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Biology / Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2010]Edition: Eleventh edition; AP* editionDescription: xx, 924 pages : color illustrations, color mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780076620043
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570
Contents:
A view of life
Unit I. The cell
Basic chemistry
The chemistry of organic molecules
Cell structure and function
Membrane structure and function
Metabolism : energy and enzymes
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Unit II. Genetic basis of life
The cell cycle and cellular reproduction
Meiosis and sexual reproduction
Mendelian patterns of inheritance
Molecular biology of the gene
Regulation of gene expression
Biotechnology and genomics
Unit III. Evolution
Darwin and evolution
How population evolve
Speciation and macroevolution
Origin and history of life
Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny
Unit IV. Microbiology and evolution
Viruses, bacteria, and archaea
Protist evolution and diversity
Fungi evolution and diversity
Unit V. Plant evaluation and biology
Plant evolution and diversity
Flowering plants : structure and organization
Flowering plants : nutrition and transport
Flowering plants : nutrition and transport
Flowering plants : control of growth responses
Flowering plants : reproduction
Unit VI. Animal evolution and diversity
Invertebrate evolution
Unit VI. Animal evolution and diversity
Invertebrate evolution
Vertebrate evolution
Human evolution
Unit VII. Comparative animal biology
Animal organization and homeostasis
Circulation and cardiovascular systems
The lymphatic and immune systems
Digestive systems and nutrition
Respiration systems
Body fluid regulation and excretory
Neurons and nervous systems
Sense organs
Locomotion and support systems
Hormones and endocrine systems
Reproductive systems
Animal development and aging
Unit VIII. Behavior and ecology
Behavior ecology
Population ecology
Community and ecosystem ecology
Major ecosystems of the biosphere
Conservation of biodiversity
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Includes index.

A view of life

Unit I. The cell

Basic chemistry

The chemistry of organic molecules

Cell structure and function

Membrane structure and function

Metabolism : energy and enzymes

Photosynthesis

Cellular respiration

Unit II. Genetic basis of life

The cell cycle and cellular reproduction

Meiosis and sexual reproduction

Mendelian patterns of inheritance

Molecular biology of the gene

Regulation of gene expression

Biotechnology and genomics

Unit III. Evolution

Darwin and evolution

How population evolve

Speciation and macroevolution

Origin and history of life

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny

Unit IV. Microbiology and evolution

Viruses, bacteria, and archaea

Protist evolution and diversity

Fungi evolution and diversity

Unit V. Plant evaluation and biology

Plant evolution and diversity

Flowering plants : structure and organization

Flowering plants : nutrition and transport

Flowering plants : nutrition and transport

Flowering plants : control of growth responses

Flowering plants : reproduction

Unit VI. Animal evolution and diversity

Invertebrate evolution

Unit VI. Animal evolution and diversity

Invertebrate evolution

Vertebrate evolution

Human evolution

Unit VII. Comparative animal biology

Animal organization and homeostasis

Circulation and cardiovascular systems

The lymphatic and immune systems

Digestive systems and nutrition

Respiration systems

Body fluid regulation and excretory

Neurons and nervous systems

Sense organs

Locomotion and support systems

Hormones and endocrine systems

Reproductive systems

Animal development and aging

Unit VIII. Behavior and ecology

Behavior ecology

Population ecology

Community and ecosystem ecology

Major ecosystems of the biosphere

Conservation of biodiversity

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