Name: Invitation to Biology von Helena Curtis
SKU: 9780879016791
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Invitation to Biology Zusammenfassung

Invitation to Biology Helena Curtis

With evolution as their foundation theme, Curtis and Barnes explain the basic principles of biology. New chapters cover the immune response, molecular cell biology and ecology. The Fifth Edition of this acclaimed introductory text is in full colour throughout, with copious diagrams and illustrations and full-page photographs as chapter openers. Supplements: Study Guides/Lab Manual/ Test Banks/Transparencies/Instructor's Manual

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION 1: THE UNITY OF LIFE 1. Atoms and Molecules 2. Water 3. Organic Molecules 4. Cells: An Introduction 5. How Cells Are Organized 6. How Things Get into and out of Cells SECTION 2: ENERGETICS 7. The Flow of Energy 8. How Cells Make ATP: Glycolysis and Respiration 9. Photosynthesis, Light, and Life SECTION 3: GENETICS 10. The Reproduction of Cells 11. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction 12. From an Abbey Garden: The Beginning of Genetics 13. Mendel Rediscovered: Classical Genetics 14. The Chemical Basis of Heredity: The Double Helix 15. The Genetic Code and Its Translation 16. Chromosome Structure and the Regulation of Gene Expression 17. Genes on the Move 18. New Frontiers in Genetics SECTION 4: EVOLUTION 19. The Genetic Basis of Evolution 20. Natural Selection 21. The Origin of the Species 22. The Evolution of Behavior SECTION 5: THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE 23. The Classifications of Organisms 24. The Prokaryotes and the Protists 25. The Fungi and the Plants 26. The Animals I: Invertebrates 27. The Animals II: Vertebrates SECTION 6: BIOLOGY OF ANIMALS 28. The Human Animal: An Introduction 29. Digestion 30. Respiration 31. Circulation 32. Water Balance and Temperature Regulation 33. The Immune Response 34. The Endocrine System 35. The Nervous System I: Structure and Function 36. The Nervous System II: Sensory Perception, Information Processing, and Motor Response 37. Reproduction 38. Development SECTION 7: BIOLOGY OF PLANTS 39. The Flowering Plants: An Introduction 40. The Plant Body and Its Development 41. Transport Processes in Plants 42. Responses to Stimuli and the Regulation of Plant Growth SECTION 8: ECOLOGY 43. Population Dynamics: The Numbers of Organisms 44. Interactions in Communities 45. Ecosystems 46. The Biosphere Appendixes Glossary Illustration Credits Index

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Sku

GOR008469946

ISBN 13

9780879016791

ISBN 10

0879016795

Titel

Invitation to Biology Helena Curtis

Autor

Helena Curtis

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Gebraucht - Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

Macmillan Learning

Datum

19940215

Anzahl der Seiten

830

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N/A

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