Biology : Concepts and Applications
ISBN: 9780495119975 | 0495119970
Edition: 7thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 9/24/2007
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Should there be warning labels on fast foods? Should SUV drivers pay extra taxes? Should employers be allowed to require drug testing of prospective employees? This introductory biology text helps you master biology while encouraging you to think about critical issues. The issues-oriented approach enlivens the subject matter and helps you grasp concepts by making connections between biology and real-life concerns. Here's how it works: An "Impacts, Issues" case study opens each chapter, focusing on a biology-related societal issue. You also view... MORE
| Invitation to Biology | |
| Principles Of Cellular Life | |
| Life's Chemical Basis | |
| Molecules of Life | |
| Cell Structure and Function | |
| Ground Rules of Metabolism | |
| Where It Starts--Photosynthesis | |
| How Cells Release Chemical Energy | |
| Principles Of Inheritance | |
| How Cells Reproduce | |
| Meiosis and Sexual... MORE | |
| Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits | |
| Chromosomes and Human Inheritance | |
| DNA Structure and Function | |
| From DNA to Proteins | |
| Controls over Genes | |
| Studying and Manipulating Genomes | |
| Principles Of Evolution | |
| Evidence of Evolution | |
| Microevolutionary Process | |
| Life's Origin and Early Evolution | |
| Evolution And Biodiversity | |
| Prokaryotes and Viruses | |
| Protists--The Simplest Eukaryotes | |
| Plant Evolution | |
| Fungi | |
| Animal Evolution--The Invertebrates | |
| Animal Evolution--The Vertebrates | |
| Plants and Animals--Common Challenges | |
| How Plants Work | |
| Plant Tissues | |
| Plant Nutrition and Transport | |
| Plant Reproduction and Development | |
| How Animals Work | |
| Animal Tissues and Organ Systems | |
| Neural Control | |
| Sensory Perception | |
| Endocrine Control | |
| Structural Support and Movement | |
| Circulation | |
| Immunity | |
| Respiration | |
| Digestion and Human Nutrition | |
| The Internal Environment | |
| Animal Reproduction and Development | |
| Principles Of Ecology | |
| Population Ecology | |
| Community Structure and Biodiversity | |
| Ecosystems | |
| The Biosphere | |
| Behavioral Ecology | |
| Classification System | |
| Units of Measure | |
| Answers to Self-Quizzes | |
| Answers to Genetic Problems | |
| Molecular Models | |
| Closer Look at Some Major Metabolic Pathways | |
| The Amino Acids Appendix | |
| Life's Changing Geologic Stage | |
| Periodic Table of the Elements | |
| A Comparison of Plant and Animal Mitosis | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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