Biology exploring life - Brum, Gilbert D.; McKane, Larry; Karp, Gerald (New York John Wiley & Sons, 1994)
Table of Contents: Part 1. Biology: The Study of Life: Chapter 1. Biology: Exploring Life -- Chapter 2. The Process of Science -- Part 2. Chemical and Cellular Foundations of Life: Chapter 3. The Atomic Basis of Life -- Chapter 4. Biochemicals: The Molecules of Life -- Chapter 5. Cell Structure and Function -- Chapter 6. Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolic Pathways -- Chapter 7. Movement of Materials Across Membranes -- Chapter 8. Processing Energy: Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis -- Chapter 9. Processing Energy: Fermentation and Respiration -- Chapter 10. Cell Division: Mitosis -- Chapter 11. Cell Division: Meiosis -- Part 3. The Genetic Basis of Life: Chapter 12. On the Trail of Heredity -- Chapter 13. Genes and Chromosomes -- Chapter 14. The Molecular Basis of Genetics -- Chapter 15. Orchestrating Gene Expression -- Chapter 16. DNA Technology: Developments and Applications -- Chapter 17. Human Genetics: Past, Present and Future -- Part 4. Form and Function of Plant Life: Chapter 18. Plant Tissues and Organs -- Chapter 19. The Living Plant: Circulation and Transport -- Chapter 20. Sexual Reproduction of Flowering Plants -- Chapter 21. How Plants Grow and Develop -- Part 5. Form and Function of Animal Life: Chapter 22. An Introduction to Animal Form and Function -- Chapter 23. Coordinating the Organism: The Role of the Nervous System -- Chapter 24. Sensory Perception: Gathering Information about the Environment -- Chapter 25. Coordinating the Organism: The Role of the Endocrine System -- Chapter 26. Protection, Support, and Movement: The Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems -- Chapter 27. Processing Food and Providing Nutrition: The Digestive System -- Chapter 28. Maintaining the Constancy of the Internal Environment: The Circulatory and Excretory Systems -- Chapter 29. Gas Exchange: The Respiratory System -- Chapter 30. Internal Defense: The Immune System -- Chapter 31. Generating Offspring: The Reproductive System -- Chapter 32. Animal Growth and Development Acquiring Form and Function -- Part 6. Evolution: Chapter 33. Mechanisms of Evolution -- Chapter 34. Evidence for Evolution -- Chapter 35. The Origin and History of Life -- Part 7. The Kingdom of Life: Diversity and Classification: Chapter 36. The Monera Kingdom and Viruses -- Chapter 37. The Protist and Fungus Kingdoms -- Chapter 38. The Plant Kingdom -- Chapter 39. The Animal Kingdom -- Part 8. Ecology and Animal Behavior: Chapter 40. The Biosphere -- Chapter 41. Ecosystems and Communities -- Chapter 42. Community Ecology: Interactions between Organisms -- Chapter 43. Population Ecology -- Chapter 44. Animal Behavior -- Appendix A. Metric and Temperature Conversion Charts -- Appendix B. Microscopes: Exploring the Details of Life -- Appendix C. The Hardy-Weinberg Principle -- Appendix D. Careers in Biology. -- Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Biology