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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Plant Biology | |
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| Plants and People | |
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| Naming and Organizing Plants | |
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| Molecules, Cells, and Microbes | |
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| Molecules of Life | |
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| The Origin of Life and the Scientific Method | |
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| Prokaryotes, Earth's Oldest and Simplest Life-Forms | |
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| Eukaryotic Cells | |
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| Metabolism: Photosynthesis and Respiration | |
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| Algae, Fungi, and Lichens: Photosynthesis and Respiration in Action | |
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| DNA and RNA: The Molecules of Heredity | |
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| Cell Division: Mitosis and Cytokinesis | |
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| Plant Structure, Diversity, and Reproduction | |
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| Plant Structure, Growth, and Development | |
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| Stems | |
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| Roots | |
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| Leaves | |
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| Reproduction, Meiosis, and Life Cycles | |
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| Genetics and the Laws of Inheritance | |
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| Genetic Engineering | |
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| Biological Evolution | |
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| Plant Diversity: Bryophytes, Lycophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms | |
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| Angiosperm Diversity and Reproduction | |
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| Flowering Plant and Animal Coevolution: Pollination and Seed Dispersal | |
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| Plant Diversity and the Environment | |
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| Principles of Ecology and the Biosphere | |
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| Polar Deserts, Tundra, and Taiga | |
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| Freshwaters, Wetlands, and Water Quality | |
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| Deserts and Desertification | |
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| Grasslands | |
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| Temperate Deciduous Forests and Chaparral | |
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| Tropical Rain Forests | |
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| Plants and Human Sustainability | |
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| Metric System Conversions | |
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| Geological Time Scale | |
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| Answers | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |