Bature of Science:Disease Detective Solves Mystery Chapter 1 Living Things 1 What Is Life? 2 Integrating Earth Science:The Origin of Life 3 Classifying Organisms 4 The Six Kingdoms Chapter 2 Viruses and Bacteria 1 Viruses 2 Bacteria 3 Integrating Health:Viruses,Bacteria,and Your Health Chapter 3 Protists and Fungi 1 Protists 2 Integrating Environmental Science:Algal Blooms 3 Fungi Chapter 4 Introduction to Plants 1 The Plant Kingdom 2 Integrating Physics:Photosynthesis and Light 3 Mosses,Liverworts,and Hornworts 4 Ferns and Their Relatives Chapter 5 Seed Plants 1 The Characteristics of Seed Plants 2 Gymnosperms 3 Angiosperms 4 Plant Responses and Growth 5 Integrating Technology:Feeding the World Interdisciplinary Exploration:Corn-The Amazing Grain Reference Section skills Handbook Think Like a Scientist Making Measurements Conducting a Scientific Investigation Thinking Critically Organizing Information Creating Data Tables and Graphs Appendix A:Laboratory Safety Appendix B:Using the Microscope Glossary Index Acknowledgments