1 Introduction of Biology 1
1.1 SCIENCE AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD 1
1.2 THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY 16
2 Cell Structure and Function 28
2.1 THE CELL THEORY 28
2.2 MITOSIS:THE CELL-COPYING PROCESS 58
2.3 MEIOSIS AND GAMETE FORMATION 70
3 Genetics 76
3.1 CLASSIC GENETICS 76
3.2 MOLECULAR GENETICS 96
4 The Origin of Life and Biodiversity 114
4.1 ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH 114
4.2 THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION 120
4.3 THE ROLE OF NATURAL SELECTION IN EVOLUTION 135
4.4 THE EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION 143
4.5 THE BIODIVERSITY 147
5 Plant Biology 190
5.1 PLANT AND THEIR STRUCIURE Ⅰ 190
5.2 PLANT AND THEIR STRUCTURE Ⅱ 196
5.3 FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION 200
5.4 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY:NONVASCULAR PLANIS AND NONSEED VASCULAR PLANTS 208
5.5 LANT HORMONES 222
5.6 PLANT NUTRITION, AND TRANSPORT 229
5.7 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 240
6 Animal Structure and Function 250
6.1 TISSUE,ORGAN SYSTEM AND HOMEOSTASIS 250
6.2 NUTRITION AND DIGESTION 263
6.3 GAS EXCHANGE 271
6.4 BLOOD AND CIRCULATION 276
6.5 EXCRETION AND HOMEOSTASIS 283
6.6 SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT 287
6.7 CHEMICAL COORDINATION 292
6.8 NERVOUS COORDINATION 298
6.9 REPRODUCTION 306
7 Ecology 313
7.1 INTRODUCTION 313
7.2 AUTECOLOGY 315
7.3 POPULATION ECOLOGY 317
7.4 BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 321
7.5 ECOSYSTEM 323
7.6 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 327
8 How to Write a Scientific Paper 334
8.1 THE TITLE 335
8.2 THE ABSTRACT 336
8.3 THE INTRODUCTION 337
8.4 METHODS AND MATERIALS 339
8.5 RESULTS 342
8.6 DISCUSSION 344
8.7 LITERATURE CITED 347
Vocabulary Index 349