Biology : concepts and applications / Cecie Starr ; Lisa Starr, biology illustrator.
Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, c2003.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 799 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 9780534385491
- 0534385494
- 570 STA
- QH307.2 .S73 2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction--Concepts and methods in Biology--1. PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE:-2. Chemical Foundations for Cells--3. Carbon Compounds in Cells--4. Cell structure and function--5. Ground rules of Metabolism--6. How cells acquire energy--7. How cells release stored energy--11: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE:-8. Cell division and mitosis--9. Meiosis--10. Observable patterns of inheritance--Chromosomes and human genetics--12. DNA Structure and function--13. Fom DNA to Proteins--14. Controls over genes--15. Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering--111. PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION:-16. Microevolution--Speciation--The macroevolutionary puzzle--IV. EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY:- 19. The origin and Evolution of Life--20.Prokaryotes, viruses, and Protistans--21. Fungi--22. Olants--23. Animals: The Invertebrates--24. The Vertebrates--25. Biodiversity in perspective--V. PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION:-26. Plant Tissues--27. Plant nutrition and transport--28. Plant reproduction and development--VI. ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION:- 29. Tissues, Organ systems, and homeostasis--30. Integration and control: Nervous systems--31. Sensory reception--32. Endocrine control--33. Protection, support and movement--34. Circulation--35. Immunity--36. Respiration--37. Digestion and human nutrition--38. The internal environment--39. Animal reproduction and development--VII. ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR:- 40. Population ecology--41. Social interactions--42. Community Interactions--43. Ecosystems--44. The Biosphere--45. Human impact on the biosphere.
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