Biology 1060 reading

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Chapter 1: introduction and the nature of science

Module 1.1: introduction

1 Module 1.2: themes and concepts of biology

2 Module 1.3: the process of science

Chapter 2: mendelian genetics

Module 2.3: laws of inheritance

1 Module 2.1: introduction to genetics

2 Module 2.2: mendel's experiements

Chapter 3: evolution

Module 3.1: introduction to evolution

1 Module 3.2: understanding evolution

2 Module 3.3: population evolution

3 Module 3.4: population genetics

4 Module 3.5: adaptive evolution

5 Module 3.6: evidence of evolution

6 Module 3.7: commonr misconceptions about evolution

6.1 Evolution is just a theory

6.2 Individuals evolve

6.3 Evolution explains the origin of life

6.4 Organisms evolve on purpose

6.5 Evolution is controversial among scientists

6.6 Other theories should be taught

6.7 Section summary

Chapter 4: macroevolution and speciation

Module 4.2: formation of new species

0.1 Species and the ability to reproduce

0.3 Allopatric speciation

0.4 Adaptive radiation

0.5 Sympatric speciation

0.6 Reproductive isolation

0.7 Habitat influence on speciation

0.8 Section summary

0.9 Art connections

1 Module 4.3: reconnection and rates of speciation

2 Module 4.4: determining evolutionary relationships

2.1 Two measures of similarity

2.2 Misleading appearances

2.3 Molecular comparisons

2.4 Building phylogenetic trees

2.5 Shared characteristics

2.6 Choosing the right relationships

2.7 Section summary

3 Module 4.1: introduction to macroevolution and speciation

Chapter 5: diversity of microbes, fungi, and protists

Module 5.1: introduction

1 Module 5.2: prokaryotic diversity

2 Module 5.3: eukaryotic origins

3 Module 5.4: protists

3.1 Characteristics of protists

3.2 Protist structure

3.3 How protists obtain energy

3.4 Reproduction

3.5 Protist diversity

3.6 Human pathogens

3.7 Plasmodium Species

3.8 Trypanosomes

3.9 Plant parasites

3.10 Beneficial protists

3.11 Protists as food sources

3.12 Agents of decomposition

3.13 Section summary

4 Module 5.5: fungi

Chapter 6: diversity of plants

Module 6.1: introduction

1 Module 6.2: the plant kingdom

1.1 Plant adaptations to life on land

1.2 Alternation of generations

1.3 Sporangia in the seedless plants

1.4 Gametangia in the seedless plants

1.5 Apical meristems

1.6 Additional land plant adaptations

1.7 The major divisions of land plants

1.8 Section summary

2 Module 6.3: seedless plants

3 Module 6.4: seed plants: gymnosperms

3.1 The evolution of seed plants

3.2 Gymnosperms

3.3 Life cycle of a conifer

3.4 Diversity of gymnosperms

3.7 Gingkophytes

3.8 Gnetophytes

3.9 Section summary

3.10 Art connections

4 Module 6.5: seed plants: angiosperms

Chapter 7: diversity of animals

Module 7.1: introduction

1 Module 7.2: features of the animal kingdom

2 Module 7.3: sponges and cnidarians

3 Module 7.4: flatworms, nedatodes and arthropods

4 Module 7.5: mollusks and chordata

4.1 Phylum mollusca

4.2 Mollusk diversity

4.4 Physiological processes of annelida

4.5 Annelid diversity

4.6 Section summary

4.7 Art connections

5 Module 7.6: echinodoerms and chordates

5.1 Echinoderms

5.2 Physiological processes of echinoderms

5.3 Echinoderm diversity

5.5 Invertebrate chordates

5.6 Section summary

5.7 Art connections

6 Module 7.7: vertebrates

Chapter 8: population and community ecology

Module 8.1 introduction

1 Module 8.2 population demographics and dynamics

1.1 Population size and density

1.2 Estimating population size

1.3 Species distribution

1.5 Life tables

1.6 Survivorship curves

1.7 Section summary

2 Module 8.3 population growth population

2.1 Population growth

2.2 Exponential growth

2.3 Logistic growth

2.4 Carrying capacity and the logistic model

2.5 Role of intraspecific competition

2.6 Examples of logistic growth

2.7 Population dynamics and regulation

2.8 Density-dependent regulation

2.9 Density-independent regulation and interaction with density-dependent

2.10 Demographic-based population models

2.11 Section summary

2.12 Art exercise

3 Module 8.4: the human population

4 Module 8.5: community ecology

4.1 Predation and herbivory

4.2 Defense mechanisms against predation and herbivory

4.3 Competitive exclusion principle

4.5 Commensalism

4.8 Characteristics of communities

4.9 Biodiversity

4.10 Foundation species

4.11 Keystone species

4.12 Community dynamics

4.13 Primary succession and pioneer species

4.14 Secondary succession

4.15 Section summary

Chapter 9: ecosystems and the biosphere

Module 9.1: introduction

1 Module 9.2: energy flow through ecosystems

1.1 Ecology of ecosystems

1.2 Ecosystems and disturbance

1.3 Food chains and food webs

1.4 How organisms acquire energy in a food web

1.5 Consequences of food webs: biological magnification

1.6 Section summary

2 Module 9.3: biogeochemical cycles

2.1 The water cycle

2.2 The carbon cycle

2.3 The biological carbon cycle

2.4 The biogeochemical carbon cycle

2.5 The nitrogen cycle

2.6 The phosphorus cycle

2.7 The sulfur cycle

2.8 Section summary

2.9 Art connections

3 Module 9.4: terrestrial biomes

3.1 Tropical forest

3.5 Temperate grasslands

3.6 Temperate forests

3.7 Boreal forests

3.8 Arctic tundra

3.9 Section summary

4 Module 9.5: aquatic and marine biomes

Chapter 10: conservation and biodiversity

Module 10.1: introduction

1 Module 10.2: importance of biodiversity

1.1 Types of biodiversity

1.2 Genetic and chemical biodiversity

1.3 Ecosystems diversity

1.4 Current species diversity

1.5 Patterns of biodiversity

1.6 Importance of biodiversity

1.7 Human health

1.8 Agricultural

1.9 Wild food sources

1.10 Section summary

1.11 Art connections

2 Module 10.3: threats to biodiversity

3 Module 10.4: preserving biodiversity

Source: OpenStax, Concepts in biology (biology 1060 tri-c). OpenStax CNX. Jan 15, 2014 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11617/1.1

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