TY  - BOOK
AU  - Campbell,Neil A.
TI  - Biology
SN  - 9780805318807
U1  - 574 23
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Redwood City, Calif.
PB  - Benjamin/Cummings
KW  - Biology
N1  - 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 


; Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -