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The Boundless Biology textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that covers the intriguing subject of Biology, the study of life. Boundless works with subject matter experts to select the best open educational resources available on the web, review the content for quality, and create introductory, college-level textbooks designed to meet the study needs of university students.This textbook covers:The Study of Life -- The Science of Biology, Themes and Concepts of BiologyThe Chemical Foundation of Life -- Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks; Water; CarbonBiological Macromolecules -- Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic AcidsCell Structure -- Studying Cells, Prokaryotic Cells, Eukaryotic Cells, The Endomembrane System and Proteins, The Cytoskeleton, Connections between Cells and Cellular ActivitiesStructure and Function of Plasma Membranes -- Components and Structure, Passive Transport, Active Transport, Bulk TransportMetabolism -- Energy and Metabolism; Potential, Kinetic, Free, and Activation Energy; The Laws of Thermodynamics; ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate; EnzymesCellular Respiration -- Energy in Living Systems, Glycolysis, Oxidation of Pyruvate and the Citric Acid Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Metabolism without Oxygen, Connections of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Lipid Metabolic Pathways, Regulation of Cellular RespirationPhotosynthesis -- Overview of Photosynthesis, The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis, Using Light Energy to Make Organic MoleculesCell Communication -- Signaling Molecules and Cellular Receptors, Propagation of the Signal, Response to the Signal, Signaling in Single-Celled OrganismsCell Reproduction -- Cell Division, The Cell Cycle, Control of the Cell Cycle, Cancer and the Cell Cycle, Prokaryotic Cell DivisionMeiosis and Sexual Reproduction -- The Process of Meiosis, Sexual ReproductionMendel's Experiments and Heredity -- Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability, Characteristics and Traits, Laws of InheritanceModern Understandings of Inheritance -- Chromosomal Theory and Genetic Linkage, Chromosomal Basis of Inherited DisordersDNA Structure and Function -- Historical Basis of Modern Understanding, DNA Structure and Sequencing, Basics of DNA Replication, DNA Replication in Prokaryotes, DNA Replication in Eukaryotes, DNA RepairGenes and Proteins -- Introduction, The Genetic Code, Prokaryotic Transcription, Eukaryotic Transcription, RNA Processing in Eukaryotes, Ribosomes and Protein SynthesisGene Expression -- Regulation of Gene Expression, Prokaryotic Gene Regulation, Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation, Eukaryotic Epigenetic Gene Regulation, Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation, Eukaryotic Translational and Post-translational Gene, Development on the Cellular Level, Cancer and Gene RegulationThe following chapters are also included:Biotechnology and GenomicsEvolution and the Origin of SpeciesThe Evolution of PopulationsPhylogenies and the History of LifeVirusesProkaryotes: Bacteria and ArchaeaProtistsFungiSeedless PlantsSeed PlantsIntroduction to Animal DiversityInvertebratesVertebratesPlant Form and PhysiologySoil and Plant NutritionPlant ReproductionThe Animal Body: Basic Form and FunctionAnimal Nutrition and the Digestive SystemThe Nervous SystemSensory Systems and MovementThe Endocrine SystemThe Musculoskeletal SystemThe Respiratory SystemThe Circulatory SystemOsmotic Regulation and ExcretionThe Immune SystemAnimal Reproduction and DevelopmentEcology and the BiospherePopulation and Community EcologyEcosystems