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Biology: the dynamic science

By Beverly , Hertz , Paul E.;Russell , Peter J.;McMillan

Book information

Publisher
Brooks;Cole Cengage Learning
Year
2014
ISBN
9781133592051, 1133592058
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
255 MB (267720409 bytes)
Edition
Third edition, International edition /
Pages
\1460
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Biology

Description

1. Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research.UNIT I: MOLECULES AND CELLS.2. Life, Chemistry, and Water.3. Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life.4. Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions.5. The Cell: An Overview.6. Membranes and Transport.7. Cell Communication.8. Harvesting Chemical Energy: Cellular Respiration.9. Photosynthesis.10. Cell Division and Mitosis.UNIT II: GENETICS.11. Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction.12. Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance.13. Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics.14. DNA Structure, Replication, and Organization.15. From DNA to Protein.16. Regulation of Gene Expression.17. Bacterial and Viral Genetics.18. DNA Technologies.19. Genomes and Proteomes.UNIT III: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.20. Development of Evolutionary Thought.21. Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations.22. Speciation.23. Paleobiology and Macroevolution.24. Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification.UNIT IV: BIODIVERSITY.25. The Origin of Life.26. Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea.27. Protists.28. Seedless Plants.29. Seed Plants.30. Fungi.31. Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes.32. Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives.UNIT V: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.33. The Plant Body.34. Transport in Plants.35. Plant Nutrition.36. Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants.37. Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment.UNIT VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.38. Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology.39. Information Flow and the Neuron.40. Nervous Systems.41. Sensory Systems.42. The Endocrine System.43. Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements.44. The Circulatory System.45. Defenses against Disease.46. Gas Exchange: The Respiratory System.47. Animal Nutrition.48. Regulating the Internal Environment.49. Animal Reproduction.50. Animal Development.UNIT VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.51. Population Ecology.52. Population Interactions and Community Ecology.53. Ecosystems.54. The Biosphere.55. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.56. The Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Animal Behavior.

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