Tobin, Allan J. <br/><br/>
Asking about life / 
Allan J. Tobin, Jennie Dusheck. 
 - Fort Worth :  Saunders College Pub.,  c1998. 
 - xxxi, 962, [86] p. :  col. ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> CONTENTS<br/><br/>CHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY<br/>The chemical foundations of life<br/>Biological molecules small and large<br/>Why are all organisms made of cells<br/>Directions and rates of biochemical processes<br/>How do organisms supply themselves with energy<br/>Photosynthesis: How do organisms get energy from the sun?<br/><br/>GENETICS: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE<br/>Cell reproduction<br/>From meiosis to Mendel<br/>The structure, replication, and repair of DNA<br/>How are genes expressed?<br/>Jumping genes and other unconventional genetic systems<br/>Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA<br/>Human genetics<br/><br/>EVOLUTION<br/>What is the evidence for evolution?<br/>Microevolution: How does a population evolve?<br/>Macroevolution: How do species evolve?<br/>How did the first organisms evolve<br/><br/>DIVERSITY<br/>Classification: What's in a name?<br/>Prokaryotes: How does the other half live?<br/>Classifying the protists and multicellular fungi<br/>Protosme animals: Most animals from mouth first<br/>Deuterostome animals: Echinoderms and chordates<br/><br/>ECOLOGY<br/>Ecosystems<br/>Communities: How do species interact<br/>Biomes and aquatic communities<br/>Populations and the human place in the biosphere<br/>The ecology of animal behaviour<br/><br/>STRUTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF FLOWERING PLANTS<br/>Structural and chemical adaptations of plants<br/>what drives water up and sugar down<br/>Growth and development of flowering plants<br/>How do plant hormones regulate growth and development<br/><br/>STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS<br/>Form and function in animals<br/>How do animals obtain nourishment from food<br/>How do animals coordinate cells and organs<br/>Blood, circulation and the heart<br/>How do animals obtain and distribute oxygen<br/>How do animals manage water' salts and wastes<br/>Défense: Inflammation and immunity<br/>The cells of the nervous system<br/>The nervous system and the sense organs<br/>Sexual reproduction<br/>How do organisms become complex<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>003072046X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97068078  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>570  / TOB