Biology. - Campbell, Neil A. 1946- (Menlo Park, California The Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co., 1996)
Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life -- Unit One. The Chemistry of Life: Chapter 2. The Chemical Context of Life -- Chapter 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment -- Chapter 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life -- Chapter 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules -- Chapter 6. An Introduction to Metabolism -- Unit Two. The Cell: Chapter 7. A Tour of the Cell -- Chapter 8. Membrane Structure and Function -- Chapter 9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy -- Chapter 10. Photosynthesis -- Chapter 11. The Reproduction of Cells -- Unit Three. The Gene: Chapter 12. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles -- Chapter 13. Mendel and the Gene Idea -- Chapter 14. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance -- Chapter 15. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance -- Chapter 16. From Gene to Protein -- Chapter 17. Microbial Models: the Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria -- Chapter 18. Genome Organization and Expression in Eukaryotes -- Chapter 19. DNA Technology -- Unit Four. Mechanisms of Evolution: Chapter 20. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life -- Chapter 21. The Evolution of Populations -- Chapter 22. The Origin of Species -- Chapter 23. Tracing Phylogeny: Macroevolution, the Fossil Record, and Systematics -- Unit Five. The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity: Chapter 24. Early Earth and the Origin of Life -- Chapter 25. Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity -- Chapter 26. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity -- Chapter 27. Plants and the Colonization of Land -- Chapter 28. Fungi -- Chapter 29. Invertebrates and the Origin of Animal Diversity -- Chapter 30. The Vertebrate Genealogy -- Unit Six. Plants: Form and Function: Chapter 31. Plant Structure and Growth -- Chapter 32. Transport in Plants -- Chapter 33. Plant Nutrition -- Chapter 34. Plant Reproduction and Development -- Chapter 35. Control Systems in Plants -- Unit Seven Animals: Form and Function: Chapter 36. An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function -- Chapter 37. Animal Nutrition -- Chapter 38. Circulation and Gas Exchange -- Chapter 39. The Body's Defenses -- Chapter 40. Controlling the Internal Environment -- Chapter 41. Chemical Signals in Animals -- Chapter 42. Animal Reproduction -- Chapter 43. Animal Development -- Chapter 44. Nervous Systems -- Chapter 45. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms -- Unit Eight. Ecology: Chapter 46. An Introduction to Ecology: Distribution and Adaptations of Organisms -- Chapter 47. Population Ecology -- Chapter 48. Community Ecology -- Chapter 49. Ecosystems -- Chapter 50. Behavior -- Appendix One. Self-Quiz Answers -- Appendix Two. The Metric System -- Appendix Three. Classification of Life -- Appendix Four. A Comparison of the Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope. -- Credits. Glossary. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Biology