Biology : The Unity and Diversity of Life

by Cecie Starr; Ralph Taggart

• ISBN13: 9780534530013
• ISBN10: 053453001X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-16
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
1 Concepts and Methods in Biology	2	(18)
I PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE	20	(128)
2 Chemical Foundations for Cells	20	(16)
3 Carbon Compounds in Cells	36	(18)
4 Cell Structure and Function	54	(26)
5 A Closer Look at Cell Membranes	80	(16)
6 Ground Rules of Metabolism	96	(16)
7 Energy-Acquiring Pathways	112	(18)
8 Energy-Releasing Pathways	130	(18)
II PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE	148	(122)
9 Cell Division and Mitosis	148	(12)
10 Meiosis	160	(14)
11 Observable Patterns of Inheritance	174	(18)
12 Chromosomes and Human Genetics	192	(24)
13 DNA Structure and Function	216	(10)
14 From DNA to Proteins	226	(16)
15 Controls Over Genes	242	(14)
16 Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering	256	(14)
III PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION	270	(62)
17 Emergence of Evolutionary Thought	270	(10)
18 Microevolution	280	(16)
19 Speciation	296	(14)
20 The Macroevolutionary Puzzle	310	(22)
IV EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY	332	(148)
21 The Origin and Evolution of Life	332	(20)
22 Bacteria and Viruses	352	(18)
23 Protistans	370	(18)
24 Fungi	388	(10)
25 Plants	398	(18)
26 Animals: The Invertebrates	416	(30)
27 Animals: The Vertebrates	446	(22)
28 Human Evolution: A Case Study	468	(12)
V PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION	480	(64)
29 Plant Tissues	480	(20)
30 Plant Nutrition and Transport	500	(14)
31 Plant Reproduction	514	(14)
32 Plant Growth and Development	528	(16)
VI ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION	544	(248)
33 Tissues, Organ Systems, and Homeostasis	544	(14)
34 Information Flow and the Neuron	558	(12)
35 Integration and Control: Nervous Systems	570	(18)
36 Sensory Reception	588	(20)
37 Endocrine Control	608	(18)
38 Protection, Support, and Movement	626	(22)
39 Circulation	648	(22)
40 Immunity	670	(20)
41 Respiration	690	(20)
42 Digestion and Human Nutrition	710	(20)
43 The Internal Environment	730	(14)
44 Principles of Reproduction and Development	744	(18)
45 Human Reproduction and Development	762	(30)
VII ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR	792
46 Population Ecology	792	(20)
47 Community Interactions	812	(22)
48 Ecosystems	834	(20)
49 The Biosphere	854	(28)
50 Human Impact on the Biosphere	882	(18)
51 An Evolutionary View of Behavior	900