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Preface to the original textbook, by OpenStax College
Preface
1.1 Themes and Concepts of Biology
1.2 The Process of Science
2.1 The Building Blocks of Molecules
2.2 Water
2.3 Biological Molecules
3.1 How Cells Are Studied
3.2 Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
3.3 Eukaryotic Cells
3.4 The Cell Membrane
3.5 Passive Transport
3.6 Active Transport
4.1 Energy and Metabolism
4.2 Glycolysis
4.3 Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
4.4 Fermentation
4.5 Connections to Other Metabolic Pathways
5.1 Overview of Photosynthesis
5.2 The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis
5.3 The Calvin Cycle
6.1 The Genome
6.2 The Cell Cycle
6.3 Cancer and the Cell Cycle
6.4 Prokaryotic Cell Division
7.1 Sexual Reproduction
7.2 Meiosis
7.3 Errors in Meiosis
8.1 Mendel’s Experiments
8.2 Laws of Inheritance
8.3 Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
9.1 The Structure of DNA
9.2 DNA Replication
9.3 Transcription
9.4 Translation
9.5 How Genes Are Regulated
10.1 Cloning and Genetic Engineering
10.2 Biotechnology in Medicine and Agriculture
10.3 Genomics and Proteomics
11.1 Discovering How Populations Change
11.2 Mechanisms of Evolution
11.3 Evidence of Evolution
11.4 Speciation
11.5 Common Misconceptions about Evolution
12.1 Organizing Life on Earth
12.2 Determining Evolutionary Relationships
13.1 Prokaryotic Diversity
13.2 Eukaryotic Origins
13.3 Protists
13.4 Fungi
14.1 The Plant Kingdom
14.2 Seedless Plants
14.3 Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
14.4 Seed Plants: Angiosperms
15.1 Features of the Animal Kingdom
15.2 Sponges and Cnidarians
15.3 Flatworms, Nematodes, and Arthropods
15.4 Mollusks and Annelids
15.5 Echinoderms and Chordates
15.6 Vertebrates
16.2 Population Growth and Regulation
16.1 Population Demographics and Dynamics
16.3 The Human Population
16.4 Community Ecology
17.1 Energy Flow through Ecosystems
17.2 Biogeochemical Cycles
17.3 Terrestrial Biomes
17.4 Aquatic and Marine Biomes
18.1 Importance of Biodiversity
18.2 Threats to Biodiversity
18.3 Preserving Biodiversity
Here is where we begin. Hold on for the ride!
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