Biology (with InfoTrac)

by Solomon, Eldra; Berg, Linda; Martin, Diana W.

• ISBN13: 9780030335037
• ISBN10: 0030335035
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-14
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Table of Contents

PART 1 The Organization of Life	1	(132)
A View of Life	2	(21)
Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life	23	(20)
The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds	43	(29)
Organization of the Cell	72	(31)
Biological Membranes	103	(30)
Career Visions Pharmaceutical Sales Representative	132	(1)
PART 2 Energy Transfer Through Living Systems	133	(64)
Energy and Metabolism	134	(19)
How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways	153	(22)
Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy	175	(22)
Career Visions Middle School Science Teacher	195	(2)
PART 3 The Continuity of Life: Genetics	197	(170)
Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis	198	(18)
The Basic Principles of Heredity	216	(27)
DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information	243	(18)
RNA and Protein Synthesis: The Expression of Genetic Information	261	(23)
Gene Regulation: The Control of Gene Expression	284	(17)
Genetic Engineering	301	(17)
The Human Genome	318	(22)
Genes and Development	340	(27)
Career Visions Database Administrator	366	(1)
PART 4 The Continuity of Life: Evolution	367	(100)
Introduction to Darwinian Evolution	368	(22)
Evolutionary Change in Populations	390	(17)
Speciation and Macroevolution	407	(21)
The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life	428	(21)
The Evolution of Primates	449	(18)
Career Visions Wildlife Forensic Specialist	466	(1)
PART 5 The Diversity of Life	467	(206)
Understanding Diversity: Systematics	468	(16)
Viruses and Bacteria	484	(24)
The Protists	508	(26)
Kingdom Fungi	534	(20)
The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Plants	554	(22)
The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants	576	(19)
The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity	595	(21)
The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes	616	(27)
The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes	643	(30)
Career Visions Virologist	672	(1)
PART 6 Structure and Life Processes in Plants	673	(122)
Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation	674	(18)
Leaf Structure and Function	692	(18)
Stems and Plant Transport	710	(19)
Roots and Mineral Nutrition	729	(21)
Reproduction in Flowering Plants	750	(20)
Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth	770	(25)
Career Visions Assistant Professor of Biology	794	(1)
PART 7 Structure and Life Processes in Animals	795	(340)
The Animal Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function	796	(21)
Protection, Support, and Movement: Skin, Skeleton, and Muscle	817	(19)
Neural Signaling	836	(19)
Neural Regulation	855	(32)
Sensory Reception	887	(26)
Internal Transport	913	(27)
Internal Defense	940	(29)
Gas Exchange	969	(19)
Processing Food and Nutrition	988	(25)
Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes	1013	(18)
Endocrine Regulation	1031	(27)
Reproduction	1058	(29)
Animal Development	1087	(23)
Animal Behavior	1110	(25)
Career Visions Physician Assistant	1134	(1)
PART 8 The Interactions of Life: Ecology	1135	(119)
Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology	1136	(22)
Community Ecology	1158	(23)
Ecosystems and the Biosphere	1181	(24)
Ecology and the Geography of Life	1205	(27)
Humans in the Environment	1232	(22)
Career Visions Field Biologist	1254