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<p>How to Use This Book</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>Acknowledgments</p> <p>1 Origin of Life</p> <p>2 Cell Structure</p> <p>3 Cell Division</p> <p>4 Reproduction</p> <p>5 Cellular Respiration</p> <p>6 Photosynthesis</p> <p>7 Homeostasis</p> <p>8 Hormones</p> <p>9 The Brain and the Nervous System</p> <p>10 Bones and Muscles</p> <p>11 Internal Transport: Plants and Invertebrates</p> <p>12 Circulatory System</p> <p>13 Blood</p> <p>14 Nutrition</p> <p>15 Viruses and Subviruses</p> <p>16 Ecology</p> <p>17 Monera</p> <p>18 Protista</p> <p>19 Fungi</p> <p>20 Plant Kingdom: Plantae</p> <p>21 Animal Kingdom: Animalia</p> <p>Glossary (The glossary in this book is a short version: the full unabridged (much longer!) glossary is available online (no fee) at www.wiley.com/go/biologystg3e</p> <p>Index</p>

<p><b>STEVEN DANIEL GARBER, P<small>H</small>D,</b> is an environmental advisor, author, and educator. He has taught biology in public schools and at Cornell University, the City University of New York, and Rutgers University. Steven has worked as a biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, the National Park Service, Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the New York City Parks Department. He is the author of <i>The Urban Naturalist</i> and<i> Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide.</i>

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