Biology for the Informed Citizen
Donna M. Bozzone and Douglas S. Green
Table of Contents
Unit 1. The Scientific Study of Life
Chapter 1. The Nature of Biology and Evolution
Why Does Biology Matter to You?
Chapter 2. The Nature of Science
How Do We Know How the World Works?
Unit 2: Reproduction, Inheritance, and Evolution
Chapter 3. Human Development
How Do Cells Make a Person?
Chapter 4. Inheritance, Genes, and Characteristics
Does Disease Have a Genetic Basis?
Chapter 5. Cancer
How Can It Be Prevented, Diagnosed, and Treated?
Chapter 6. Reproduction
What "Kind" of Baby Is It?
Chapter 7. Plants, Agriculture, and Genetic Engineering
Can We Create Better Plants and Animals?
Chapter 8. Health Care and the Human Genome
How Will We Use Our New Medical and Genetic Skills?
Chapter 9. Evolution
How Do Species Arise and Adapt?
Chapter 10. The Evolution of Disease
Why Do We Get Sick?
Unit 3: Interacting with Nature
Chapter 11. Ecology
How Do We Benefit from a Functional Ecosystem?
Chapter 12. Biodiversity and Human Affairs
How Is the Human Race Like a Meteorite?
Chapter 13. Human Population Growth
How Many People Can a Single Planet Hold?
Chapter 14. Infectious Disease and the Immune System
How Are Invaders Repelled, Evaded, or Killed?
Chapter 15. Nutrition, Activity, and Wellness
How Can We Live a Healthy Lifestyle?
Chapter 16. Ecology
How Do We Benefit from a Functional Ecosystem?
Chapter 17. Biodiversity and Human Affairs
How Is the Human Race Like a Meteorite?
Chapter 18. Human Population Growth
How Many People Can a Single Planet Hold?
