| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Series |
Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences |
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Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life -- 2. The Chemical Context of Life -- 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment -- 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life -- 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules -- 6. An Introduction to Metabolism -- 7. A Tour of the Cell -- 8. Membrane Structure and Function -- 9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy -- 10. Photosynthesis -- 11. The Reproduction of Cells -- 12. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles -- 13. Mendel and the Gene Idea -- 14. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance -- 15. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance -- 16. From Gene to Protein -- 17. Microbial Models: The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria -- 18. Genome Organization and Expression in Eukaryotes -- 19. DNA Technology -- 20. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life -- 21. The Evolution of Populations -- 22. The Origin of Species -- 23. Tracing Phylogeny: Macroevolution, the Fossil Record, and Systematics |
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24. Early Earth and the Origin of Life -- 25. Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity -- 26. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity -- 27. Plants and the Colonization of Land -- 28. Fungi -- 29. Invertebrates and the Origin of Animal Diversity -- 30. The Vertebrate Genealogy -- 31. Plant Structure and Growth -- 32. Transport in Plants -- 33. Plant Nutrition -- 34. Plant Reproduction and Development -- 35. Control Systems in Plants -- 36. An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function -- 37. Animal Nutrition -- 38. Circulation and Gas Exchange -- 39. The Body's Defenses -- 40. Controlling the Internal Environment -- 41. Chemical Signals in Animals -- 42. Animal Reproduction -- 43. Animal Development -- 44. Nervous Systems -- 45. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms -- 46. An Introduction to Ecology: Distribution and Adaptations of Organisms -- 47. Population Ecology -- 48. Community Ecology -- 49. Ecosystems -- 50. Behavior |
| Summary |
Accompanying CD-ROM has interactive exercises, a glossary, quizzes, and a test builder related to the text in the book |
| Analysis |
Biology |
| Notes |
Interactive study guide CD-ROM accompanies 4th ed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biology.
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Biological Science Disciplines.
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Biology.
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| LC no. |
95045572 |
| ISBN |
0805319409 |
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0805319425 (Student Study Guide) |
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0805366784 |
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