Biology : Concepts and Applications

by Starr,Cecie

• ISBN13: 9780534385491
• ISBN10: 0534385494
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-08
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This best-selling text is designed to help students understand biology by engaging them in learning in every way possible. The book's extensive array of multimedia resources enriches the book's hallmark features: unique visuals on every page, applications in every chapter that show how biology is inextricably linked to everyday life, and activities and resources throughout the book that encourage critical thinking and spark curiosity in biological investigation. CD-ROM and segments on the FREE accompanying interactive CD-ROM, as well as CNN Today Videos, Web links, and reading from the InfoTrac College Edition library are all integrated with the text to support, illuminate, and reinforce the text. Cecie Starr's visuals work hand in hand with her clear writing. Each basic concept appears as a one- or two-page concept spread. This format helps student focus on information in manageable easy-to-understand segments. Main points are laid out clearly, summarized, and reinforced by visuals. The carefully written transitions between Concept Spreads help students grasp how each concept fits into the whole story. In the process, students develop an understanding of biology's amazing diversity and underlying unity.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Concepts and Methods in Biology	2	(18)
I PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE
Chemical Foundations for Cells	20	(14)
Carbon Compounds in Cells	34	(16)
Cell Structure and Function	50	(24)
Ground Rules of Metabolism	74	(18)
How Cells Acquire Energy	92	(16)
How Cells Release Stored Energy	108	(18)
II PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE
Cell Division and Mitosis	126	(12)
Meiosis	138	(14)
Observable Patterns of Inheritance	152	(18)
Chromosomes and Human Genetics	170	(20)
DNA Structure and Function	190	(10)
From DNA to Proteins	200	(12)
Controls Over Genes	212	(10)
Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering	222	(16)
III PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION
Microevolution	238	(22)
Speciation	260	(12)
The Macroevolutionary Puzzle	272	(20)
IV EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
The Origin and Evolution of Life	292	(18)
Prokaryotes, Viruses, and Protistans	310	(22)
Fungi	332	(8)
Plants	340	(16)
Animals: The Invertebrates	356	(26)
Animals: The Vertebrates	382	(24)
Biodiversity in Perspective	406	(14)
V PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Plant Tissues	420	(16)
Plant Nutrition and Transport	436	(14)
Plant Reproduction and Development	450	(22)
VI ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Tissues, Organ Systems, and Homeostasis	472	(14)
Integration and Control: Nervous Systems	486	(22)
Sensory Reception	508	(12)
Endocrine Control	520	(18)
Protection, Support, and Movement	538	(16)
Circulation	554	(22)
Immunity	576	(20)
Respiration	596	(16)
Digestion and Human Nutrition	612	(20)
The Internal Environment	632	(12)
Animal Reproduction and Development	644	(40)
VII ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Population Ecology	684	(18)
Social Interactions	702	(16)
Community Interactions	718	(18)
Ecosystems	736	(20)
The Biosphere	756	(26)
Human Impact on the Biosphere	782
Appendix I Classification Scheme
Appendix II Units of Measure
Appendix III Answers to Self-Quizzes
Appendix IV Answers to Genetics Problems
Appendix V A Closer Look at Some Major Metabolic Pathways
Appendix VI Periodic Table of the Elements