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CK-12 F OUNDATION CK-12 Biology I Akre Brainard Gray-Wilson Wilkin CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Using an open-content, web- based collaborative model termed the “FlexBook,” CK-12 intends to pioneer the generation and distribution of high-quality educational content that will serve both as core text as well as provide an adaptive environment for learning. Copyright © 2010 CK-12 Foundation, www.ck12.org Except as otherwise noted, all CK-12 Content (including CK-12 Curriculum Material) is made available to Users in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution/Non- Commercial/ShareAlike3.0Unported(CC-by-NC-SA)License(http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/), as amended and updated by Creative Commons from time to time (the “CC License”), which is incorporated herein by this reference. Specific details can be found at http://about.ck12.org/terms. Printed: July 27, 2010 Authors Barbara Akre, Jean Brainard, Niamh Gray-Wilson, Douglas Wilkin Editor Douglas Wilkin i www.ck12.org Contents 1 Foundations of Life Science 1 1.1 Lesson 1.1: Nature of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Lesson 1.2: Communicating Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1.3 Lesson 1.3: Tools and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 1.4 Lesson 1.4: Principles of Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 2 Chemical Basis of Life 93 2.1 Lesson 2.1: Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 2.2 Lesson 2.2: Organic Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 2.3 Lesson 2.3: Chemical Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 2.4 Lesson 2.4: Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 3 Cell Structure and Function 143 3.1 Lesson 3.1: Introduction to Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 3.2 Lesson 3.2: Cell Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 3.3 Lesson 3.3: Cell Transport and Homeostasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 4 Photosynthesis 207 4.1 Lesson 4.1: Energy for Life: An Overview of Photosynthesis . . . . . . . . . 207 4.2 Lesson 4.2: Into the Chloroplast: How Photosynthesis Works . . . . . . . . 220 Lesson 4.2: Into the Chloroplast: How Photosynthesis Works . . . . . . . . . . . 222 5 Cellular Respiration 243 iii www.ck12.org 5.1 Lesson 5.1: Powering the Cell: Cellular Respiration and Glycolysis . . . . . 243 5.2 Lesson 5.2: Into the Mitochondrion: Making ATP with Oxygen . . . . . . . 260 5.3 Lesson 5.3: Anaerobic Respiration: ATP, New Fuels, and Yogurt without Oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 6 Cell Division and Reproduction 287 6.1 Lesson 6.1: Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 6.2 Lesson 6.2: Meiosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 7 Mendelian Genetics 315 7.1 Lesson 7.1: Mendel’s Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 7.2 Lesson 7.2: Mendelian Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 8 Molecular Genetics 345 8.1 Lesson 8.1: DNA and RNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Protein Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 8.3 Lesson 8.3: Mutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Regulation of Gene Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 9 Human Genetics 405 9.1 Lesson 9.1: Human Chromosomes and Genes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 9.2 Lesson 9.2: Human Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 10 Biotechnology 445 10.1 Lesson 10.1: DNA Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 10.2 Lesson 10.2: Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 11 History of Life 479 11.1 Lesson 11.1: Studying the History of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 11.2 Lesson 11.2: Early Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 11.3 Lesson 11.3: Multicellular Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 iv www.ck12.org 12 Evolutionary Theory 549 12.1 Lesson 12.1: Darwin and The Theory of Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 12.2 Lesson 12.2: Evidence for Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 12.3 Lesson 12.3: Evolution Continues Today - Can We Control It? . . . . . . . 588 13 Evolution in Populations 607 13.1 Lesson 13.1: Genetics of Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 13.2 Lesson 13.2: Genetic Change in Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 13.3 Lesson 13.3: The Origin of Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 14 Classification 673 14.1 Lesson 14.1: Form and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 14.2 Lesson 14.2: Phylogenetic Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 14.3 Lesson 14.3: Modern Classification Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 15 Principles of Ecology 709 15.1 Lesson 15.1: The Science of Ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 15.2 Lesson 15.2: Flow of Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 15.3 Lesson 15.3: Recycling Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 16 Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities 749 16.1 Lesson 16.1: Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749 16.2 Lesson 16.2: Terrestrial Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759 16.3 Lesson 16.3: Aquatic Biomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 16.4 Lesson 16.4: Community Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785 17 Populations 801 17.1 Lesson 17.1: Characteristics of Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801 17.2 Lesson 17.2: Population Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 17.3 Lesson 17.3: Human Population Growth: Doomsday, Cornucopia, or Some- where in Between? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 v www.ck12.org 18 Ecology and Human Actions 863 18.1 Lesson 18.1: The Biodiversity Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863 18.2 Lesson 18.2: Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 18.3 Lesson 18.3: Natural Resources II: The Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 18.4 Lesson 18.4: Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948 19 The Human Body 971 19.1 Lesson 19.1: Organization of the Human Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971 19.2 Lesson 19.2: Homeostasis and Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982 20 Nervous and Endocrine Systems 995 20.1 Lesson 20.1: The Nervous System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 995 20.2 Lesson 20.2: The Endocrine System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050 21 Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems 1091 21.1 Lesson 21.1: Skeletal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1091 21.2 Lesson 21.2: Muscular System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119 21.3 Lesson 21.3: Integumentary System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1147 22 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 1169 22.1 Lesson 22.1: Circulatory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1169 22.2 Lesson 22.2: Blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1202 22.3 Lesson 22.3: Respiratory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1218 23 Digestive and Excretory Systems 1235 23.1 Lesson 23.1: Food and Nutrients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1235 23.2 Lesson 23.2: Digestive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1255 23.3 Lesson 23.3: Excretory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270 24 Immune System and Disease 1285 24.1 Lesson 24.1: Nonspecific Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285 vi www.ck12.org 24.2 Lesson 24.2: Immune Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292 24.3 Lesson 24.3: Immune System Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307 24.4 Lesson 24.4: Environmental Problems and Human Health . . . . . . . . . . 1317 25 Reproductive System and Human Development 1331 25.1 Lesson 25.1: Male Reproductive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1331 25.2 Lesson 25.2: Female Reproductive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1339 25.3 Lesson 25.3: Fertilization, Gestation, and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 1354 25.4 Lesson 25.4: Sexually Transmitted Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1372 26 Appendix: Biology I 1383 26.1 Investigation and Experimentation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1383 vii www.ck12.org viii www.ck12.org

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