Biology : concepts and applications / Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr.
Material type: TextSeries: Brooks/Cole biology seriesPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, c2008.Edition: 7th edDescription: xxiv, 799 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:- 0495119814 (pbk.)
- 9780495119814 (pbk.)
- 570 STA
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Introduction. 1.Invitation to biology -- Unit 1.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 -- Unit 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 protein -- 14.Control over genes -- 15.Studying and manipulating genomes -- Unit III.Principles of evolution -- 16.Evidence of evolution -- 17.Processes of evolution -- 18.Life\'s origins and early evolution -- Unit 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 -- Unit V.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 -- Unit VII. Principles of ecology -- 40.Population ecology -- 41.Community structure and biodiversity -- 42.Ecosystems -- 43.The bioshpere -- 44.Behavioral ecology.