1. Introduction to biological concepts and research ;
2. Life, chemistry, and water ;
3. Biological molecules: the carbon compounds of life ;
4. Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions ;
5. The cell: an overview ;
6. Membranes and transport ;
7. Cell communication ;
8. Harvesting chemical energy: cellular respiration ;
9. Photosynthesis ;
10. Cell division and mitosis ;
11. Meiosis: the cellular basis of sexual reproduction ;
12. Mendel, genes and inheritance ;
13. Genes, chromosomes and human genetics ;
14. DNA structure, replication and organization ;
15. From DNA to protein ;
16. Control of gene expression ;
17. Bacterial and viral genetics ;
18. DNA technologies and genomics ;
19. The development of evolutionary thought ;
20. Microevolution: genetic changes within populations ;
21. Speciation ;
22. Paleobiology and macroevolution ;
23. Systematic biology: phylogeny and classification ;
24. The origin of life ;
25. Prokaryotes and viruses ;
26. Protists ;
27. Plants ;
28. Fungi ;
29. Animal phylogeny, acoelomates and protostomes ;
30. Deuterostomes: vertebrates and their closest relatives ;
31. The plant body ;
32. Transport in plants ;
33. Plant nutrition ;
34. Reproduction and development in flowering plants ;
35. Control of plant growth and development. Introduction to animal organization and physiology ;
36. Information flow and the neuron ;
37. Nervous systems ;
38. Sensory systems ;
39. The endocrine system ;
40. Muscles, bones, and body movement ;
41. The circulatory system ;
42. Defenses against disease ;
43. Gas exchange: the respiratory system ;
44. Animal nutrition ;
45. Regulating the internal environment ;
46. Animal reproduction ;
47. Animal development ;
48. Population ecology ;
49. Population interactions and community ecology ;
50. Ecosystems ;
51. The biosphere ;
52. Biodiversity and conservation biology ;
53. The physiology and genetics of animal behavior ;
54. The ecology and evolution of animal behavior.