The material in this resource manual should be helpful to both novice instructors who are eager to establish good teaching practices and also to experienced professors. Because several instructors have contributed their ideas for this manual, it represents a consensus as to what might be most suitable.

1 Invitation to Biology 1

2 Molecules of Life 9

3 How Cells Are Put Together 21

4 How Cells Work 29

5 Where It Starts-Photosynthesis 38

6 How Cells Release Chemical Energy 44

7 How Cells Reproduce 50

8 Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits 59

9 DNA Structure and Function 71

10 Gene Expression and Control 77

11 Studying and Manipulating Genomes 85

12 Processes of Evolution 92

13 Evolutionary Patterns, Rates, and Trends 103

14 Early Life 114

18 Plant Evolution 131

16 Animal Evolution 137

17 Plants and Animals: Common Challenges 151

18 Plant Form and Function 157

19 Plant Reproduction and Development 168

20 Animal Tissues and Organ Systems 178

21 How Animals Move 184

22 Circulation and Respiration 191

23 Immunity 202

24 Digestion, Nutrition, and Excretion 210

25 Neural Control and the Senses 221

26 Endocrine Control 236

27 Animal Reproduction and Development 244

28 Population Ecology 257

29 Community Structure and Biodiversity 265

30 Ecosystems 275

31 The Biosphere 285

32 Behavioral Ecology 296

Appendix: Writing Essays and Term Papers 305