Biology: Concepts and Applications
Should there be warning labels on fast foods? Should SUV drivers pay extra taxes? Should employers be allowed to require drug testing of prospective employees? This introductory biology text helps you learn the process of science and basic biological principles while encouraging you to think about critical issues. New "Take Home Messages" help you grasp key concepts while special features like the chapter opening case studies and "How Would You Vote?" questions make the material come to life....
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Should there be warning labels on fast foods? Should SUV drivers pay extra taxes? Should employers be allowed to require drug testing of prospective employees? This introductory biology text helps you master biology while encouraging you to think about critical issues. The issues-oriented approach enlivens the subject matter and helps you grasp concepts by making connections between biology and real-life concerns. Here's how it works: An "Impacts, Issues" case study opens each chapter, focusing on a biology Booknews This introductory textbook focuses on the principles of cellular life, inheritance, evolution, biodiversity, plant structure and function, animal structure and function, and ecology and behavior. An introductory chapter introduces basic concepts and methods in the study of biology. Appendixes outline classification schemes, units of measure, major metabolic pathways, and the periodic table of elements. Color photographs and other illustrations are featured throughout. An accompanying CD-ROM contains supplementary material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1. Invitation to Biology. Part I: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE. 2. Life's Chemical Basis. 3. Molecules of Life. 4. Cell Structure and Function. 5. Ground Rules of Metabolism. 6. Where It Starts—Photosynthesis. 7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy. Part II: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE. 8. How Cells Reproduce. 9. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction. 10. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits. 11. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance. 12. DNA Structure and Function. 13. From DNA to Proteins. 14. Controls over Genes. 15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes. Part III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION. 16. Evidence of Evolution. 17. Microevolutionary Process. 18. Life's Origin and Early Evolution. Part IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY. 19. Prokaryotes and Viruses. 20. Protists—The Simplest Eukaryotes. 21. Plant Evolution. 22. Fungi. 23. Animal Evolution—The Invertebrates. 24. Animal Evolution—The Vertebrates. 25. Plants and Animals—Common Challenges. Part V. HOW PLANTS WORK. 26. Plant Tissues. 27. Plant Nutrition and Transport. 28. Plant Reproduction and Development. Part VI. HOW ANIMALS WORK. 29. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems. 30. Neural Control. 31. Sensory Perception. 32. Endocrine Control. 33. Structural Support and Movement. 34. Circulation. 35. Immunity. 36. Respiration. 37. Digestion and Human Nutrition. 38. The Internal Environment. 39. Animal Reproduction and Development. Part VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY. 40. Population Ecology. 41. Community Structure and Biodiversity. 42. Ecosystems. 43. The Biosphere. 44. Behavioral Ecology. Appendix I: Classification System. Appendix II: Units of Measure. Appendix III: Answers to Self-Quizzes. Appendix IV: Answers to Genetic Problems. Appendix V: Molecular Models. Appendix VI: Closer Look at Some Major Metabolic Pathways. Appendix VII: The Amino Acids Appendix. Appendix VIII: Life's Changing Geologic Stage. Appendix IX: Periodic Table of the Elements. Appendix X: A Comparison of Plant and Animal Mitosis. Glossary. Index.
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