Unit 1 The Basic Characteristics of Living Things 1
Lesson 1 Cells Are the Basic Units of Living Things 1
Lesson 2 All Living Organisms Have Metabolism 4
Lesson 3 Living Things Respond to Stimuli 6
Lesson 4 Growth and Development 8
Lesson 5 Reproduce 10
Lesson 6 Heredity and Variation 12
Lesson 7 Living Things Adapt to and Influence Environment 14
Unit 2 Chemistry of Life 16
Lesson 1 Water is Essential to Life 17
Lesson 2 Inorganic Salts 20
Lesson 3 Carbohydrates Include Sugars,Starches,and Cellulose 23
Lesson 4 Lipids 28
Lesson 5 Amino Acids and Polypeptide Chains 33
Lesson 6 Proteins 36
Lesson 7 Nucleic Acids:DNA and RNA 39
Unit 3 Cells 43
Lesson 1 The Cell Concept 43
Lesson 2 Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells 46
Lesson 3 The Structures of Eukaryotic Cells 50
Lesson 4 Structures of Membrane 54
Lesson 5 The Functions of Cell Membrane(1) 58
Lesson 6 The Functions of Cell Membrane(2) 62
Lesson 7 The Structures and Functions of Organelles(1)-Mitochondris and Plastids 67
Lesson 8 The Structures and Functions of Organelles(2) 71
Lesson 9 Nucleus 75
Unit 4 The Tissues 80
Lesson 1 Epithelial Tissues 80
Lesson 2 Connective Tissues 83
Lesson 3 Muscle Tissue 87
Lesson 4 Nervous Tissue 90
Unit 5 The Organs 93
Lesson 1 The Organs-Skin 93
Lesson 1 The Mobile System(1)-Skeleton 97
Unit 6 Organ Systems in Human 97
Lesson 2 The Mobile System(2)-Skeletal Muscle 101
Lesson 3 Circulatory System(1)-Blood 105
Lesson 4 Circulatory System(2)-Blood Vessels 110
Lesson 5 Circulatory System(3)-Heart 113
Lesson 6 Digestive System 116
Lesson 7 Respiratory System 119
Lesson 8 The Human Excretory System 121
Unit 7 Organ Systems in Human(2) 126
Lesson 1 Endocrine System 126
Lesson 2 Nervous System(1) 128
Lesson 3 Nervous Systems(2) 132
Lesson 4 Nervous Systems(3)-Sense Organs 134
Lesson 5 Reproductive System 138
Unit 8 Metabolism 141
Lesson 1 ATP 141
Lesson 2 Enzymes 144
Lesson 3 Roots Absorb Water 149
Lesson 4 Mineral Nutrition 152
Lesson 5 Photosynthesis(1) 155
Lesson 6 Photosynthesis(2) 159
Lesson 7 Cellular Respiration(1)-Aerobeic Respiration 162
Lesson 8 Cellular Respiration(2)-Anaerobic Respiration 165
Unit 9 Reproduction Growth,and Development 169
Lesson 1 Reproduction 169
Lesson 2 Mitosis and Cell Division(1) 173
Lesson 3 Mitosis and Cell Division(2) 178
Lesson 4 Meiosis(1) 182
Lesson 5 Meiosis(2) 186
Lesson 6 The Development of Plant 188
Lesson 7 The Development of Animal Embryo 191
Unit 10 Heredity(1) 194
Lesson 1 DNA is Main Genetic material 194
Lesson 2 The Structure of DNA 196
Lesson 3 DNA Replicaation 200
Lesson 4 The Gene Theory 202
Lesson 5 Transcription 205
Lesson 6 Translation 210
Lesson 7 Mendel and His Pea 213
Lesson 8 The Law of Segregation(1) 216
Lesson 9 The Law of Segregation(2) 220
Unnit 11 Heredity(2) 225
Lesson 1 The Principle of Independent Assortment 225
Lesson 2 Autosomal Linkage 230
Lesson 3 Sex Determination 232
Lesson 4 Sex-Linkage Inheritance 236
Lesson 1 Natural Selection 241
Unit 12 The Evolution 241
Unit 13 Organisms and Their Environment 246
Lesson 1 Ecology 246
Lesson 2 Population 250
Lesson 3 Community 254
Lesson 4 The Relationships between Organisms 257
Lesson 5 Food Chain and Food Web 260
Lesson 6 Ecosystem 267
Appendix I Keys 271
Appendix II Vocabulary 284
Appendix III The Reference Books 307