UNIT 6: MICROORGANISMS AND FUNGI

• Latest Discoveries

• Chapter 19: Bacteria and Viruses
  • Active Art: Virus Reproduction
  • Miller & Levine: Smallpox Vaccination
  • Science News: Bacteria and Viruses
  • SciLinks: Bacteria
  • SciLinks: Lytic Cycle
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 20: Protists
  • Active Art: Amoeba and Paramecium
  • Activity: Funguslike Protist Life Cycle
  • Science News: Protists and Fungi
  • SciLinks: Protists
  • SciLinks: Algae
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 21: Fungi
  • Science News: Protists and Fungi
  • SciLinks: Fungi
  • SciLinks: Asexual Reproduction
  • Self-Test

UNIT 7: PLANTS

• Latest Discoveries

• Chapter 22: Plant Diversity
  • Active Art: Plant Life Cycles
  • Activity: Bryophyte Life Cycle
  • SciLinks: Classifying Plants
  • SciLinks: Seedless Vascular Plants
  • SciLinks: Seed Plants
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 23: Roots, Stems, and Leaves
  • Data Sharing: Identifying the Growth Zones in a Plant
  • Science News: Plants
  • SciLinks: Plant Anatomy
  • SciLinks: Root Structures
  • SciLinks: Leaf Functions
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 24: Reproduction of Seed Plants
  • Active Art: The Structure of a Flower
  • Miller & Levine: Flowers by Design
  • Science News: Plants
  • SciLinks: Seed Structure and Function
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 25: Plant Responses and Adaptations
  • Active Art: Photoperiodism
  • Miller & Levine: Issue: Are Herbal Drugs Safe?
  • SciLinks: Plant Hormones
  • Self-Test

UNIT 8: INVERTEBRATES

• Latest Discoveries

• Chapter 26: Sponges and Cnidarians
  • Active Art: Structure of a Sponge
  • Data Sharing: Examining the Responses of Hydras
  • Miller & Levine: Sunscreen from the Sea
  • SciLinks: Classifying Animals
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 27: Worms and Mollusks
  • Data Sharing: Investigating Land Snails
  • Miller & Levine: Zebra Mussels and Other Invasive Exotic Species
  • SciLinks: Flukes
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 28: Arthropods and Echinoderms
  • Active Art: Water Vascular System
  • Science News: Invertebrates
  • SciLinks: Arthropods
  • SciLinks: Crustaceans
  • SciLinks: Echinoderms
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 29: Comparing Invertebrates
  • Active Art: Invertebrate Phylogeny
  • Science News: Invertebrates
  • SciLinks: Invertebrates
  • Self-Test

UNIT 9: CHORDATES

• Latest Discoveries

• Chapter 30: Nonvertebrate Chordates, Fishes, and Amphibians
  • Science News: Chordates and Vertebrates
  • SciLinks: Nonvertebrate Chordates
  • SciLinks: Fishes
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 31: Reptiles and Birds
  • SciLinks: Dinosaur Extinction
  • SciLinks: Birds
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 32: Mammals
  • SciLinks: Mammals
  • SciLinks: Human Evolution
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 33: Comparing Chordates
  • Active Art: Vertebrate Circulatory Systems
  • Miller & Levine: Should Marine Mammals be Kept in Captivity?
  • SciLinks: Chordates
  • SciLinks: Homeostasis
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 34: Animal Behavior
  • Miller & Levine: Using Remote Sensing to Study Animal Behavior
  • SciLinks: Animal Communication
  • Self-Test

UNIT 10: THE HUMAN BODY

• Latest Discoveries

• Chapter 35: Nervous System
  • Active Art: The Nerve Impulse
  • Active Art: Examining a Cow's Eye
  • Science News: The Human Body
  • SciLinks: Nervous System
  • SciLinks: Human Brain
  • SciLinks: Senses
  • SciLinks: Drugs and Drug Abuse
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 36: Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
  • Active Art: Joint Movement
  • Miller & Levine: Manufacturing Artificial Skin
  • SciLinks: Bones and Joints
  • SciLinks: Muscle Contraction
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 37: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
  • Active Art: The Heart
  • Active Art: The Process of Breathing
  • SciLinks: Cardiovascular System
  • SciLinks: Blood Cells
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 38: Digestive and Excretory Systems
  • Active Art: Food Pyramid
  • SciLinks: Nutrition
  • SciLinks: Digestion
  • SciLinks: Excretory System
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 39: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
  • SciLinks: Endocrine System
  • SciLinks: Glands
  • SciLinks: Gametes
  • SciLinks: Human Growth and Development
  • Self-Test

• Chapter 40: The Immune System and Disease
  • Science News: Infectious Diseases and the Immune System
  • Miller & Levine: How Best to Slow the AIDS Epidemic?
  • SciLinks: Diseases
  • SciLinks: Immune System
  • SciLinks: Cancer Cells
  • Self-Test