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Campbell Biology 9th edition

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Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, and Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: Pearson Education

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Table of Contents

  • 1: Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life (15)
  • 2: The Chemical Context of Life (21)
  • 3: Water and Life (24)
  • 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life (20)
  • 5: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules (20)
  • 6: A Tour of the Cell (21)
  • 7: Membrane Structure and Function (20)
  • 8: An Introduction to Metabolism (20)
  • 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation (20)
  • 10: Photosynthesis (20)
  • 11: Cell Communication (20)
  • 12: The Cell Cycle (20)
  • 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles (21)
  • 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea (20)
  • 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance (20)
  • 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance (20)
  • 17: From Gene to Protein (20)
  • 18: Regulation of Gene Expression (20)
  • 19: Viruses (20)
  • 20: Biotechnology (20)
  • 21: Genomes and Their Evolution (20)
  • 22: Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life (22)
  • 23: The Evolution of Populations (21)
  • 24: The Origin of Species (20)
  • 25: The History of Life on Earth (20)
  • 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life (20)
  • 27: Bacteria and Archaea (20)
  • 28: Protists (20)
  • 29: Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land (20)
  • 30: Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants (21)
  • 31: Fungi (20)
  • 32: An Overview of Animal Diversity (14)
  • 33: An Introduction to Invertebrates (26)
  • 34: The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates (19)
  • 35: Plant Structure, Growth, and Development (18)
  • 36: Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants (20)
  • 37: Soil and Plant Nutrition (20)
  • 38: Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology (19)
  • 39: Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals (20)
  • 40: Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function (20)
  • 41: Animal Nutrition (19)
  • 42: Circulation and Gas Exchange (20)
  • 43: The Immune System (20)
  • 44: Osmoregulation and Excretion (20)
  • 45: Hormones and the Endocrine System (16)
  • 46: Animal Reproduction (19)
  • 47: Animal Development (16)
  • 48: Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling (13)
  • 49: Nervous Systems (16)
  • 50: Sensory and Motor Mechanisms (20)
  • 51: Animal Behavior (18)
  • 52: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere (16)
  • 53: Population Ecology (16)
  • 54: Community Ecology (16)
  • 55: Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology (16)
  • 56: Conservation Biology and Global Change (15)

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Chapter 2: The Chemical Context of Life
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Chapter 3: Water and Life
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Chapter 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
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Chapter 8: An Introduction to Metabolism
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Chapter 10: Photosynthesis
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Chapter 11: Cell Communication
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Chapter 12: The Cell Cycle
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Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
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Chapter 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea
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Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
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Chapter 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Chapter 17: From Gene to Protein
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Chapter 18: Regulation of Gene Expression
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Chapter 19: Viruses
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Chapter 20: Biotechnology
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Chapter 21: Genomes and Their Evolution
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Chapter 22: Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
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Chapter 23: The Evolution of Populations
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Chapter 24: The Origin of Species
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Chapter 25: The History of Life on Earth
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Chapter 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
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Chapter 27: Bacteria and Archaea
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Chapter 28: Protists
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Chapter 29: Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
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Chapter 30: Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
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Chapter 31: Fungi
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Chapter 32: An Overview of Animal Diversity
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Chapter 33: An Introduction to Invertebrates
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Chapter 34: The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates
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Chapter 35: Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
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Chapter 36: Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
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Chapter 37: Soil and Plant Nutrition
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Chapter 38: Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
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Chapter 39: Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals
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Chapter 40: Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
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Chapter 41: Animal Nutrition
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Chapter 42: Circulation and Gas Exchange
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Chapter 43: The Immune System
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Chapter 44: Osmoregulation and Excretion
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Chapter 45: Hormones and the Endocrine System
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Chapter 46: Animal Reproduction
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Chapter 47: Animal Development
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Chapter 48: Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
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Chapter 49: Nervous Systems
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Chapter 50: Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
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50.2 2 001 002
50.3 3 001 002 003
50.4 3 001 002 003
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Chapter 51: Animal Behavior
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51.2 5 001 002 003 004 005
51.3 1 001
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Chapter 52: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
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52.3 4 (1) 001 002 003 004 005
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Chapter 53: Population Ecology
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53.3 2 (1) 001 002 003
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Chapter 54: Community Ecology
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54.2 5 (1) 001 002 003 004 005 006
54.3 1 (1) 001 002
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Chapter 55: Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
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55.2 4 (2) 001 002 003 004 005 006
55.3 4 (1) 001 002 003 004 005
55.4 3 001 002 003
55.5 2 001 002
Chapter 56: Conservation Biology and Global Change
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56.2 2 (2) 001 002 003 004
56.3 2 (2) 001 002 003 004
56.4 3 001 002 003
56.5 1 001
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