Biology : The Unity and Diversity of Life /
by Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr.
- 865 pages ; 28 cm
1 Invitation to Biology -- UNIT I Principles of Cellular Life -- 2 Life's Chemical Basis -- 3 Molecules of Life -- 4 Cell Structure -- 5 Ground Rules of Metabolism -- 6 Where It Starts-Photosynthesis -- 7 Releasing Chemical Energy -- UNIT II Genetics -- 8 DNA Structure and Function -- 9 From DNA to Protein -- 10 Control of Gene Expression -- 11 How Cells Reproduce -- 12 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction -- 13 Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits -- 14 Chromosomes and Human Inheritance -- 15 Studying and Manipulating Genomes -- UNIT III Principles of Evolution -- 16 Evidence of Evolution -- 17 Processes of Evolution -- 18 Organizing Information About Species -- 19 Life's Origin and Early Evolution -- UNIT IV Evolution and Biodiversity -- 20 Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea -- 21 Protists-The Simplest Eukaryotes -- 22 The Land Plants -- 23 Fungi -- 24 Animal Evolution-The Invertebrates -- 25 Animal Evolution-The Vertebrates -- 26 Human Evolution -- UNIT V How PLants Work -- 27 Plant Tissues -- 28 Plant Nutrition and Transport -- 29 Life Cycles of FLowering Plants -- 30 Communication Strategies in Plants -- UNIT VI How Animals Work -- 31 Animal Tissues and ORgan Systems -- 32 Neural Control -- 33 Sensory Perception -- 34 Endocrine Control -- 35 Structural Support and Movement -- 36 Circulation -- 37 Immunity -- 38 Respiration -- 39 Digestion and Nutrition -- 40 Maintaining the Internal Environment -- 41 Animal Reproduction -- 42 Aniaml Development -- 43 Animal Behavior -- UNIT VII Principles of Ecology -- 44 Population Ecology -- 45 Community Ecology -- 46 Ecosystems -- 47 The Bioshpere -- 48 Human Impacts on the Bioshpere.
"This book has been revised in alignment with "Vision and Change" recommendations. As always recent discoveries are integrated in an accessible and appealing introduction to the study of life. This edition also includes tools to explore core biological concepts from a variety of perspectives (molecular, cellular, organismal, ecological, and so on.)"