Biology : concepts & connections /
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
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| Imprint: | San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2009. |
| Description: | xxxvii, 781, [100] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7800126 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Biology: Exploring Life
- I. The Life Of The Cell
- 2. The Chemical Basis of Life
- 3. The Molecules of Cells
- 4. A Tour of the Cell
- 5. The Working Cell
- 6. How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy
- 7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
- II. Cellular Reproduction And Genetics
- 8. The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance
- 9. Patterns of Inheritance
- 10. Molecular Biology of the Gene
- 11. How Genes Are Controlled
- 12. DNA Technology and Genomics
- III. Concepts Of Evolution
- 13. How Populations Evolve
- 14. The Origin of Species
- 15. Tracing Evolutionary History
- IV. The Evolution Of Biological Diversity
- 16. The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists
- 17. Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land
- 18. The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity
- 19. The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity
- V. Animals: Form And Function
- 20. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
- 21. Nutrition and Digestion
- 22. Gas Exchange
- 23. Circulation
- 24. The Immune System
- 25. Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance
- 26. Hormones and the Endocrine System
- 27. Reproduction and Embryonic Development
- 28. Nervous Systems
- 29. The Senses
- 30. How Animals Move
- VI. Plants: Form And Function
- 31. Plant Structure, Reproduction,and Development
- 32. Plant Nutritionand Transport
- 33. Control Systems in Plants
- VII. Ecology
- 34. The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments
- 35. Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment
- 36. Population Ecology
- 37. Communities and Ecosystems
- 38. Conservation Biology
