Life Science: Part 2

1. Evolution: Populations in Motion
   1. Darwin's Theory of Evolution
   2. Adaptation
   3. How Populations Evolve
   4. Speciation
   5. Geologic Timetable
2. Bacteria and Viruses
   1. The Average Bacterium
   2. Bacteria: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
   3. Are Viruses Alive?
3. Protists, Fungi, and the Origin of Multicellularity
   1. Plantlike Protists
   2. Animallike Protists
   3. From Single Cell to Multiple Cells
   4. Fungi: Shifting Gears
4. Plants: Energy Converters
   1. The Move to Land
   2. Moss and Other Nonvascular Plants
   3. Ferns and Other Seedless Plants
   4. Gymnosperms and Angiosperms: Vascular Plants with Seeds
5. Invertebrate Animals: Rulers of the Animal Kingdom
   1. What Is Zoology?
   2. Sponges and Jellyfish
   3. Coral and Coral Reefs
   4. From Simple Worms to Complex Worms
   5. Mollusks
   6. Arthropods: Over a Million Strong
   7. Echinoderms: Phylum of Fives
6. Vertebrate Animals
   1. No Bones about Them: Jawless Fish, Sharks, and Rays
   2. Osteichthyes: Bony Fish
   3. Amphibians: From the Water to Land
   4. Reptiles
   5. Birds: Built Strong and Light
7. Mammals 'R' Us
   1. Types of Mammals
   2. Energy Requirements: Nutrition, Circulation, and Gas Exchange
   3. Regulation
   4. Development
   5. Response to the Environment
8. Human Biology
   1. Support and Movement
   2. Food for Thought: The Digestive System
   3. Nutrition
   4. Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
   5. The Nervous System
   6. The Immune System
   7. The Reproductive System
   8. Human Evolution
9. Ecology: Organisms and Their Environment
   1. Biomes
   2. Communities: Relationships Among Species
   3. Populations: Relationships within Species
   4. Ecological Succession
10. Human Impact on the Environment
    1. Pollution
    2. Destruction of Habitat
    3. Alien Invasion: Non-Native Species
    4. Extinction and Loss of Species