Biology for a changing world

by Shuster, Michèle

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Full title :Biology for a changing world / Michèle Schuster [and others].

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Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):W.H. Freeman
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

Notes

Includes index.

"W. H. Freeman and Scientific American present a new introduction to biology for non-majors"--Cover.

The Physical Object

Description:xxiii, 686 pages : : color illustrations ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1429297026, 9781429297028
oclc:ocn808377648
LC Classification:QH307.2
Dewey Decimal:570 B6157f 2012

unit 1. What is life made of? Chemistry, cells, energy -- Process of science -- Chemistry and molecules of life -- Cell function and structure -- Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes -- Energy flow and photosynthesis -- Dietary energy and cellular respiration.

unit 2. How does life perpetuate? Cell division and inheritance -- DNA structure and replication -- Genes to proteins -- Cell division and mitosis -- Mutations and cancer -- Single-gene inheritance and meiosis -- Complex inheritance -- Stem cells and cell differentiation.

unit 3. How does life change over time? Evolution and diversity -- Natural selection and adaptation -- Nonadaptive evolution and speciation -- Evidence for evolution -- Life on earth -- Prokaryotic diversity -- Eukaryotic diversity -- Human evolution.

unit 4. What makes up our environment? Ecology -- Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Ecosystem ecology -- Sustainability.

unit 5. How do organisms work? Physiology -- Overview of physiology -- Digestive system -- Central nervous system -- Reproductive system -- Immune system -- Plant physiology.