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Table of contents : Contents A.Working Scientifically 2.How science works 3.Taking measurements 4.Working with variables 5.Scientific models 6.Questions in science 7.Benefits and risks of science 8.Finding the average 9.Presenting data 10.Scientific progress 11.Scientific units 12.Working safely B.What is Life? 13.Characteristics of life 14.Classification of species 15.Kingdoms of life 16.Body organization 17.Organ systems 18.Vertebrates 19Invertebrates 20.Plants 21.Evolutionary trees 22.Identification keys C.Cells 23.Animal cells 24.Plant cells 25.Single-celled organisms 26.Bacteria 26.Microscopes 27.Using a microscope 28.Stem cells 29.Mitosis 30.Meiosis 31.Binary fission 32.Culturing bacteria 33.Effect of antibiotics and antiseptics D..Transport and Cells 34.Diffusion 35.Osmosis 36.Investigating osmosis 37.Active transport 38.Surface area and volume 39.Exchange and transport 40.Respiration E.Respiration 41.Investigating the rate of respiration 42.Aerobic respiration 43.Anaerobic respiration F.Enzymes 44.Enzymes 45.Enzymes and temperature 46.Enzymes and pH 47.Enzymes and substrates 48.Enzymes in industry 49.Investigating enzymes 50.Metabolism G.Nutrition in Plants 51.Photosynthesis 52.Leaves 53.Stomata 54.Plants and glucose 55.Plant nutrients 56.Adapting to extreme environments 57.Investigating photosynthesis 58.Rate of photosynthesis 59.Measuring the rate of photosynthesis 60.Inverse square law 61.Greenhouse farming H.Nutrition in Humans 62.Nutrients 63.Vitamins and minerals 64.Measuring energy in food 65.Balanced eating 66.Food tests 67.Digestive system 68.Digestive enzymes 69.Absorption of food I.Transport in Plants 70.Transport system 71.Transpiration 72.Plant roots 73.Rate of transpiration 74.Measuring transpiration J.Transport in Animals 75.Circulatory system 76.Blood vessels 77.Structure of blood vessels 78.Blood 79.The heart 80.How the heart works 81.Heart rate 82.Changing heart rate 83.Lymphatic system 84.The lungs 85.Breathing 86.Effects of exercise on breathing K. Nervous System Stimulus and response 87.Nervous system 88.Neurons 89.Synapses 90.Reflex arc 91.Measuring reaction time 92.The brain 93.Studying the brain 94.Nervous system damage L.The eye 95.Seeing 96.Nearsightedness Farsightedness 97.Astigmatism 98.The ear 99.Temperature control M.Hormones 100.The endocrine system 101.Homeostasis 102.Insulin and glucagon 103.Diabetes 104.The kidneys 105.Puberty in males 106.Puberty in females 107.The menstrual cycle 108.Contraceptives 109.Fertility treatment 110.Adrenaline 111.Thyroxine 112.Plant hormones 113.Using plant hormones 114.Effect of light on seedlings N.Reproduction 115.Sexual reproduction 116.Asexual reproduction 117.Flowers 118.Wind pollination 119.Fruit 120.Seed dispersal 121.Seeds 122.Factors that affect germination 123.Asexual reproduction in plants 124.Life cycle of insects 125.Life cycle of amphibians 126.Life cycle of birds 127.Life cycle of mammals 128.Male reproductive system 129.Female reproductive system 130.Human fertilization 131.Pregnancy 132.Childbirth O.Genetics and Biotechnology 133.Genome 134.Human Genome Project 135.Structure of DNA 136.Protein synthesis 1 137.Protein synthesis 2 138.Mutations 139.Genes and alleles 140.Genetic crosses 141.Codominance 142.Mendel's work 143.Blood groups 144.Inherited disorders 145.Genetic testing 146.Sex determination 147.Sex linkage 148.Cloning animals 149.Genetic engineering 150.Cloning plants 151.Industrial fermentation P.Evolution 152.Variation 153.Continuous and discontinuous variation 154.Darwin and Wallace 155.Evolution 156.Fossils 157.Antibiotic-resistant bacteria 158.Selective breeding 159.Speciation 160.Extinction 161.Ecology Q.Ecology 162.Interdependence 163.Classifying feeding 164.Food webs 165.Decomposers 166.Abiotic factors 167.Biotic factors 168.Predator–prey cycles 169.Social behavior 170.Energy transfers 171.Pyramids of biomass 172.Drawing pyramids of biomass 173.Abundance 174.Carrying capacity 175.Distribution of organisms 176.The water cycle 177.The carbon cycle 178.The nitrogen cycle R.Humans and the Environment 179.Human population growth 180.Need for resources 181.Biodiversity 182.Global warming 183.Climate change 184.Changing ecosystems 185.Changing distributions 186.Carbon sinks 187.Introduced species 188.Water pollution 189.Land pollution 190.Air pollution 191.Conservation 192.Food security 193.Food production and sustainability 194.Farming methods 195.Biofuels S.Health 196.Health and disease 197.Effects of lifestyle on disease 198.Heart disease 199.Heart surgery 200.Pathogens 201.Transmissible diseases 202.Viruses 203.Viral diseases 204.Bacterial diseases 205.Protoctist and fungal diseases 206.Body barriers 207.Phagocytes 208.Lymphocytes 209.Long-term immunity 210.Vaccination 211.Monoclonal antibodies 212.Cancer 213.Drugs 214.Testing drugs 215.Pests and plants 216.Plant defenses T.Glossary U.Index