Includes index.

Contents: The Cell: A View of life -- The Scientific method -- Basic chemistry -- The Chemistry of life -- Cell structure and function -- Membrane structure and function -- Cellular energy -- Photosynthesis -- Glycolysis and cellular respiration -- Genetic basis of life: Cell reproduction: binary fission and mitosis -- Cell reproduction: meiosis -- Mendelian patterns of inheritance -- Chromosomes and genes -- Human genetics -- DNA: the genetic material -- Gene activity -- Regulation of gene activity -- Recombinant DNA and biotechnology -- Evolution and diversity: Darwin and evolution -- Genetics in evolution -- Speculation in evolution -- Origin of life -- Viruses and monera -- Protists and fungi -- Plant diversity -- Animals: sponges to roundworms -- Animals: mollusks to chordates -- Vertebrate diversity and human evolution -- Plant structure and function: Plant structure -- Nutrition and transport in plants -- Reproduction in plants -- Growth and development in plants -- Animal structure and function: Animal organization and homeostasis -- Circulatory system -- Lymphatic system and immunity -- Digestive system and nutrition -- Respiratory system -- Excretory system -- Nervous system -- Sense organs -- Musculoskeletal system -- Endocrine system -- Reproduction in animals -- Development in animals -- Behavior and ecology: Animal behavior -- Ecology of populations -- Interactions within communities -- The Biosphere -- Ecosystems: the flow of energy and cycling of materials -- Environmental concerns -- Appendix A: Classification of organisms -- Appendix B: Table of chemical elements -- Appendix C: Metric system -- Appendix D: Answers to the objective.