Part I: CHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 1. How Do Biologists Study Life? 2. The Chemical Foundations of Life. 3. Biological Molecules Great and Small. 4. Why Are All Organisms Made of Cells? 5. Directions and Rates of Biochemical Processes. 6. How Do Organisms Supply Themselves with Energy? 7. Photosynthesis: How Do Organisms Get Energy from the Sun? Part II: GENETICS - THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE. 8. Cell Reproduction. 9. From Meiosis to Mendel. 10. The Structure, Replication, and Repair of DNA. 11. How Are Genes Expressed? 12. Viruses, Jumping Genes, and Other Unusual Genes. 13. Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNA. 14. Human Genetics. Part III: EVOLUTION. 15. What Is the Evidence for Evolution? 16. Microevolution: How Do Populations Evolve? 17. Macroevolution: How Do Species Evolve? 18. How Did the First Organisms Evolve? Part IV: DIVERSITY. 19. Classification: What"s in a Name? 20. Prokaryotes: How Does the Other Half live? 21. Classifying the Protists and Multicellular Fungi. 22. How Did Plants Adapt to Dry Land? 23. Protostome Animals: Most Animals Form Mouth First. 24. Deuterostome Animals: Echinoderms and Chordates. Part V: ECOLOGY. 25. Ecosystem Dynamics. 26. Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems. 27. Communities: How Do Species Interact? 28. Populations: Extinctions and Explosions. 29. The Ecology of Animal Behavior. Part VI: STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF FLOWERING PLANTS. 30. Structural and Chemical Adaptations of Plants. 31. How Do Plants Move Water and Sugars? 32. Growth and Development of Flowering Plants. 33. How Do Plants Respond to Their Environment? Part VII: STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS. 34. Form and Function in Animals. 35. How Do Animals Move? 36. How Do Animals Obtain Nourishment from Food? 37. How Do Animals Coordinate the Actions of Cells and Organs? 38. How Do Animals Move Blood Through Their Bodies? 39. How Do Animals Breathe? 40. How Do Animals Manage Water, Sales, and Wastes? 41. Defense: Inflammation and Immunity. 42. The Nervous System and the Sense Organs. 43. The Cells of the Nervous System. 44. Sexual Reproduction. 45. How Do Organisms Become Complete?
Allan Tobin's undergraduate degree from MIT is in literature and biology and his doctoral degree is in biophysics with an emphasis on physical biochemistry. For more than 35 years he has taught introductory courses in general biology, cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, and neuroscience. He is the recipient of the U.C. Los Angeles Faculty Teaching and Service Award and is regarded as an excellent and highly interactive teacher. Jennie Dusheck has an undergraduate degree in zoology from U.C. Berkeley and her master's degree is also in zoology. She also holds a certificate in science writing from U.C. Santa Cruz. Dusheck has written for "Science News," "Science Magazine," and other publications. From 1985 to1993 she was the Principal Editor at U.C. Santa Cruz and has received several national awards including the Gold Medal for Best-in-Category from the National Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. As a biologist she has studied the effects of light intensity on bird song, social behavior in field mice, food preferences of deer, cattle and skipper butterflies as well as axis formation in Xenopus laevis.
Part I: CHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 1. How Do Biologists Study Life? 2. The Chemical Foundations of Life. 3. Biological Molecules Great and Small. 4. Why Are All Organisms Made of Cells? 5. Directions and Rates of Biochemical Processes. 6. How Do Organisms Supply Themselves with Energy? 7. Photosynthesis: How Do Organisms Get Energy from the Sun? Part II: GENETICS - THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE. 8. Cell Reproduction. 9. From Meiosis to Mendel. 10. The Structure, Replication, and Repair of DNA. 11. How Are Genes Expressed? 12. Viruses, Jumping Genes, and Other Unusual Genes. 13. Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNA. 14. Human Genetics. Part III: EVOLUTION. 15. What Is the Evidence for Evolution? 16. Microevolution: How Do Populations Evolve? 17. Macroevolution: How Do Species Evolve? 18. How Did the First Organisms Evolve? Part IV: DIVERSITY. 19. Classification: What"s in a Name? 20. Prokaryotes: How Does the Other Half live? 21. Classifying the Protists and Multicellular Fungi. 22. How Did Plants Adapt to Dry Land? 23. Protostome Animals: Most Animals Form Mouth First. 24. Deuterostome Animals: Echinoderms and Chordates. Part V: ECOLOGY. 25. Ecosystem Dynamics. 26. Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems. 27. Communities: How Do Species Interact? 28. Populations: Extinctions and Explosions. 29. The Ecology of Animal Behavior. Part VI: STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF FLOWERING PLANTS. 30. Structural and Chemical Adaptations of Plants. 31. How Do Plants Move Water and Sugars? 32. Growth and Development of Flowering Plants. 33. How Do Plants Respond to Their Environment? Part VII: STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS. 34. Form and Function in Animals. 35. How Do Animals Move? 36. How Do Animals Obtain Nourishment from Food? 37. How Do Animals Coordinate the Actions of Cells and Organs? 38. How Do Animals Move Blood Through Their Bodies? 39. How Do Animals Breathe? 40. How Do Animals Manage Water, Sales, and Wastes? 41. Defense: Inflammation and Immunity. 42. The Nervous System and the Sense Organs. 43. The Cells of the Nervous System. 44. Sexual Reproduction. 45. How Do Organisms Become Complete?
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