BIOLOGY TODAY: AN ISSUES APPROACH

CHART OF BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
(THIRD EDITION)
Primary focus Secondary focus
EVOLUTION: PATTERNS OF CHANGE
    The dynamic Earth Chapter 5 Chapters 11, 18, 19
    Forces of evolutionary change Chapter 5 Chapters 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19
    Patterns of evolution Chapter 5 Chapters 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18
    Extinction Chapter 18
    Conservation biology Chapter 18
    Population genetics Chapter 7 Chapter 18
EVOLUTION: PRODUCTS OF CHANGE
    Origin and characteristics of life Chapter 19 Chapter 1
    Specialization and adaptation Chapter 5 Chs. 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Species and speciation Chapter 5 Chapters 7, 18
    Phylogenetic classification Chapter 6 Chapters 4, 7, 11, 17
    Biodiversity Chapters 18, 6
    Biogeography Chapter 18 Chapter 5
INTERACTION AND INTERDEPENDENCE
    Environmental factors Chapters 5, 18 Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
    Population ecology Chapters 5, 9 Chapters 7, 8, 16, 17, 18
    Community structure Chapters 11, 18 Chapter 10
    Ecosystems Chapters 18, 19 Chapter 11
    Biosphere Chapters 18, 9 Chapter 11
GENETIC CONTINUITY AND REPRODUCTION
    The gene Chapters 2, 3, 4 Chapter 1
    DNA, the genetic material Chapter 2 Chapters 1, 3, 4, 11, 12
    Gene action Chapters 3, 12 Chapters 2, 4, 7, 8, 11
    Patterns of inheritance Chapters 2, 3 Chapters 5, 7, 12
    Reproduction Chapters 9, 8 Chapters 2, 3, 5, 16, 17
    Molecular genetics Chapters 2, 3, 4 Chapter 11, 12, 14
    Genetics and biotechnology Chapters 3, 4, 11  
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIFFERENTIATION
    Patterns of growth Chapter 9, 12 Chapters 14, 15
    Patterns of development Chapter 12 Chapters 6, 7, 16, 17
    Differentiation Chapter 12 Chapters 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14
    Form and function Chapter 5 Chapters 10, 11, 13, 14
ENERGY, MATTER, AND ORGANIZATION
    Molecular structure Chapters 2, 3, 10 Chapters 14, 19
    Hierarchy of organization Chapter 5 Chs. 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19
    Matter Chapter 10, 19 Chapters 2, 11, 14, 15, 16
    Energy & metabolism Chapters 10, 11 Chapters 13, 19
MAINTENANCE OF A DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
    Detection of environmental stimuli Chapter 13, 15 Chapters 12, 14
    Movement Chapter 13 Chapter 5, 6, 8
    Homeostasis Chapter 15 Chapters 1, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16
    Health and disease Chs. 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Chapters 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
    Behavior Chapter 8 Chapters 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE IN GENERAL
    The process of scientific discovery Chapters 1, 2, 5, 16 all others
    Structure of theories and paradigms Chapters 1, 2, 5, 8, 15, 19 all others


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