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- CK-12 Foundation
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- CK-12
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- EN
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- Basic Sciences
Contents· 339 sections
- 01: Introduction to Biology
- 1.01: Carbohydrates
- 1.02: Proteins
- 1.03: Lipids
- 1.04: Nucleic Acids
- 1.05: Biochemical Reactions
- 1.06: Energy and Biochemical Reactions
- 1.07: Types of Biochemical Reactions
- 1.08: Enzymes
- 1.09: Enzyme Function
- 1.10: Water and Life
- 1.11: Scientific Method
- 1.12: Acids and Bases
- 1.13: Experiment
- 1.14: Scientific Theories
- 1.15: Characteristics of Life
- 1.16: Principles of Biology
- 1.17: Interdependence of Living Things
- 1.18: Organization of Living Things
- 1.19: Evolution of Life
- 1.20: Significance of Carbon
- 02: Cell Biology
- 2.01: Cell Organization
- 2.02: Diffusion
- 2.03: Osmosis
- 2.04: Passive Transport
- 2.05: Active Transport
- 2.06: Sodium-Potassium Pump
- 2.07: Exocytosis and Endocytosis
- 2.08: Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
- 2.09: Glucose and ATP
- 2.10: Chloroplast
- 2.11: Parts of the Cell
- 2.12: Leaves and Photosynthesis
- 2.13: Photosynthesis
- 2.14: Calvin Cycle
- 2.15: Photosynthesis Summary
- 2.16: Chemosynthesis
- 2.17: Cellular Respiration
- 2.18: Glycolysis
- 2.19: Krebs Cycle
- 2.20: Electron Transport
- 2.21: Fermentation
- 2.22: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
- 2.23: Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration
- 2.24: Cell Division
- 2.25: Cell Cycle
- 2.26: Chromosomes
- 2.27: Mitosis
- 2.28: Reproduction
- 2.29: Meiosis
- 2.30: Gametogenesis
- 2.31: Genetic Variation
- 2.32: Life Cycle
- 2.33: Phospholipid Bilayer
- 2.34: Membrane Proteins
- 2.35: Cytoplasm and Cytoskeleton
- 2.36: Nucleus
- 2.37: Ribosomes and Mitochondria
- 2.38: Cell Structure
- 2.39: Plant Cell Structure
- 03: Genetics
- 3.01: Genetic Linkage
- 3.02: Mendelian Inheritance
- 3.03: Genetic Disorders
- 3.04: Biotechnology
- 3.05: Biotechnology Applications
- 3.06: Ethical Legal and Social Issues in Biotechnology (ELSI)
- 3.07: Pea Plants
- 3.08: Mendel's First Experiment
- 3.09: Mendel's Second Experiment
- 3.10: Mendel's Laws
- 3.11: Probability
- 3.12: Punnett Squares
- 3.13: Non-Mendelian Inheritance
- 3.14: Human Genome
- 3.15: Human Chromosomes
- 04: Molecular Biology
- 4.01: Mutation Effects
- 4.02: Gene Expression
- 4.03: Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
- 4.04: Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
- 4.05: Central Dogma
- 4.06: DNA
- 4.07: DNA Structure and Replication
- 4.08: RNA
- 4.09: Transcription
- 4.10: Genetic Code
- 4.11: Translation
- 4.12: Mutation
- 4.13: Mutation Causes
- 05: Evolution
- 5.01: Classification
- 5.02: Phylogeny and Cladistics
- 5.03: Darwin
- 5.04: Influences on Darwin
- 5.05: Theory of Evolution
- 5.06: Fossils
- 5.07: Comparative Anatomy
- 5.08: Biogeography
- 5.09: Population Genetics
- 5.10: Hardy-Weinberg
- 5.11: History of Life
- 5.12: Forces of Evolution
- 5.13: Natural Selection
- 5.14: Origin of Species
- 5.15: Coevolution
- 5.16: Macroevolution
- 5.17: Animal Evolution
- 5.18: Formation of Earth
- 5.19: First Organic Molecules
- 5.20: First Cell
- 5.21: Eukaryote Evolution
- 5.22: Late Precambrian
- 5.23: Paleozoic Era
- 5.24: Mesozoic Era
- 5.25: Cenozoic Era
- 06: Ecology
- 6.01: Aquatic Biomes
- 6.02: Freshwater and Wetland Biomes
- 6.03: Aquatic Organisms
- 6.04: Predation
- 6.05: Competition
- 6.06: Symbiosis
- 6.07: Succession
- 6.08: Population
- 6.09: Population Structure
- 6.10: Population Growth
- 6.11: Ecosystems
- 6.12: Population Growth Patterns
- 6.13: Human Population
- 6.14: Demographic Transition
- 6.15: Recent and Future Population Growth
- 6.16: Biodiversity
- 6.17: Importance of Biodiversity
- 6.18: Mass Extinction
- 6.19: Resources
- 6.20: Soil and Water
- 6.21: Air Pollution
- 6.22: Energy Flow
- 6.23: Global Warming
- 6.24: Food Chain
- 6.25: Trophic Level
- 6.26: Water Cycle
- 6.27: Carbon Cycle
- 6.28: Nitrogen Cycle
- 6.29: Biomes and Climate
- 6.30: Terrestrial Biomes
- 07: Prokaryotes and Viruses
- 7.01: Virus Structure
- 7.02: Virus Classification
- 7.03: Virus Origin
- 7.04: Virus Replication
- 7.05: Viral Disease
- 7.06: HIV
- 7.07: Virus Control
- 7.08: Viruses in Research
- 7.09: Prokaryotes
- 7.10: Bacteria Classification
- 7.11: Bacteria Structure
- 7.12: Bacteria Nutrition
- 7.13: Bacteria Habitat
- 7.14: Bacteria Reproduction
- 7.15: Bacteria and Humans
- 7.16: Viruses
- 7.17: Virus Characteristics
- 08: Protists and Fungi
- 8.01: Fungi Reproduction
- 8.02: Fungi Evolution
- 8.03: Fungi Classification
- 8.04: 8.13 Fungi Nutrition
- 8.05: Fungi Symbiosis
- 8.06: Use of Fungi
- 8.07: Fungi Diseases
- 8.08: Protists
- 8.09: Protist Evolution
- 8.10: Protist Characteristics
- 8.11: Protozoa
- 8.12: Algae
- 8.13: Mold
- 8.14: Protists and Disease
- 8.15: Fungi
- 8.16: Fungi Structure
- 09: Plants
- 9.01: Angiosperm
- 9.02: Plant Cell
- 9.03: Plant Tissue
- 9.04: Plant Growth
- 9.05: Roots
- 9.06: Stems
- 9.07: Leaves
- 9.08: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle
- 9.09: Life Cycle of Nonvascular Plants
- 9.10: Life Cycle of Seedless Vascular Plants
- 9.11: Plant Characteristics
- 9.12: Life Cycle of Gymnosperms
- 9.13: Life Cycle of Angiosperms
- 9.14: Plant Adaptations
- 9.15: Plant Responses
- 9.16: Importance of Plants
- 9.17: Plant Life Cycle
- 9.18: Plant Evolution
- 9.19: Seed Plant Evolution
- 9.20: Plant Classification
- 9.21: Nonvascular Plants
- 9.22: Vascular Plants
- 9.23: Seed Plants
- 10: Animals
- 10.01: Animals
- 10.02: Animal Classification
- 10.03: Animal Behavior Evolution
- 10.04: Innate Behavior
- 10.05: Learned Behavior
- 10.06: Social Behavior
- 10.07: Cyclic Behavior
- 10.08: Reproductive Behavior
- 11: Invertebrates
- 11.01: Arthropods
- 11.02: Insects
- 11.03: Echinoderms
- 11.04: Invertebrate Chordates
- 11.05: Invertebrate Diversity
- 11.06: Invertebrate Evolution
- 11.07: Invertebrate Classification
- 11.08: Sponges
- 11.09: Cnidarians
- 11.10: Flatworms
- 11.11: Roundworms
- 11.12: Mollusks
- 11.13: Annelids
- 12: Vertebrates
- 12.01: Amphibian Structure and Function
- 12.02: Amphibian Reproduction
- 12.03: Amphibian Classification
- 12.04: Amphibian Evolution and Ecology
- 12.05: Reptile Structure and Function
- 12.06: Reptile Reproduction
- 12.07: Reptile Classification
- 12.08: Reptile Evolution
- 12.09: Reptile Ecology
- 12.10: Bird Structure and Function
- 12.11: Chordates
- 12.12: Bird Reproduction
- 12.13: Bird Classification
- 12.14: Bird Evolution
- 12.15: Bird Ecology
- 12.16: Mammal Overview
- 12.17: Mammal Structure and Function
- 12.18: Endothermy
- 12.19: Locomotion
- 12.20: Placental Mammals
- 12.21: Marsupials
- 12.22: Vertebrate Diversity
- 12.23: Monotremes
- 12.24: Mammal Ancestors
- 12.25: Mammal Evolution
- 12.26: Mammal Classification
- 12.27: Vertebrate Reproduction
- 12.28: Vertebrate Classification
- 12.29: Vertebrate Evolution
- 12.30: Fish
- 12.31: Fish Reproduction
- 12.32: Fish Classification
- 12.33: Fish Evolution and Ecology
- 13: Human Biology
- 13.01: Muscle Contraction
- 13.02: Skin
- 13.03: Nails and Hair
- 13.04: Neuron
- 13.05: Nerve Impulse
- 13.06: Central Nervous System
- 13.07: Peripheral Nervous System
- 13.08: Senses
- 13.09: Drugs and the Nervous System
- 13.10: Nervous System Diseases
- 13.11: Human Body
- 13.12: Endocrine Glands
- 13.13: Hormone
- 13.14: Hormone Regulation
- 13.15: Endocrine System Diseases
- 13.16: Heart
- 13.17: Blood Vessels
- 13.18: Circulatory System
- 13.19: Cardiovascular Diseases
- 13.20: Blood
- 13.21: Respiratory System
- 13.22: Homeostasis
- 13.23: Respiratory System Organs
- 13.24: Breathing
- 13.25: Regulation of Breathing
- 13.26: Respiratory System Disorders
- 13.27: Digestive System Organs
- 13.28: Digestive System
- 13.29: Small Intestine
- 13.30: Large Intestine
- 13.31: Digestive System Diseases
- 13.32: Food and Nutrients
- 13.33: Skeletal System
- 13.34: Balanced Eating
- 13.35: Excretory System
- 13.36: Urinary System
- 13.37: Kidneys
- 13.38: Excretory System Diseases
- 13.39: Innate Immune System
- 13.40: Inflammatory Response
- 13.41: Lymphatic System
- 13.42: Humoral Response
- 13.43: Cell-Mediated Response
- 13.44: Bones
- 13.45: Immunity
- 13.46: Allergies
- 13.47: Autoimmune Disease
- 13.48: Immunodeficiency
- 13.49: HIV AIDS
- 13.50: Carcinogens and Cancer
- 13.51: Air Pollution and Illness
- 13.52: Bioterrorism
- 13.53: Male Reproductive Organs
- 13.54: Male Reproductive Development
- 13.55: Bone Growth
- 13.56: Sperm
- 13.57: Female Reproductive Organs
- 13.58: Female Reproductive Development
- 13.59: Egg Cells
- 13.60: Menstrual Cycle
- 13.61: Fertilization
- 13.62: Embryo Growth
- 13.63: Prenatal Development
- 13.64: The Placenta
- 13.65: Pregnancy
- 13.66: Joints
- 13.67: Birth to Adulthood
- 13.68: Adulthood
- 13.69: STIs
- 13.70: Bacterial STIs
- 13.71: Viral STIs
- 13.72: Skeletal Diseases
- 13.73: Muscles
- 13.74: Skeletal Muscles