The nature of life - Postlethwait, John H.; Hopson, Janet L. (New York McGraw-Hill, 1992)
Table of Contents: Preface. A Guided Tour to The Nature of Life. -- Chapter 1. The Nature of Life: An Introduction -- Part One. Life's Fundamentals: Chapter 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life -- Chapter 3. Cells: The Basic Units of Life -- Chapter 4. The Dynamic Cell -- Chapter 5. How Living Things Harvest Energy from Nutrient Molecules -- Chapter 6. Photosynthesis: Trapping Sunlight to Build Nutrients -- Part Two. Perpetuation of Life: Chapter 7. Cell Cycles and Life Cycles -- Chapter 8. Mendelian Genetics -- Chapter 9. DNA: The Thread of Life -- Chapter 10. How Genes Work: From DNA to RNA to Protein -- Chapter 11. Genetic Recombination and Recombinant DNA Research -- Chapter 12. Human Genetics -- Chapter 13. Reproduction and Development: The Start of a New Generation -- Chapter 14. The Human Life Cycle -- Part Three. Life's Variety -- Chapter 15. Life's Origins and Diversity on Our Planet -- Chapter 16. Life As a Single Cell -- Chapter 17. Plants and Fungi: Decomposers and Producers -- Chapter 18. Invertebrate Animals: The Quiet Majority -- Chapter 19. The Chordates: Vertebrates and Their Relatives -- Part Four. How Animals Survive: Chapter 20. An Introduction to How Animals Function -- Chapter 21. Circulation: Transporting Gases and Materials -- Chapter 22. The Immune System and the Body's Defenses -- Chapter 23. Respiration: Gas Exchange in Animals -- Chapter 24. Animal Nutrition and Digestion: Energy and Materials for Every Cell -- Chapter 25. Excretion and the Balancing of Water and Salt -- Chapter 26. Hormones and Other Molecular Messengers -- Chapter 27. How Nerve Cells Control Behavior -- Chapter 28. The Sense and the Brain -- Chapter 29. The Dynamic Animal: The Body in Motion -- Part Five. How Plants Survive: Chapter 30. Plant Architecture and Function -- Chapter 31. Regulators of Plant Growth and Development -- Chapter 32. The Dynamic Plant: Transporting Water and Nutrients -- Part Six. Interactions: Organisms and Environment: Chapter 33. The Genetic Basis for Evolution -- Chapter 34. Population Ecology: Patterns in Space and Time -- Chapter 35. The Ecology of Living Communities: Populations Interacting -- Chapter 36. Ecosystems: Webs of Life and the Physical World -- Chapter 37. The Biosphere: Earth's Fragile Film of Life -- Part Seven. Behavior and the Future: Chapter 38. Animal Behavior: Adaptations for Survival. -- Appendix. Glossary. Credits and Acknowledgments. Index.
"Chapters 1-5, complete for classroom use"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Biology; Life (Biology).