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Author Profiles and Positionality Statements
Introduction
Acknowledgements
1.1 Introduction to Energy and Matter
Christelle Sabatier
1. 1.2 The Scales of Life
2. 1.3 Career Connections
2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
2.2 Covalent Bonds and Other Molecular Interactions
2.3 Water
2.4 Carbon
2.5 Chapter 2 Summary
3.1 Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
3.2 Carbohydrate Structure and Function
3.3 Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
3.4 Protein Structure and Function
3.5 Lipid Structure and Function
3.6 Career Connection: Dietitian and Nutritionist
Hannah Nelson and Christelle Sabatier
3.7 Chapter 3 Summary
4.1 Cell Types and Compartments
4.2 Plasma Membrane Structure and Components
4.3 Passive Membrane Transport
4.4 Active Membrane Transport
4.5 Chapter 4 Summary
5.1 Digestive Processes in Animals
5.2 The Cellular Basis of Nutrient Absorption in Animals
5.3 Celiac Disease
5.4 Nutritional Requirements of Plants
5.5 Identifying Limiting Nutrients
Dawn Hart
5.6 Nitrogen Fixers and Traditional Growing Practices
5.7 Career Connection: Soil Scientist
5.8 Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
6.1 Exponential and Logistic Population Growth
6.2 Density Dependence Leads to Logistic Growth
Dawn Hart and OpenStaxCollege
6.3 Human Population Growth
OpenStaxCollege
7.1 Forms of Energy
Christelle Sabatier and Hannah Nelson
7.2 Photosynthesis: Overview
7.3 Photosynthesis: Light-Dependent Reactions
7.4 Photosynthesis: Calvin Cycle
8.1 Plant Organs and Tissues
Hannah Nelson
8.2 Water's Cohesive and Adhesive Properties
8.3 Roots to Shoots
8.4 Stomatal Conductance and Leaves
8.5 Impact of Environmental Change on Plant Physiology
9.1 Nutrition and Energy Production
9.2 Decoding Nutrition Labels
9.3 Measuring Metabolic Rate
9.4 Metabolism at High Altitude
10.1 Glycolysis
10.2 Pyruvate Oxidation and the Citric Acid Cycle
10.3 Oxidative Phosphorylation
11.1 Introduction to Homeostasis
Malia Hoey
11.2 Impact of Temperature on Cell Function
11.3 Thermoregulation
11.4 Heat Conservation and Dissipation
11.5 Career Connection: Physiological Ecologist
12.1 Ecosystems, Food Chains, and Food Webs
12.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
12.3 Case Study: Lunchtime!
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13.1 Overview of Information and Evolution
14.1 Overview of the Central Dogma of Information Flow
Elizabeth Dahlhoff
14.2 The Genetic Code
14.3 Transcription: From Gene to Message
14.4 mRNA Processing
14.5 Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis
14.6 The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
14.7 Consequences of Altering DNA: Mutations
Hannah Nelson and Elizabeth Dahlhoff
14.8 The Endomembrane System
15.1 Introduction to Classical, Population, and Evolutionary Genetics
15.2 Genes, Inheritance, and Meiosis
15.3 Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability
15.4 Predicting Phenotypes and Genotypes
15.5 Allelic Relationships: Traits, Dominance, and Epistasis
15.6 Beyond "One Gene, One Trait"
16.1 Population Genetics
16.2 Origins of Evolutionary Theory
16.3 Natural Selection
16.4 Evolutionary Change Outside of Natural Selection
16.5 Pace of Evolution
16.6 Evidence of Evolution
17.1 DNA Structure
17.2 Organization of DNA Inside a Cell
17.3 DNA Replication
17.4 DNA Repair
17.5 Cancer and the Cell Cycle
17.6 Cancer and Gene Regulation
18.1 Introduction to Phylogeny and Systematics
18.2 Using Molecular Tools in Phylogenetics
18.3 Building and Using Phylogenetic Trees
18.4 Genomes and Genome Evolution
19.1 Transcriptional Regulation of the lac Operon
Michelle McCully
19.2 Causal Loop Diagrams
19.3 Protein Structure
19.4 Protein Function
19.5 Career Connection: Structural Biologist
20.1 Signaling Molecules and Cellular Receptors
20.2 Signaling in Single-Celled Organisms
20.3 Propagation of the Signal
20.4 Response to the Signal
21.1 Introduction to Hormones Involved in Glucose Homeostasis
21.2 How Hormones Regulate Blood Glucose Levels
21.3 Insulin and Glucagon Signaling
21.4 Signaling Insulin Release
I. Introduction to Systems
Craig Stephens
N1. Disease progression in a population
N2. SIR models to describe disease progression
N3. Herd immunity
N4. Beyond the Basic SIR Model
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