Biology /
Robert J. Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier, Linda Graham, and Peter Stiling.
- xxx, 1329 pages : colored illustration ; 28 cm.
Includes index
1. An introduction to biology -- ut. 1. Chemistry ; 2. The chemical basis of life I: atoms, molecules, and water ; 3. The chemical basis of life II: organic molecules -- ut. 2. Cell ; 4. Evolutionary origin of cells and their general features ; 5. Membrane structure, synthesis, and transport ; 6. An introduction to energy, enzymes, and metabolism ; 7. Cellular respiration and fermentation ; 8. Photosynthesis ; 9. Cell communication ; 10. Multicellularity -- ut. 3. Genetics ; 11. Nucleic acid structure, DNA replication, and chromosome structure ; 12. Gene expression at the molecular level I: production of mRNAs and proteins ; 13. Gene expression at the molecular level II: non-coding RNAs ; 14. Gene expression at the molecular level III: gene regulation ; 15. Mutation, DNA repair, and cancer ; 16. The eukaryotic cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis ; 17. Mendelian patterns of inheritance ; 18. Epigenetics, extranuclear inheritance, and linkage ; 19. Genetics of viruses and bacteria ; 20. Developmental genetics ; 21. Genetic technologies and genomics -- ut. 4. Evolution ; 22. An introduction to evolution ; 23. Population genetics ; 24. Origin of species and macroevolution ; 25. Taxonomy and systematics ; 26. History of life on earth and human evolution -- ut. 5. Diversity ; 27. Archaea and bacteria ; 28. Protists ; 29. Fungi ; 30. Microbiomes: microbial systems on and around us ; 31. Plants and the conquest of land ; 32. The evolution and diversity of modern gymnosperms and angiosperms ; 33. An introduction to animal diversity ; 34. The invertebrates ; 35. The vertebrates -- ut. 6. Flowering plants ; 36. An introduction to flowering plant form and function ; 37. Flowering plants: behavior ; 38. Flowering plants: nutrition ; 39. Flowering plants: transport ; 40. Flowering plants: reproduction -- ut. 7. Animals ; 41. Animal bodies and homeostasis ; 42. Neuroscience I: cells of the nervous system ; 43. Neuroscience II: evolution, structure, and function of the nervous system ; 44. Neuroscience III: sensory systems ; 45. Musculoskeletal systems and locomotion ; 46. Nutrition and animal digestive systems ; 47. Control of energy balance, metabolic rate, and body temperature ; 48. Circulatory and respiratory systems ; 49. Excretory systems ; 50. Endocrine systems ; 51. Animal reproduction and development ; 52. Immune systems ; 53. Integrated responses of animal organ systems to a challenge to homeostasis -- ut. 8. Ecology ; 54. An introduction to ecology and biomes ; 55. Behavioral ecology ; 56. Population ecology ; 57. Species interactions ; 58. Communities and ecosystems: ecological organization on large scales ; 59. The ecological impact of humans ; 60. Biodiversity and conservation biology