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Biology : concepts and applications / Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Australia : Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2006Description: xx, (varying pagings) : Col.ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0495188360
  • 9780495188360
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QH 308.2 S796b 2006
Contents:
Contents Introduction 1.Invitation to biology Unit I: Principles of cellular life 2. Life's chemical basis 3. Molecules of life 4. How cells are put together 5. Where it starts-photosynthesis 7. How cells release chemical energy Unit II: Principles of inheritance 8. Process of evolution 9. Meiosis and sexual reproduction 10. Observing patterns in inherited traits 11. Chromosomes and human genetics 12. DNA structure and function 13. From DNA to proteins 14. Controls over genes 15. Studying and manipulating genomes Unit III: Principles of evolution 16. Processes of evolution 17. Evolutionary patterns, rates and trends 18. The origin and early evolution of life Unit IV: Evolution and biodiversity 19. Prokaryotes and viruses 20. The simplest eukaryotes-protists and fungi 21. Plant evolution 22. Animal evolution-the invertebrates 23. Animal evolution-the vertebrates 24. Plants and animals-common challenges Unit V: How plants work 25. Plant tissues 26. Plant nutrition and transport 27, Plant reproduction and development Unit VI: How animals work 28. Animal tissues and organ systems 29. Neural control 30. Sensory perception 31. Endocrine control 32. How animals move 33. Circulation 34. Immunity 35. Respiration 36. Digestion and human nutrition 37. The internal environment 38. Animal reproduction and development Unit VII: Principles of ecology 39. Population ecology 40. Community structure and biodiversity 41. Ecosystems 42. The biosphere 43. Behavioral ecology
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction
1.Invitation to biology

Unit I: Principles of cellular life
2. Life's chemical basis
3. Molecules of life
4. How cells are put together
5. Where it starts-photosynthesis
7. How cells release chemical energy

Unit II: Principles of inheritance
8. Process of evolution
9. Meiosis and sexual reproduction
10. Observing patterns in inherited traits
11. Chromosomes and human genetics
12. DNA structure and function
13. From DNA to proteins
14. Controls over genes
15. Studying and manipulating genomes

Unit III: Principles of evolution
16. Processes of evolution
17. Evolutionary patterns, rates and trends
18. The origin and early evolution of life

Unit IV: Evolution and biodiversity
19. Prokaryotes and viruses
20. The simplest eukaryotes-protists and fungi
21. Plant evolution
22. Animal evolution-the invertebrates
23. Animal evolution-the vertebrates
24. Plants and animals-common challenges

Unit V: How plants work
25. Plant tissues
26. Plant nutrition and transport
27, Plant reproduction and development

Unit VI: How animals work
28. Animal tissues and organ systems
29. Neural control
30. Sensory perception
31. Endocrine control
32. How animals move
33. Circulation
34. Immunity
35. Respiration
36. Digestion and human nutrition
37. The internal environment
38. Animal reproduction and development

Unit VII: Principles of ecology
39. Population ecology
40. Community structure and biodiversity
41. Ecosystems
42. The biosphere
43. Behavioral ecology

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