Life / Ricki Lewis . . . [et al.].
Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2004. Edition: 5th editionDescription: xxiii, 981 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 9780072874686
- 0072874686
- 22 570 LIF
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Contents;
Unit 1: From atoms to cells
1. What is life?
2. The chemistry of life
3. Cells
4. The cell surface and cytoskeleton
etc.
Unit 2: Genetics and biotechnology
8. The cell cycle
9. Meiosis
10. How inherited traits are transmitted
11. Chromosomes
etc.
Unit 3: Evolution
14. The evolution of evolutionary thought
15. The forces of evolutionary changes - Microevolution
16. Speciation and extinction
17. Evidence of evolution
etc.
Unit 4: The diversity of life
19. Viruses
20. Bacteria and archaea
21. Protista
22. Plantae
23. Fungi
etc.
Unit 5: Plant life
26. Plant form and function
27. Plant nutrition and transport
28. Reproduction of flowering plants
29. Plant responses to stimuli
Unit 6: Animal life
30. Animal tissues and organ systems
31. The nervous system
32. The senses
33. The endocrine system
34. The musculoskeletal system
35. The circulatory
etc.
Unit 7: Behavior and ecology
41. Animal behavior
42. Populations
43. Communities and ecosystems
44. Biomes and aquatic ecosystems
45. Environmental challenges
Glossary : p. 922-945 . _ Index : p. 951-981.
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