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Biology

by: Daniel, Ronald S.

Biology

by: Daniel, Ronald S.

ISBN 13:
9780534495480
ISBN 10:
0534495486
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/03/2004
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Provides students with extensive opportunities to review chapter concepts. Multiple-choice study questions, coloring book exercises, vocabulary-building exercises, and many other types of exercises are provided to suit different cognitive learning styles.

Preface

iii

Table of Contents

To the Student

vii

Part I: The Organization of Life

(40)

A View of Life

(8)

Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life

(7)

The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds

(7)

Organization of the Cell

(9)

Biological Membranes

(7)

Part II: Energy Transfer Through Living Systems

(22)

Energy and Metabolism

(6)

How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways

(6)

Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy

(8)

Part III: The Continuity of Life: Genetics

(50)

Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis

(6)

The Basic Principles of Heredity

(6)

DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information

(5)

Gene Expression

(7)

Gene Regulation

(6)

DNA Technologies

(6)

The Human Genome

101

(7)

Genes and Development

108

(5)

Part IV: The Continuity of Life: Evolution

113

(30)

Introduction to Darwinian Evolution

115

(5)

Evolutionary Change in Populations

120

(5)

Speciation and Macroevolution

125

(6)

The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life

131

(5)

The Evolution of Primates

136

(7)

Part V: The Diversity of Life

143

(66)

Understanding Diversity: Systematics

145

(5)

Viruses and Prokaryotes

150

(7)

Protists

157

(7)

Kingdom Fungi

164

(7)

The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Plants

171

(8)

The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants

179

(7)

The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity

186

(6)

The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes

192

(8)

The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes

200

(9)

Part VI: Structure and Life Processes in Plants

209

(40)

Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation

211

(6)

Leaf Structure and Function

217

(6)

Stems and Plant Transport

223

(7)

Roots and Mineral Nutrition

230

(6)

Reproduction in Flowering Plants

236

(6)

Plant Growth and Development

242

(7)

Part VII: Structure and Life Processes in Animals

249

(116)

The Animal Body: Introduction to Structure and Function

251

(8)

Protection, Support, and Movement

259

(7)

Neural Signaling

266

(7)

Neural Regulation

273

(9)

Sensory Reception

282

(8)

Internal Transport

290

(11)

The Immune System: Internal Defense

301

(8)

Gas Exchange

309

(8)

Processing Food and Nutrition

317

(9)

Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes

326

(7)

Endocrine Regulation

333

(8)

Reproduction

341

(10)

Animal Development

351

(8)

Animal Behavior

359

(6)

Part VIII: The Interactions of Life: Ecology

365

(34)

Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology

367

(7)

Community Ecology

374

(5)

Ecosystems and the Biosphere

379

(7)

Ecology and the Geography of Life

386

(7)

Humans in the Environment

393

(6)

Answers

399

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