Biology : Interactive Guide

by Campbell

• ISBN13: 9780805330441
• ISBN10: 0805330445
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

With an extraordinary reputation for authority and accuracy, this landmark biology text continues to be an invaluable learning partner for students and teachers. The authors focus on the "big ideas" of biology: each chapter is organized around key concepts that build in a logical way, and are clearly explained and reinforced by the text discussion and illustration. The straightforward writing style, appropriate level of depth, and judiciously-selected coverage are other hallmarks. A comprehensive new supplements package includes instructor's presentation software, a Web-based classroom management system, a highly-interactive student learning CD-ROM, an instructor's guide to media, nearly all text art on acetates, and more. The Special Edition of The Biology Place allows students to explore animations, take quizzes, and access the most up-to-date biology resources on the Web.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life	1	(19)
UNIT ONE THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE	20	(80)
The Chemical Context of Life	22	(15)
Water and the Fitness of the Environment	37	(11)
Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life	48	(10)
The Structure and Function of Macromolecules	58	(25)
An Introduction to Metabolism	83	(17)
UNIT TWO THE CELL	100	(124)
A Tour of the Cell	102	(28)
Membrane Structure and Function	130	(17)
Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy	147	(21)
Photosynthesis	168	(20)
Cell Communication	188	(18)
The Cell Cycle	206	(18)
UNIT THREE GENETICS	224	(188)
Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles	226	(13)
Mendel and the Gene Idea	239	(22)
The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance	261	(17)
The Molecular Basis of Inheritance	278	(16)
From Gene to Protein	294	(25)
Microbial Models: The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria	319	(25)
The Organization and Control of Eukaryotic Genomes	344	(20)
DNA Technology	364	(24)
The Genetic Basis of Development	388	(24)
UNIT FOUR MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION	412	(76)
Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life	414	(14)
The Evolution of Populations	428	(17)
The Origin of Species	445	(19)
Tracing Phylogeny	464	(24)
UNIT FIVE THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY	488	(180)
Early Earth and the Origin of Life	490	(12)
Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity	502	(18)
The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity	520	(26)
Plant Diversity I: The Colonization of Land	546	(15)
Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants	561	(13)
Fungi	574	(15)
Introduction to Animal Evolution	589	(10)
Invertebrates	599	(31)
Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity	630	(38)
UNIT SIX PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION	668	(108)
Plant Structure and Growth	670	(25)
Transport in Plants	695	(19)
Plant Nutrition	714	(16)
Plant Reproduction and Development	730	(21)
Control Systems in Plants	751	(25)
UNIT SEVEN ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION	776	(248)
An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function	778	(14)
Animal Nutrition	792	(19)
Circulation and Gas Exchange	811	(29)
The Body's Defenses	840	(25)
Controlling the Internal Environment	865	(28)
Chemical Signals in Animals	893	(20)
Animal Reproduction	913	(23)
Animal Development	936	(24)
Nervous Systems	960	(32)
Sensory and Motor Mechanisms	992	(32)
UNIT EIGHT ECOLOGY	1024	(2)
An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere	1026	(27)
Behavioral Biology	1053	(39)
Population Ecology	1082	(25)
Community Ecology	1107	(24)
Ecosystems	1131	(23)
Conservation Biology	1154