Nature of Biology 1 VCE Units 1 & 2 5th Edition

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
About eBookPLUS and studyON
How to use this book
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER 1 Cells: basic units of life on Earth
	Searching for life
	Cells: the basic units of life
	Prokaryotes: no nuclear envelope!
	Plasma membrane: the gatekeeper
	Functions of the plasma membrane
	Crossing the plasma membrane
	Scientist at work
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 2 Ultrastructure of cells
	First life on Earth
	biologist at work
	Tools for viewing cells
	Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells
	Putting it together
	The Endosymbiosis Theory
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 3 Energy transformations
	Death at a nightclub
	Requirements for life
	Energy is needed for living
	Organic molecules are needed for life
	Radiant energy of sunlight
	Living in darkness
	Cellular respiration: energy transfer from glucose to ATP
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 4 Staying alive: systems in action
	Dialysis to stay alive
	Levels of organisation
	Mammalian tissues, organs and systems
	Circulatory system of mammals
	Components of blood
	Vessels to transport blood
	The heart
	biologist at work
	The excretory (urinary) system
	Mammalian respiratory system
	Tissues and organs in vascular plants
	Transport in plants
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 5 Adaptations for survival
	The Rule of Threes
	The desert environment
	Adaptations for survival: desert animals
	Vegetation types of arid Australia
	The dominant plants
	Survival in the cold
	Biomimicry
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 6 Survival through regulation
	Death in the outback
	Homeostasis: staying within limits
	Regulating body fluids
	Regulating blood glucose levels
	Diabetes
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 7 Biodiversity and its organisation
	What’s in the tree tops?
	Biodiversity: the variety of life
	biologist at work
	Identification involves naming
	How many different kinds?
	Biologist at work
	Biologist at work
	Extinction: loss of diversity
	Classification: forming groups
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 8 Relationships within an ecosystem
	A day in the life of krill
	biologist at work
	Ecosystems need energy
	Energy flows through ecosystems
	Interactions within ecosystems
	Looking at populations
	biologist at work
	Intrinsic growth rates
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 9 Cell cycle
	Saving burns victims
	The cell cycle
	Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 10 Asexual reproduction
	Jake’s headache
	Reproduction without sex
	Examples of asexual reproduction
	Technology: asexual reproduction
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 11 Sexual reproduction
	Changes in family size
	Sexual reproduction
	Getting gametes together
	Biologist AT WORK
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 12 Cell growth and differentiation
	Antenatal human development
	Key events: embryonic development
	Abnormal embryonic development
	Cancer and the cell cycle
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 13 Genomes, genes and alleles
	What is a genome?
	The Human Genome Project
	Biologist at work
	DNA and its bases
	Solving the puzzle: the nature of genes
	Looking at genes
	Alleles: particular forms of a gene
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 14 Chromosomes: carriers of genes
	Chromosomes: how many?
	Chromosomes: genes carriers
	Biologist at work
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 15 Genotypes and phenotypes
	Baby Rose and the CFTR gene
	What is a phenotype?
	What is a genotype?
	Relationship between expression of alleles
	Environment interacts with genotype
	Polygenic inheritance
	Epigenetics
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 16 Genetic crosses: rules of the game
	Making melanin pigment
	Dihybrid crosses: two genes in action
	Genetic testing and screening
	Family pedigrees: patterns of inheritance
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 17 Scientific investigations
	Knowledge from investigations
	The 1854 cholera epidemic
	Process of scientific investigation
	Chapter review
Glossary
Index
CHAPTER 1 Cells: basic units of life on Earth
	Searching for life
	Cells: the basic units of life
	Prokaryotes: no nuclear envelope!
	Plasma membrane: the gatekeeper
	Functions of the plasma membrane
	Crossing the plasma membrane
	Scientist at work
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 2 Ultrastructure of cells
	First life on Earth
	biologist at work
	Tools for viewing cells
	Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells
	Putting it together
	The Endosymbiosis Theory
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 3 Energy transformations
	Death at a nightclub
	Requirements for life
	Energy is needed for living
	Organic molecules are needed for life
	Radiant energy of sunlight
	Living in darkness
	Cellular respiration: energy transfer from glucose to ATP
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 4 Staying alive: systems in action
	Dialysis to stay alive
	Levels of organisation
	Mammalian tissues, organs and systems
	Circulatory system of mammals
	Components of blood
	Vessels to transport blood
	The heart
	biologist at work
	The excretory (urinary) system
	Mammalian respiratory system
	Tissues and organs in vascular plants
	Transport in plants
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 5 Adaptations for survival
	The Rule of Threes
	The desert environment
	Adaptations for survival: desert animals
	Vegetation types of arid Australia
	The dominant plants
	Survival in the cold
	Biomimicry
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 6 Survival through regulation
	Death in the outback
	Homeostasis: staying within limits
	Regulating body fluids
	Regulating blood glucose levels
	Diabetes
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 7 Biodiversity and its organisation
	What’s in the tree tops?
	Biodiversity: the variety of life
	biologist at work
	Identification involves naming
	How many different kinds?
	Biologist at work
	Biologist at work
	Extinction: loss of diversity
	Classification: forming groups
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 8 Relationships within an ecosystem
	A day in the life of krill
	biologist at work
	Ecosystems need energy
	Energy flows through ecosystems
	Interactions within ecosystems
	Looking at populations
	biologist at work
	Intrinsic growth rates
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 9 Cell cycle
	Saving burns victims
	The cell cycle
	Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 10 Asexual reproduction
	Jake’s headache
	Reproduction without sex
	Examples of asexual reproduction
	Technology: asexual reproduction
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 11 Sexual reproduction
	Changes in family size
	Sexual reproduction
	Getting gametes together
	Biologist AT WORK
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 12 Cell growth and differentiation
	Antenatal human development
	Key events: embryonic development
	Abnormal embryonic development
	Cancer and the cell cycle
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 13 Genomes, genes and alleles
	What is a genome?
	The Human Genome Project
	Biologist at work
	DNA and its bases
	Solving the puzzle: the nature of genes
	Looking at genes
	Alleles: particular forms of a gene
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 14 Chromosomes: carriers of genes
	Chromosomes: how many?
	Chromosomes: genes carriers
	Biologist at work
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 15 Genotypes and phenotypes
	Baby Rose and the CFTR gene
	What is a phenotype?
	What is a genotype?
	Relationship between expression of alleles
	Environment interacts with genotype
	Polygenic inheritance
	Epigenetics
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 16 Genetic crosses: rules of the game
	Making melanin pigment
	Dihybrid crosses: two genes in action
	Genetic testing and screening
	Family pedigrees: patterns of inheritance
	BIOCHALLENGE
	Chapter review
CHAPTER 17 Scientific investigations
	Knowledge from investigations
	The 1854 cholera epidemic
	Process of scientific investigation
	Chapter review
Glossary
Index