• 24 Plant Reproduction and Response 694

    • How do changes in the environment affect the reproduction, development, and growth of plants?

  • 24.1 Reproduction in Flowering Plants 696

  • 24.2 Fruits and Seeds 704

  • 24.3 Plant Hormones 708

  • 24.4 Plants and Humans 715

    • The Green Lemons

    • Illustration of a flower.

  • Unit 6 Project 726

  • UNIT 7 Animals Bee 727–858

    • 25 Introduction to Animals 728

      • What characteristics and traits define animals?

    • 25.1 What Is an Animal? 730

    • 25.2 Animal Body Plans and Evolution 737

      • Slime Day at the Beach

    • 26 Animal Evolution and Diversity 750

      • How have animals descended from earlier forms through the process of evolution?

    • 26.1 Invertebrate Evolution and Diversity 752

    • 26.2 Chordate Evolution and Diversity 757

    • 26.3 Primate Evolution 765

      • Fossil Quest

    • 27 Animal Systems I 780

      • How do the structures of animals allow them to obtain essential materials and eliminate wastes?

    • 27.1 Feeding and Digestion 782

    • 27.2 Respiration 787

    • 27.3 Circulation 791

    • 27.4 Excretion 794

      • (Near) Death by Salt Water

    • 28 Animal Systems II 806

      • How do the body systems of animals allow them to collect information about their environments and respond appropriately?

    • 28.1 Response 808

      A fish.

    • 28.2 Movement and Support 814

    • 28.3 Reproduction 819

    • 28.4 Homeostasis 827

      • She's Just Like Her Mother!

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Table of Contents

Miller & Levine Biology
About the Authors
Changing the World of Biology Education
Contents
Diversity of Life: A Visual Guide DOL•1–DOL•64
Labs and Activities
Features
UNIT 1 The Nature of Life
1 The Science of Biology
2 The Chemistry of Life
Unit Project
UNIT 2 Ecology
3 The Biosphere
4 Ecosystems and Communities
5 Populations
6 Humans in the Biosphere
Unit Project
UNIT 3 Cells
7 Cell Structure and Function
8 Photosynthesis
9 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
10 Cell Growth and Division
Unit Project
UNIT 4 Genetics
11 Introduction to Genetics
12 DNA
13 RNA and Protein Synthesis
14 Human Heredity
15 Genetic Engineering
Unit Project
UNIT 5 Evolution
16 Darwin's Theory of Evolution
17 Evolution of Populations
18 Classification
19 History of Life
Unit Project
UNIT 6 From Microorganisms to Plants
20 Viruses and Prokaryotes
21 Protists and Fungi
22 Introduction to Plants
23 Plant Structure and Function
24 Plant Reproduction and Response
Unit Project
UNIT 7 Animals
25 Introduction to Animals
26 Animal Evolution and Diversity
27 Animal Systems I
28 Animal Systems II
29 Animal Behavior
Unit Project
UNIT 8 The Human Body
30 Digestive and Excretory Systems
31 Nervous System
32 Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
33 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
34 Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
35 Immune System and Disease
Unit Project
A Visual Guide to The Diversity of Life
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
THE TREE OF LIFE
Bacteria
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals
Appendices
Appendix A Science Skills
Appendix B Lab Skills
Appendix C Technology & Design
Appendix D Math Skills
Appendix E Periodic Table
Glossary
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