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• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Study of Living Things
• Subdivisions of Biology
• Biochemistry
• Chapter 2: The Branches of Biology
• Embryology and Developmental Biology
• Stem Cell Research
• Anatomy and Morphology
• Physiology
• Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Ecology
• Ethology and Sociobiology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Other Areas of Study
• Chapter 3: The History of Biology
• The Greeks and Natural Law
• The Middle Ages
• A Rebirth of Scientific Learning
• Francesco Redi
• Development of the Microscope
• Chapter 4: What Defines a Living Thing?
• Life in a Single-Celled Organism
• Multicellular Organisms
• The Parts of Complex Organisms Are Controlled
• Living Things Are Specialized
• Natural Selection and Adaptation
• Atoms in Living Molecules
• How Algae and Plants Obtain Food
• How Animals Obtain Food
• Securing Energy from Food
• Carrying Food and Oxygen
• Chapter 5: Types of Living Things
• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Protists
• Fungi
• Symbiosis
• Plants
• Animals
• Chapter 6: The Evolution of Living Things
• Seven Functions of Living Things
• Movement
• Sensitivity
• Respiration
• Nutrition
• Growth
• Reproduction
• Excretion
• Chapter 7: Taxonomy and Genetics
• Carolus Linnaeus
• Evolutionary Theory
• Mechanism of Heredity
• Gregor Mendel
• Modern Developments
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• For More Information
• For Further Reading
• Index
• Back Cover