Male Reproductive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1331
25.2 Lesson 25.2: Female Reproductive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1339
25.3 Lesson 25.3: Fertilization, Gestation, and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 1354
25.4 Lesson 25.4: Sexually Transmitted Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1372
26 Appendix: Biology I 1383
26.1 Investigation and Experimentation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1383