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Biology : the dynamic science / Peter J. Russell . . . [et al]

Contributor(s): Publication details: Australia : Thomson ; Brooks /Cole, c2008Description: xxxiii, 1289, 128 p. : col.ill. ; 29cmISBN:
  • 0534403204
  • 9780534403201
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QH 308.2 B615 2008
Contents:
Contents 1. Introduction to biological concepts and research 2. Life, chemistry, and water 3. Biological molecules: the carbon compounds of life 4. Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions 5. The cell: an overview 6. Membranes and transport 7. Cell communication 8. Harvesting chemical energy: cellular respiration 9. Photosynthesis - 10. Cell division and mitosis -- 11. Meiosis: the cellular basis of sexual reproduction -- 12. Mendel, genes and inheritance -- 13. Genes chromosomes and human genetics -- 14. DNA structure, replication and organization -- 15. From DNA to protein -- 16. Control of gene expression -- 17. Bacterial and viral genetics -- 18. DNA technologies and genomics -- 19. The development of evolutionary thought -- 20. Microevolution: genetic changes within populations -- 21. Speciation -- 22. Paleobiology and macroevolution -- 23. Systematic biology: phylogeny and classification -- 24. The origin of life -- 25. Prokaryotes and viruses -- 26. Protists -- 27. Plants -- 28. Fungi -- 29. Animal phylogeny, acoelomates and protostomes -- 30. Deuterostomes: vertebrates and their closest relatives -- 31. The plant body -- 32. Transport in plants -- 33. Plant nutrition -- 34. Reproduction and development in flowering plants -- 35. Control of plant growth and development -- 36. Introduction to animal organization and physiology -- 37. Information flow and the neuron -- 38. Nervous systems -- 39. Sensory systems -- 40. The endocrine system -- 41. Muscles, bones, and body movement -- 42. The circulatory system -- 43. Defenses against disease -- 44. Gas exchange: the respiratory system -- 45. Animal nutrition -- 46. Regulating the internal environment -- 47. Animal reproduction -- 48. Animal development -- 49. Population ecology -- 50. Population interactions and community ecology -- 51. Ecosystems -- 52. The biosphere -- 53. Biodiversity and conservation biology -- 54. The physiology and genetics of animal behavior -- 55. The ecology and evolution of animal behavior.
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Contents
1. Introduction to biological concepts and research
2. Life, chemistry, and water
3. Biological molecules: the carbon compounds of life
4. Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions
5. The cell: an overview
6. Membranes and transport
7. Cell communication
8. Harvesting chemical energy: cellular respiration
9. Photosynthesis -
10. Cell division and mitosis --
11. Meiosis: the cellular basis of sexual reproduction --
12. Mendel, genes and inheritance --
13. Genes chromosomes and human genetics --
14. DNA structure, replication and organization --
15. From DNA to protein --
16. Control of gene expression --
17. Bacterial and viral genetics --
18. DNA technologies and genomics --
19. The development of evolutionary thought --
20. Microevolution: genetic changes within populations --
21. Speciation --
22. Paleobiology and macroevolution --
23. Systematic biology: phylogeny and classification --
24. The origin of life --
25. Prokaryotes and viruses --
26. Protists --
27. Plants --
28. Fungi --
29. Animal phylogeny, acoelomates and protostomes --
30. Deuterostomes: vertebrates and their closest relatives --
31. The plant body --
32. Transport in plants --
33. Plant nutrition --
34. Reproduction and development in flowering plants --
35. Control of plant growth and development --
36. Introduction to animal organization and physiology --
37. Information flow and the neuron --
38. Nervous systems --
39. Sensory systems --
40. The endocrine system --
41. Muscles, bones, and body movement --
42. The circulatory system --
43. Defenses against disease --
44. Gas exchange: the respiratory system --
45. Animal nutrition --
46. Regulating the internal environment --
47. Animal reproduction --
48. Animal development --
49. Population ecology --
50. Population interactions and community ecology --
51. Ecosystems --
52. The biosphere --
53. Biodiversity and conservation biology --
54. The physiology and genetics of animal behavior --
55. The ecology and evolution of animal behavior.

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