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Acknowledgment of Country
Adaptation and attribution
Preface
1. Organising life on earth
2. Perspectives on the phylogenetic tree
3. Distinctions and relationships of major groups of life
4. Test your understanding
5. Basic science and measurement
6. Particles and temperature
7. Thermodynamics
8. Homeostasis
9. Test your understanding
10. Cell membrane
11. Nucleus
12. The endomembrane system
13. The cytoskeleton
14. Cell-cell adhesions
15. Test your understanding
16. Tissues and cells
17. Organs and systems
18. Epithelial tissue
19. Muscular tissue
20. Connective tissue
21. Nervous tissue
22. Test your understanding
23. Introduction to biomolecules and energy
24. Enzymes
25. Carbohydrates
26. Lipids
27. Proteins
28. Nucleic acids
29. Test your understanding
30. Selective permeability and simple diffusion
31. Facilitated diffusion
32. Electrochemical gradients and equilibrium potential
33. Active transport
34. Test your understanding
35. Cell signalling
36. Receptors and ligands
37. Test your understanding
38. DNA and chromosomes
39. Regulation of gene expression
40. Cell cycle regulation
41. Biotechnology
42. Test your understanding
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About the authors
Review and accessibility statements
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