The living world
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The living world
McGraw-Hill, c2010
6th ed
- : hbk
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Includes index
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook.
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Study of LifeChapter 1 The Science of BiologyChapter 2 Evolution and EcologyPart 2 The Living CellChapter 3 The Chemistry of LifeChapter 4 Molecules of LifeChapter 5 CellsChapter 6 Energy and LifeChapter 7 Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy from the SunChapter 8 How Cells Harvest Energy from FoodPart 3 The Continuity of LifeChapter 9 MitosisChapter 10 Meiosis Chapter 11 Foundations of GeneticsChapter 12 DNA: The Genetic MaterialChapter 13 How Genes WorkPart 4 The New BiologyChapter 14 Gene TechnologyChapter 15 GenomicsChapter 16 The Revolution in Cell TechnologyPart 5 The Evolution and Diversity of LifeChapter 17 Evolution and Natural SelectionChapter 18 How We Name Living ThingsChapter 19 The First Single-Celled CreaturesChapter20 Advent of the EukaryotesChapter 21 Fungi Invade the LandPart 6 Plant LifeChapter 22 Evolution of PlantsChapter 23 Plant Form and FunctionChapter 24 Plant Reproduction and GrowthPart 7 Evolution of Animal LifeChapter 25 Evolution of the Animal PhylaChapter 26 History of the Vertebrates27 How Humans EvolvedPart 8 Animal LifeChapter 28 The Animal Body and How It MovesChapter 29 CirculationChapter 30 RespirationChapter 31 The Path of Food Through the Animal BodyChapter 32 Maintaining the Internal EnvironmentChapter 33 How the Body Defends ItselfChapter 34 The Nervous SystemChapter 35 Chemical Signaling Within the Animal BodyChapter 36 Reproduction and DevelopmentPart 9 The Living EnvironmentChapter 37 EcosystemsChapter 38 Populations and CommunitiesChapter 39 Behavior and the EnvironmentChapter 40 Planet Under Stress
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