Discover biology /
Michael L. Cain . . . [et al.].
- Sunderland, Mass. : New York : Sinauer Associates ; Norton, c2000.
- xxiv, (various pagings) ; col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Contents;
Unit 1. Diversity of Life 1. The Nature of Science and the Characteristics 2. Major Groups of Living Organisms 3. Relationships among the Major Groups Organisms 4. Biodiversity
Unit 2. Cells : The Basic Units of Life 5. Chemical Building Blocks c 6. Cell Structure and Compartments 7. Metabolism 8. Photosynthesis and Respiration 9. How Cells communicate 10. Cell Division 11. Cancer: Cell Division out of Control
Unit 3. Genetics 12. Patterns of Inheritance 13. Chromosomes and Human Genetics 14. DNA 15. From Gene to Protein 16. Control of Gene Expression 17. DNA Technology 18. Genetic
Unit 4. Evolution 19. How Evolution Works 20. Evolution of Populations 21. Adaptation and Specification 22. The Evolution History 23. Human Evolution
Unit 5. Form and Function 24. An Overview of the Form and Function of Life 25. Size and Complexity 26. Support and Shape 27. Movement 28. Nutrition 29. Gas Exchange 30. Internal Transport 31. Maintaining the Internal Environment 32. Defense 33. Chemical Messengers 34. Nervous and Sensory Systems 35. Behavior 36. Reproduction 37. Development 38. Human Form an Function
Unit 6. Interactions with the environment 39. The Biosphere 40. Why Organisms Live Where they do 41. Growth of Populations 42. Interactions among Organisms 43. Communities of Organisms 44. Ecosystem 45. Global Change