Biology : Biology : the unity and diversity of life Biology : the unity and diversity of life

Summary: "Includes coverage and pedagogy that encourages students to think critically about the various issues as well as features that take students beyond memorization and encourage them to ask questions in different ways as they learn to interpret data."--WorldCat

Record details

ISBN: 0495557927
ISBN: 0495557927
ISBN: 9780495557920
Physical Description: xxxi, 905, [98] p. : xxxi, 905, [98] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Book{BK}
print
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: Belmont, CA. : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2009. Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA. : 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Authors' full names on t.p. verso. "Cengage advantage books"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Invitation to biology -- Life's chemical basis -- Molecules of life -- Cell structure and function -- A closer look at cell membranes -- Ground rules of metabolism -- Where it starts-photosynthesis -- How cells release chemical energy -- How cells reproduce -- Meiosis and sexual reproduction -- Observing patterns in inherited traits -- Chromosomes and human inheritance -- DNA structure and function -- From DNA to protein -- Controls over genes -- Studying and manipulating genomes -- Evidence of evolution -- Processes of evolution -- Organizing information about species -- Life's origin and early evolution -- Viruses and prokaryotes -- Protists-the simplest eukaryotes -- The land plants -- Fungi -- Animal evolution-the invertebrates -- Animal evolution-the chordates -- Plants and animals-common challenges -- Plant nutrition and transport -- Plant reproduction -- Animal tissues and organ systems -- Neural control -- Sensory perception -- Endocrine control -- Structural support and movement -- Circulation -- Immunity -- Respiration -- Digestion and human nutrition -- Maintaining the internal environment -- Animal reproductive systems -- Animal development -- Animal behavior -- Population ecology -- Community structure and biodiversity -- Ecosystems -- The biosphere -- Human impacts on the biosphere.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	9/25/2013 9/25/2013 9/30/2013