Life : the science of biology

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Life : the science of biology

David Sadava ... [et al.]

Sinauer Associates , Macmillan, c2014

10th ed

  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : pbk
  • v. 3 : pbk

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Also published in 1 v. in hardcover

Previous ed.: 2011

"We again provide 'Life' both as the full book as a set of paperback volumes. Thus, instructors who want to use less than the whole book can choose from these split volumes, each of which contains the book's matter, appendices, glossary, and index."--Pref

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. The cell and heredity
  • v. 2. Evolution, diversity, and ecology
  • v. 3. Plants and animals

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781464141225

Description

This volume of the main Life text is perfect for shorter courses which focus on the cell and heredity. Life offers balanced experimental coverage; the tenth edition has been updated with the latest scientific research, a new contemporary design and cutting-edge teaching and learning support to engage and encourage learning and revision.

Table of Contents

Part I: THE SCIENCE OF LIFE AND ITS CHEMICAL BASIS .- Studying Life.- Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life.- Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids .- Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life.- Part II: CELLS .- Cells: The Working Units of Life.- Cell Membranes.- Cell Communication and Multicellularity .- Part III: CELLS AND ENERGY .- Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism.- Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy.- Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight.- Part IV: GENES AND HEREDITY .- The Cell Cycle and Cell Division.- Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes .- DNA and Its Role in Heredity.- From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression.- Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine .- Regulation of Gene Expression .- Part V: GENOMES .- Genomes.- Recombinent DNA and Biotechnology.- Differential Gene Expression in Development.- Development and Evolutionary Change.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781464141232

Description

This volume of Life is perfect for courses focused on the biology of evolution, diversity and ecology. Life offers balanced experimental coverage; the tenth edition has been updated with the latest scientific research, a new contemporary design and cutting-edge teaching and learning support to engage and encourage learning and revision.

Table of Contents

Part VI: THE PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION.- Mechanisms of Evolution.- Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies.- Speciation .- Evolution of Genes and Genomes.- The History of Life on Earth.- .- Part VII: THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY.- Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses .- The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes.- Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land.- The Evolution of Seed Plants .- The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi.- Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans.- Protostome Animals.- Deuterostome Animals.- .- Part X: ECOLOGY.- Ecology and the Distribution of Life.- Population Ecology.- Species Interaction and Coevolution .- Community Ecology.- Ecosystems and Global Ecology.- Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
Volume

v. 3 : pbk ISBN 9781464141249

Description

This volume of Life is perfect for shorter courses which focus on the biology of plants and animals. Life offers balanced experimental coverage; the tenth edition has been updated with the latest scientific research, a new contemporary design and cutting-edge teaching and learning support to engage and encourage learning and revision.

Table of Contents

Part VIII: FLOWERING PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION.- The Plant Body.- Transport in Plants.- Plant Nutrition.- Regulation of Plant Growth.- Reproduction in Flowering Plants.- Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges.- Part IX: ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION.- Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation.- Animal Hormones.- Immunology: Animal Defense Systems.- Animal Reproduction.- Animal Development: From Genes to Organisms.- Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems.- Sensory Systems.- The Mammalian Nervous System.- Musculoskeletal Systems.- Gas Exchange.- Circulatory Systems.- Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption.- Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion.- Animal Behavior.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB1379427X
  • ISBN
    • 9781464141225
    • 9781464141232
    • 9781464141249
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Sunderland, Mass.,[S.l.]
  • Pages/Volumes
    3 v.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Classification
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