Biology, the Dynamics of Life 2000 edition

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Alton Biggs, Dorcas C. Green, Kathleen Gregg, Whitney Crispen Hagins, Chris Kapicka, Linda Lundgren, Peter Rillero, and the National Geographic Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education


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  • 1: What is Biology? (31)
  • 2: Principles of Ecology (28)
  • 3: Communities and Biomes (31)
  • 4: Population Biology (29)
  • 5: Biological Diversity and Conservation (30)
  • 6: The Chemistry of Life (31)
  • 7: A View of the Cell (28)
  • 8: Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle (30)
  • 9: Energy in a Cell (31)
  • 10: Mendel and Meiosis (35)
  • 11: DNA and Genes (31)
  • 12: Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics (31)
  • 13: Genetic Technology (32)
  • 14: The History of Life (34)
  • 15: The Theory of Evolution (30)
  • 16: Primate Evolution (31)
  • 17: Organizing Life's Diversity (23)
  • 18: Viruses and Bacteria (31)
  • 19: Protists (32)
  • 20: Fungi (32)
  • 21: What Is a Plant? (33)
  • 22: The Diversity of Plants (20)
  • 23: Plant Structure and Function (20)
  • 24: Reproduction in Plants (10)
  • 25: What Is an Animal? (32)
  • 26: Sponges,Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms (32)
  • 27: Mollusks and Segmented Worms (35)
  • 28: Arthropods (27)
  • 29: Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates (28)
  • 30: Fishes and Amphibians (30)
  • 31: Reptiles and Birds (30)
  • 32: Mammals (34)
  • 33: Animal Behavior (31)
  • 34: Protection, Support, and Locomotion (30)
  • 35: The Digestive and Endocrine Systems (31)
  • 36: The Nervous System (28)
  • 37: Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion (32)
  • 38: Reproduction and Development (28)
  • 39: Immunity from Disease (32)

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Group Quantity Questions
Chapter 1: What is Biology?
1.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
1.AMI 2 21 22
1.TC 2 23 24
1.UMI 22 01 1 02 2 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology
2.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
2.AMI 1 21
2.TC 3 23 24 25
2.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 3: Communities and Biomes
3.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
3.AMI 3 21 22 23
3.TC 3 24 25 26
3.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 4: Population Biology
4.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
4.AMI 3 21 22 23
4.TC 3 23 24 26
4.UMI 19 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20
Chapter 5: Biological Diversity and Conservation
5.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
5.AMI 3 21 22 23
5.TC 2 25 26
5.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Life
6.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
6.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
6.TC 3 25 26 27
6.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 7: A View of the Cell
7.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
7.AMI 2 21 22
7.TC 2 23 24
7.UMI 19 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 8 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 8: Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle
8.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
8.AMI 3 21 22 23
8.TC 3 24 25 26
8.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 9: Energy in a Cell
9.AKS 3 01 02 03
9.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
9.TC 4 26 27 28 29
9.UMI 19 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 10: Mendel and Meiosis
10.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
10.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
10.TC 5 26 27 28 29 30
10.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 11: DNA and Genes
11.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
11.AMI 3 21 22 23
11.TC 3 24 25 26
11.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 12: Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics
12.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
12.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
12.TC 3 25 26 27
12.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 13: Genetic Technology
13.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
13.AMI 3 21 22 23
13.TC 5 24 25 26 27 28
13.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 14: The History of Life
14.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
14.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
14.TC 5 25 26 27 28 29
14.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 15: The Theory of Evolution
15.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
15.AMI 3 21 22 23
15.TC 3 24 25 26
15.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 16: Primate Evolution
16.AKS 3 01 02 03
16.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
16.TC 4 25 26 27 28
16.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 17: Organizing Life's Diversity
17.AKS 3 01 02 03
17.TC 4 23 24 25 26
17.UMI 16 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 17
Chapter 18: Viruses and Bacteria
18.AKS 3 01 02 03
18.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
18.TC 4 25 26 27 28
18.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 19: Protists
19.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
19.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
19.TC 4 25 26 27 28
19.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 20: Fungi
20.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
20.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
20.TC 4 25 26 27 28
20.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 21: What Is a Plant?
21.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
21.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
21.TC 4 26 27 28 29
21.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 22: The Diversity of Plants
22.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 23: Plant Structure and Function
23.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 24: Reproduction in Plants
24.UMI 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Chapter 25: What Is an Animal?
25.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
25.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
25.TC 3 26 27 28
25.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 26: Sponges,Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms
26.AKS 3 01 02 03
26.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
26.TC 5 25 26 27 28 29
26.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 27: Mollusks and Segmented Worms
27.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
27.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
27.TC 5 26 27 28 29 30
27.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 28: Arthropods
28.AKS 3 01 02 03
28.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
28.TC 4 26 27 29 30
28.UMI 15 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16
Chapter 29: Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates
29.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
29.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
29.TC 3 26 27 28
29.UMI 16 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 15 16 18 20
Chapter 30: Fishes and Amphibians
30.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
30.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
30.TC 2 25 26
30.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 31: Reptiles and Birds
31.AKS 3 01 02 03
31.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
31.TC 3 25 26 27
31.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 32: Mammals
32.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
32.AMI 5 21 22 23 24 25
32.TC 4 26 27 28 29
32.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 33: Animal Behavior
33.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
33.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
33.TC 3 25 26 27
33.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 34: Protection, Support, and Locomotion
34.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
34.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
34.TC 2 25 26
34.UMI 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 35: The Digestive and Endocrine Systems
35 1 AKS
35.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
35.AMI 2 21 22
35.TC 3 23 24 25
35.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 36: The Nervous System
36.AKS 3 01 02 03
36.AMI 3 21 22 23
36.TC 2 24 25
36.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 37: Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion
37.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
37.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
37.TC 4 25 26 27 28
37.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 38: Reproduction and Development
38.AKS 4 01 02 03 04
38.AMI 2 21 22
38.TC 2 23 24
38.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chapter 39: Immunity from Disease
39.AKS 5 01 02 03 04 05
39.AMI 4 21 22 23 24
39.TC 3 25 26 27
39.UMI 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Total 1154