Biology /
Neil A. Campbell
- 3rd edition
- Redwood City, Calif. : Benjamin/Cummings, c1993.
- xxx, 1190, [76] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences .
Contents
Introduction: Themes in the study of life
1. The chemistry of life Atoms, molecules, and chemical bonds Water and the fitness of the environment Carbon and molecular diversity The structure and function of macromolecules An introduction to metabolism
2. The cell A tour of the cell Membrane structure and function Cellular respiration: Harvesting chemical energy Photosynthesis The reproduction of cells
3. The gene Meiosis and sexual life cycles Mendel and the gene idea The chromosomal basis of inheritance The molecular basis of inheritance From gene to protein etc.
4. Mechanisms of evolution Descent with modification: A Darwinian view of life How populations evolve The origin of species Teaching phylogeny: Macroevolution, the fossil record and systematics
5. The evolutionary history of biological diversity Early earth and the origin of life Prokaryotes and the origins of metabolic diversity Protists and the origin of eukaryotes Plants and the colonization of land Fungi etc.
6. Plants: Form and function Plant structure and growth Transport in plants Plant nutrition etc.
7. Animals: Form and functions An introduction to animal structure and function Animal nutrition Circulation and gas exchange The body's defenses Controlling the internal environment etc.
8. Ecology An introduction to ecology: Distribution and adaptations of organisms Population ecology Community ecology Ecosystems Behavior