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Essential Biology
ISBN: 9780805374735 | 0805374736
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback w/CD
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004
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Essential Biology is a brief non-majors biology textbook that combines clear writing, real-world applications, vivid art, and powerful media to teach students the important concepts of biology and give them an appreciation for how biology relates to their everyday lives. The book covers four major biological topicscells, genetics, evolution/diversity, and ecologyand uses evolution as an overarching theme to tie all 20 chapters together. In the Second Edition, best-selling authors Neil Campbell and Jane Reece are joined by Eric Simon, who uses h... MORE
1. Introduction to Biology.
3. The Molecules of Life.
4. A Tour of the Cell.
5. The Working Cell.
6. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.
7. Photosynthesis: Converting Light Energy to Chemical Energy.
9. Patterns of Inheritance.
10. Molecular Biology of the Gene.
11. Gene Regulation: Differentiation, Stem Cells, Cloning, and Cancer.
12. DNA Technology.
14. How Biological Diversity Evolves.
15. The Evolution of Microbial Life.
16. Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land.
17. The Evolution of Animals.
19. Communities and Ecosystems.
20. Human Impact on the Environment.
UNIT 1: CELLS.
2. Essential Chemistry for Biology.3. The Molecules of Life.
4. A Tour of the Cell.
5. The Working Cell.
6. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.
7. Photosynthesis: Converting Light Energy to Chemical Energy.
UNIT 2: GENETICS.
8. The Cellular Basis of Reproduct... MORE9. Patterns of Inheritance.
10. Molecular Biology of the Gene.
11. Gene Regulation: Differentiation, Stem Cells, Cloning, and Cancer.
12. DNA Technology.
UNIT 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY.
13. How Populations Evolve.14. How Biological Diversity Evolves.
15. The Evolution of Microbial Life.
16. Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land.
17. The Evolution of Animals.
UNIT 4: ECOLOGY.
18. Population Ecology.19. Communities and Ecosystems.
20. Human Impact on the Environment.
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