TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freeman, Scott
TI  - Biological science Volume 1
SN  - 9780130932051
U1  - 570 22
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
PB  - Prentice-Hall
KW  - Biology
N1  - Contents;

Biology and the tree of life 
1. The origin and early evolution of life 
The atoms and molecules of ancient earth 
Macromolecules and the RNA world 
Membranes and the first cells 

2. Cell function 
Cell structure and function 
Respiration and fermentation 
Photosynthesis 
Cell division 

3. Gene structure and expression 
Meiosis 
Mendel and the gene 
How do genes work?
etc.

4. Developmental biology 
An introduction to development 
Early development 
What determines cell's fate?

5. Evolutionary patterns and processes 
Darwinism and the evidence for evolution 
Evolutionary processes 
Speciation 
etc.

6. The diversification of life 
Bacteria and archaea 
Viruses 
Protists
etc.

7. How plants work 
Plant form and function 
Water and sugar transport in plants 
Plant nutrition 
etc.

8. How animals 
Animal form and function 
Water and electrolyte balance in animals 
Animal nutrition 
etc.

9. Ecology 
Behavior 
Population ecology 
Species interactions 
Community ecology 
etc.


; Includes bibliographies and index
ER  -