Biology : exploring life
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Biology : exploring life
John Wiley, c1994
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Exploring life from the human perspective, this text addresses the bioecological and bioethical challenges that confront the next generation. Each chapter is introduced by discussion of a series of investigations that led to scientific breakthroughs in various areas of biology.
Table of Contents
- Partial table of contents:
- BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF LIFE
- Biology: Exploring Life
- CHEMICAL AND CELLULAR FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
- Cell Structure and Function
- Processing Energy: Fermentation and Respiration
- Cell Division: Meiosis
- THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE
- Orchestrating Gene Expression
- Human Genetics: Past, Present, and Future
- FORM AND FUNCTION OF PLANT LIFE
- The Living Plant: Circulation and Transport
- How Plants Grow and Develop
- FORM AND FUNCTION OF ANIMAL LIFE
- Coordinating the Organism: The Role of the Nervous System
- Coordinating the Organism: The Role of the Endocrine System
- Gas Exchange: The Respiratory System
- Generating Offspring: The Reproductive System
- EVOLUTION
- Mechanisms of Evolution
- The Origin and History of Life
- THE KINGDOMS OF LIFE: DIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION
- The Protist and Fungus Kingdoms
- ECOLOGY AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
- Ecosystems and Communities
- Population Ecology
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Index.
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