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Biology - exploring life; The process of science; The atomic basis of life; Biochemicals: the molecules of life; Enzymes: directors of metabolism; Cell structures and functions; Membrane transport; Metabolic universals; Photosynthesis; Processing energy - respiration and fermentation; Cell division - mitosis; Cell division - meiosis; Plant tissues and organs; Circulation in plants - transporting water, minerals, and food; Orchestrating the organism - the nervous system; - the endocrine system; Support and movement - the skeletal and muscular systems; Processing food and wastes - the digestive and excretory systems; Gas exchange - the respiratory system; Internal transport and defense - the circulatory and immune system; Sexual reproduction of flowering plants; Plant growth and development; Animal reproduction; Animal development and growth; On the trail of heredity; Genes and chromosomes; The molecular basis of genetics; Orchestrating gene expression;