Table of Contents

Unit 1: Metabolic Processes 1. The Chemical Basis of Life 2. Cellular Respiration 3. Photosynthesis Unit 2: Molecular Genetics 4. DNA: The Molecular Basis of Life 5. Protein Synthesis 6. Biotechnology Unit 3: Homeostasis 7. Maintaining an Internal Balance 8. Chemical Signals Maintain Homeostasis 9. How Nerve Signals Maintain Homeostasis 10. The Maintenance of Balance by the Immune System Unit 4: Evolution 11. The Origin of Evolutionary Science 12. Mechanisms of Evolution 13. Evolutionary History of Life Unit 5: Population Dynamics 14. Population Ecology 15. Human Populations