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Read online · Grades 10–12

High School Biology

The chemistry of life, cells and DNA, metabolism, evolution and biodiversity, genetics from replication to gene expression, hormones, the eye and the brain, plants and photosynthesis, immunity, and the body in motion.

Grade 10 (Age 15–16)

  1. 1 The Chemical Makeup of Living Things 15 solved exercises
  2. 2 Cells: The Common Unit of Life 15 solved exercises
  3. 3 DNA: A Universal Genetic Molecule 15 solved exercises
  4. 4 Cell Metabolism 15 solved exercises
  5. 5 Biodiversity at Every Scale 15 solved exercises
  6. 6 Body Plans and Common Ancestry 15 solved exercises
  7. 7 Exercise and the Body’s Energy Needs 15 solved exercises
  8. 8 Heart and Lungs During Effort 15 solved exercises
  9. 9 Muscles and Joints 15 solved exercises
  10. 10 Physical Activity and Health 15 solved exercises

Grade 11 (Age 16–17)

  1. 11 DNA Replication 15 solved exercises
  2. 12 The Cell Cycle and Mitosis 15 solved exercises
  3. 13 Mutations and Genetic Variation 15 solved exercises
  4. 14 From Gene to Protein 15 solved exercises
  5. 15 Enzymes and the Phenotype 15 solved exercises
  6. 16 Genetic Variation and Disease 15 solved exercises
  7. 17 Genome Damage and Cancer 15 solved exercises
  8. 18 Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance 15 solved exercises
  9. 19 Becoming Male or Female 15 solved exercises
  10. 20 Hormonal Control of Reproduction 15 solved exercises
  11. 21 The Eye and Its Photoreceptors 15 solved exercises
  12. 22 Vision and the Brain 15 solved exercises

Grade 12 (Age 17–18)

  1. 23 Meiosis and Genetic Shuffling 15 solved exercises
  2. 24 Diversification of Living Things 15 solved exercises
  3. 25 Selection, Drift and Speciation 15 solved exercises
  4. 26 Reading Kinship: Phylogenetic Trees 15 solved exercises
  5. 27 A Look at Human Evolution 15 solved exercises
  6. 28 Plant Life: Thriving While Rooted 15 solved exercises
  7. 29 The Domesticated Plant 15 solved exercises
  8. 30 Photosynthesis 15 solved exercises
  9. 31 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation 15 solved exercises
  10. 32 Blood Glucose and Diabetes 15 solved exercises
  11. 33 Innate Immunity 15 solved exercises
  12. 34 Adaptive Immunity and Vaccination 15 solved exercises
  13. 35 The Stretch Reflex and the Nerve Message 15 solved exercises
  14. 36 From Intention to Movement 15 solved exercises

36 chapters — 36 online so far, and more publishing regularly. The complete book is already available as a free PDF you can read online.