Biology / Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Lawrence G. Mitchell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life -- I: The Chemistry Of Life -- 2. The Chemical Context of Life -- 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment -- 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life -- 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules -- 6. An Introduction to Metabolism -- II: The Cell -- 7. A Tour of the Cell -- 8. Membrane Structure and Function -- 9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy -- 10. Photosynthesis -- 11. Cell Communication -- 12. The Cell Cycle -- III: Genetics -- 13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles -- 14. Mendel and the Gene Idea -- 15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance -- 16. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance -- 17. From Gene to Protein -- 18. Microbial Models: The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria -- 19. The Organization and Control of Eukaryotic Genomes -- 20. DNA Technology -- 21. The Genetic Basis of Development -- IV: Mechanisms Of Evolution -- 22. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life -- 23. The Evolution of Populations -- 24. The Origin of Species -- 25. Tracing Phylogeny -- V: The Evolutionary History Of Biological Diversity -- 26. Early Earth and the Origin of Life -- 27. Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity -- 28. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity -- 29. Plant Diversity I: The Colonization of Land -- 30. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants -- 31. Fungi -- 32. Introduction to Animal Evolution -- 33. Invertebrates -- 34. Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity -- VI: Plant Form And Function -- 35. Plant Structure and Growth -- 36. Transport in Plants -- 37. Plant Nutrition -- 38. Plant Reproduction and Development -- 39. Control Systems in Plants -- VII: Animal Form And Function -- 40. An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function -- 41. Animal Nutrition -- 42. Circulation and Gas Exchange -- 43. The Body's Defenses -- 44. Controlling the Internal Environment -- 45. Chemical Signals in Animals -- 46. Animal Reproduction -- 47. Animal Development -- 48. Nervous Systems -- 49. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms -- VIII: Ecology -- 50. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere -- 51. Behavioral Biology -- 52. Population Ecology -- 53. Community Ecology -- 54. Ecosystems -- 55. Conservation Biology.

Accompanying CD-ROM, by Richard Liebaert, provides 120 animated activities, quizzes for each chapter, links to websites, and a glossary.

System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows 95/98/NT (Pentium processor recommended but not required), 24 MB RAM required; SVGA display (256 colors: 640 x 480 resolution) required; sound card required; speaker or headphones required; Netscape Navigator 4.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher; Shockwave Flash and QuickTime plug-in.

System requirement for CD-ROM: PowerMac, Mac OS 7.5.1 or higher; Mac 68K, Mac OS 7.6 or higher ; 24 MB of RAM required; 13-in. color monitor (256 colors: 640 x 480 resolution) required ; double-speed CD-ROM drive required (quad speed recommended) ; speakers or headphones required ; Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher ; Shockwave Flash and QuickTime plug-in.