Table of Contents

Part I The Cell
1Scientific Method
2Metric Measurement and Microscopy
3Chemical Composition of Cells
4Cell Structure and Function
5How Enzymes Function
6Photosynthesis
7Cellular Respiration
Part II The Genetic Basis of Life
8Mitosis: Cellular Reproduction
9Meiosis: Sexual Reproduction
10Mendelian Genetics
11Human Genetics
12DNA Biology and Technology
Part III Evolution
13Evidences of Evolution
14Natural Selection
Part IV Microbiology and Evolution
15Bacteria and Protists
16Fungi
Part V Plant Evolution and Biology
17Nonvascular Plants and Seedless Vascular Plants
18Seed Plants
19Organization of Flowering Plants
20Water Absorption and Transport in Plants
21Control of Plant Growth and Responses
22Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Part VI Animal Evolution and Diversity
23Introduction to Invertebrates
24Invertebrate Coelomates
25The Vertebrates
Part VII Comparative Animal Biology
26Animal Organization
27Basic Mammalian Anatomy I
28Chemical Aspects of Digestion
29Basic Mammalian Anatomy II
30Homeostasis
31Nervous System and Senses
32Musculoskeletal System
33Animal Development
Part VIII Ecology
34Sampling Ecosystems
35Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems

About the Author

Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw-Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, which is now in its fifteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology.