Biology: 2025 Release ISE

Rob Brooker (Ph.D., Yale University) received his B.A. in biology at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, in 1978. At Harvard, he studied lactose permease, the product of the lacY gene of the lac operon. He continues working on transporters at the University of Minnesota, where he is a Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and has an active research laboratory. At the University of Minnesota, Dr. Brooker teaches undergraduate courses in biology, genetics, and cell biology. In addition to many other publications, he has written two undergraduate genetics texts published by McGraw-Hill: Genetics: Analysis & Principles, 4th edition, copyright 2012, and Concepts of Genetics, copyright 2012. Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco.  His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA.  He is currently Professor of Biology at Boston University. Linda Graham is Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She received her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has taught a nonmajors plant biology course each year for more than 20 years.  She also teaches courses on the biology of algae and bryophytes, contributes to an introductory biology course for majors, and has taught marine botany on a remote tropical island.  Peter Stiling is a professor of biology at the University of South Florida at Tampa.  He has taught classes in ecology, environmental science, and community ecology, and in 1995 he received a teaching award in recognition of classroom excellence in these areas.  Dr. Stiling obtained his Ph.D. from University College, Cardiff, Wales, and completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University.

• 1. An Introduction to Biology2. The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water3. The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic MoleculesUnit II Cell4. Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features5. Membrane Structure, Synthesis, and Transport6. An Introduction to Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism7. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation8. Photosynthesis9. Cell Communication10. MulticellularityUnit III Genetics11. Nucleic Acid Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure12. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level I: Production of mRNAs and Proteins13. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level II: Non-coding RNAs14. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level III: Gene Regulation15. Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer16. The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis17. Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance18. Epigenetics, Extranuclear Inheritance, and Linkage19. Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria20. Developmental Genetics21. Genetic Technologies and GenomicsUnit IV Evolution22. An Introduction to Evolution23. Population Genetics24. Origin of Species and Macroevolution25. Taxonomy and Systematics26. History of Life on Earth and Human EvolutionUnit V Diversity27. Archaea and Bacteria28. Protists29. Fungi30. Microbiomes: Microbial Systems On and Around Us31. Plants and the Conquest of Land32. The Evolution and Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms33. An Introduction to Animal Diversity34. The Invertebrates35. The VertebratesUnit VI Flowering Plants36. An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function37. Flowering Plants: Behavior38. Flowering Plants: Nutrition39. Flowering Plants: Transport40. Flowering Plants: ReproductionUnit VII Animals41. Animal Bodies and Homeostasis42. Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System43. Neuroscience II: Evolution, Structure, and Function of the Nervous System44. Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems45. Musculoskeletal Systems and Locomotion46. Nutrition and Animal Digestive Systems47. Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature48. Circulatory and Respiratory Systems49. Excretory Systems50. Endocrine Systems51. Animal Reproduction and Development;52. Immune Systems53. Integrated Responses of Animal Organ Systems to a Challenge to HomeostasisUnit VIII Ecology54. An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes55. Behavioral Ecology56. Population Ecology57. Species Interactions58. Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization on Large Scales59. The Ecological Impact of Humans60. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology