Biology : concepts and applications / Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr
Publication details: Australia : Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2006Description: xx, (varying pagings) : Col.ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0495188360
- 9780495188360
- QH 308.2 S796b 2006
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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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