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[{id:"2407",title:"Foundations of Life Science"},{id:"2408",title:"Chemical Basis of Life"},{id:"2409",title:"Cell Structure and Function"},{id:"2410",title:"Photosynthesis"},{id:"2411",title:"Cellular Respiration"},{id:"2412",title:"Cell Division and Reproduction"},{id:"2413",title:"Mendelian Genetics"},{id:"2414",title:"Molecular Genetics"},{id:"2415",title:"Human Genetics"},{id:"2416",title:"Biotechnology"},{id:"2417",title:"History of Life"},{id:"2418",title:"Evolutionary Theory"},{id:"2419",title:"Evolution in Populations"},{id:"2892",title:"Classification"},{id:"2420",title:"Principles of Ecology"},{id:"2893",title:"Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities"},{id:"2421",title:"Populations"},{id:"2422",title:"Ecology and Human Actions"},{id:"2423",title:"The Human Body"},{id:"2424",title:"Nervous and Endocrine Systems"},{id:"2425",title:"Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems"},{id:"2426",title:"Circulatory and Respiratory Systems"},{id:"2427",title:"Digestive and Excretory Systems"},{id:"2428",title:"Immune System and Disease"},{id:"2429",title:"Reproductive System and Human Development"},{id:"5317",title:"Appendix: Biology I"},]
Foundations of Life Science
This chapter provides an introduction to scientific investigations, methods, observations, and...
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This chapter provides an introduction to scientific investigations, methods, observations, and communication.
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cell theory
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phenomenon
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hypothesis
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observation
Foundations of Life Science
Chemical Basis of Life
This chapter covers matter, the significance of carbon, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, amino acids...
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This chapter covers matter, the significance of carbon, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, amino acids, biochemical, and chemical properties and reactions.
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solvent
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organism
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enzyme
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chemical reaction
Chemical Basis of Life
Cell Structure and Function
This chapter introduces cell structure and function, features of prokaryotic, eukaryotic, plant,...
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This chapter introduces cell structure and function, features of prokaryotic, eukaryotic, plant, and animal cells. General structures and functions of DNA, RNA, protein, cell transport, and homeostasis.
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Cell Processes
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Homeostatis
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Transport
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Cell Structure and Function
Grades: 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
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prokaryote
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organelle
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plasma membrane
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cell-signaling mechanism
Cell Structure and Function
Photosynthesis
This chapter covers the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic...
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This chapter covers the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem, and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration.
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Plants
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Plant-cells
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Organic Compounds
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Photosynthesis
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CK-12 Foundation
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chemical equation for photosynthesis
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chemical equation
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chemical energy for life
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carbon fixation
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
This chapter introduces cellular respiration and its relationship to glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle, an...
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This chapter introduces cellular respiration and its relationship to glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle, and the electron transport chain.
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Organelles
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Plant-cells
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Function of Cells
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Cellular Respiration
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aerobic
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lactic acid fermentation
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mitochondrion
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anaerobic
Cellular Respiration
Cell Division and Reproduction
This chapter covers cell division, the process of producing new cells, and sexual and asexual...
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This chapter covers cell division, the process of producing new cells, and sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Cell Division
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Cancer
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Cell Growth
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Chromosomes
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cancer
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alternation of generations
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cell cycle
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cell division
Cell Division and Reproduction
Mendelian Genetics
This chapter covers Mendelian genetics, inheritance, probability, dominant, recessive, and sex-linke...
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This chapter covers Mendelian genetics, inheritance, probability, dominant, recessive, and sex-linked traits.
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Mendelian Genetics
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Dominant Traits
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Law of Segregation
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Mendelian Inheritance
Grades: 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
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genotype
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phenotype
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autosome
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sex-linked trait
Mendelian Genetics
Molecular Genetics
This chapter covers DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, mutation, and regulation of gene expression.
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This chapter covers DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, mutation, and regulation of gene expression.
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Molecular Genetics
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DNA and RNA
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Chromosomes
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Discovery
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
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CK-12 Foundation
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dna
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hershey
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chase
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dna replication
Molecular Genetics
Human Genetics
This chapter covers the human genome and genetic diseases/disorders, including autosomal vs....
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This chapter covers the human genome and genetic diseases/disorders, including autosomal vs. sex-linked inheritance patterns.
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Chromosomes
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Chemical Basis of Life
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Organic Compounds
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Nucleic Acids
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polygenic traits
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epistasis
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pleiotropy
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trisomy 21
Human Genetics
Biotechnology
This chapter covers DNA technology, The Human Genome Project, and gene cloning.
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This chapter covers DNA technology, The Human Genome Project, and gene cloning.
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Animal Cloning
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Biotechnology
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DNA Technology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
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dna fingerprinting
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transgenic
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genetic testing
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short tandem repeat
Biotechnology
History of Life
This chapter introduces the Evolution of Life, macroevolution, mass extinctions, episodic speciation...
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This chapter introduces the Evolution of Life, macroevolution, mass extinctions, episodic speciation, and responses to environmental and geographic changes.
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History of Life
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Fossil Record
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Geologic Time Scale
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Patterns of Macroevolution
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
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CK-12 Foundation
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plate tectonics theory
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fossils
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evolution: microevolution and macroevolution
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and sixth extinction
History of Life
Evolutionary Theory
This chapter covers Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the common ancestry of all life and natural...
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This chapter covers Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the common ancestry of all life and natural selection, including fossils, comparative anatomy and embryology, molecular biology, and biogeography.
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Evolution
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Evolutionary Theory
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Darwin
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Darwin's Theory of Evolution
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CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
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elsi
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repeat
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genetic testing
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ethical legal social issues
Evolutionary Theory
Evolution in Populations
This chapter covers the genetics of populations, genetic diseases in populations, mutations, and...
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This chapter covers the genetics of populations, genetic diseases in populations, mutations, and natural selection.
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Evolution
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Evolution in Populations
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Allele Frequencies
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Genes and Alleles
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molecular clock
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gradualism vs. punctuated equilibrium
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radiometric dating
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metabolism-first models
Evolution in Populations
Classification
This chapter covers taxonomy, the scientific classification of organisms, from classification based...
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Nov. 16, 2009 10:42 PM
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This chapter covers taxonomy, the scientific classification of organisms, from classification based on form and function to modern classifications based on molecular analysis.
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Biology
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Classification
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Modern Classification System
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Phylogenetic Classification
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phylogeny
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binomial nomenclature
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linnaeus
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species
Classification
Principles of Ecology
This chapter covers ecology and its relationship to energy, ecosystems, and the water, carbon, and...
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This chapter covers ecology and its relationship to energy, ecosystems, and the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles.
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CK-12 Community
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carbon cycle
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sunlight
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ecology
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environment
Principles of Ecology
Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities
This chapter covers both terrestrial and aquatic biomes as well as community interactions such as...
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This chapter covers both terrestrial and aquatic biomes as well as community interactions such as predation, competition, and symbiosis. Ecological succession is also discussed.
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intertidal zone
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nekton
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benthos
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plankton
Biomes, Ecosystems, and Communities
Populations
This chapter covers the biology of natural populations as related to human populations and analyzes...
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This chapter covers the biology of natural populations as related to human populations and analyzes dynamics such as growth rates, geometric and logistic growth patterns, and limits to population growth.
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dynamics
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logistic
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s-curve
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models of population growth
Populations
Ecology and Human Actions
This chapter covers the delicate balance between humans and the earth; addressing natural...
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This chapter covers the delicate balance between humans and the earth; addressing natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, soils, land, water, and the atmosphere.
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Ecology
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Air Pollution
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Climate Change
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Human Actions
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air
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erosion
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water
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and pollution
Ecology and Human Actions
The Human Body
This chapter covers the human body and its systems, including cells, tissues, and organs.
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This chapter covers the human body and its systems, including cells, tissues, and organs.
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Biology
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Human Biology
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The Human Body
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Science
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organ
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embryonic stem cell
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stem cell
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differentiated cell
The Human Body
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
This chapter covers the structures and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems. Consequences...
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems. Consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems is also addressed.
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Human Biology
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Endocrine System
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Nervous System
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Biology
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations:
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Tags:
nervous system
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anabolic steroid
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imbalance
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endocrine system
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
This chapter covers the structures and functions of the skeletal, muscular, integumentary systems,...
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the skeletal, muscular, integumentary systems, and the consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems.
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Human Biology
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Integumentary System
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Muscular System
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Skeletal System
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smooth muscle
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compact bone
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homeostatic
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imbalance
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
This chapter covers the structures and functions of the circulatory and respiratory systems, and...
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This chapter covers the structures and functions of the circulatory and respiratory systems, and the consequences of homeostatic imbalance in these systems.
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Human Biology
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Circulatory System
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Respiratory System
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Biology
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Organizations:
CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
Tags:
homeostatic
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fibrin
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gas exchange
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diaphragm
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Digestive and Excretory Systems
This chapter covers the food pyramid and the digestive and excretory systems.
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This chapter covers the food pyramid and the digestive and excretory systems.
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Human Biology
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Digestive System
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Excretory Systems
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Biology
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations:
CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
Tags:
kidney
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nephron
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nutrition
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elimination
Digestive and Excretory Systems
Immune System and Disease
This chapter covers how the body fights diseases. The body's immune system, inflammatory response,...
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This chapter covers how the body fights diseases. The body's immune system, inflammatory response, and defenses against pathogens.
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Human Biology
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Disease
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Immune System
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Biology
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations:
CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
Tags:
skin
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antigen
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lymphatic system
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humoral immune response
Immune System and Disease
Reproductive System and Human Development
This chapter covers the male and female reproductive systems, the reproductive lifecycle, and...
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This chapter covers the male and female reproductive systems, the reproductive lifecycle, and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Reproductive System and Human Development
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Female Reproductive System
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Male Reproductive System
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations:
CK-12 Foundation
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CK-12 Community
Tags:
ovulation
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testosterone
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pregnancy
,
female reproductive system
Reproductive System and Human Development
Appendix: Biology I
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Appendix: Biology I
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