Biology

by Miller, Kenneth R.; Levine, Joseph S.

• ISBN13: 9780138030995
• ISBN10: 0138030995
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 The World of Life	2	(84)
The Nature of Science	4	(22)
What Is Science?	5	(2)
The Scientific Method	7	(8)
Science: ``Facts'' and ``Truth''	15	(3)
Safety in the Laboratory	18	(2)
The Spaceship Called Earth	20	(6)
Biology as a Science	26	(18)
Characteristics of Living Things	27	(4)
Biology: The Study of Life	31	(13)
Introduction to Chemistry	44	(18)
Nature of Matter	45	(2)
Composition of Matter	47	(5)
Interactions of Matter	52	(3)
Chemical Reactions	55	(7)
The Chemical Basis of Life	62	(22)
Water	63	(5)
Chemical Compounds in Living Things	68	(2)
Compounds of Life	70	(14)
Careers in Biology	82	(1)
From the Authors	83	(1)
UNIT 2 Cells: The Basic Unit of Life	84	(94)
Cell Structure and Function	86	(26)
The Cell Theory	87	(2)
Cell Structure	89	(5)
Cytoplasmic Organelles	94	(5)
Movement of Materials Through the Cell Membrane	99	(5)
Cell Specialization	104	(2)
Levels of Organization	106	(6)
Cell Energy: Photosynthesis and Respiration	112	(24)
Photosynthesis: Capturing and Converting Energy	113	(5)
Photosynthesis: The Light and Dark Reactions	118	(5)
Glycolysis and Respiration	123	(7)
Fermentation	130	(6)
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis	136	(22)
DNA	137
RNA	46	(102)
Protein Synthesis	148	(10)
Cell Growth and Division	158	(20)
Cell Growth	159	(5)
Cell Division: Mitosis and Cytokinesis	164	(14)
Careers in Biology	176	(1)
From the Authors	177	(1)
UNIT 3 Continuity of Life	178	(88)
Introduction to Genetics	180	(24)
The Work of Gregor Mendel	181	(9)
Applying Mendel's Principles	190	(3)
Meiosis	193	(11)
Genes and Chromosomes	204	(22)
The Chromosome Theory of Heredity	205	(7)
Mutations	212	(3)
Regulation of Gene Expression	215	(11)
Human Heredity	226	(20)
``It Runs in the Family''	227	(3)
The Inheritance of Human Traits	230	(5)
Sex-Linked Inheritance	235	(4)
Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders	239	(7)
Genetic Engineering	246	(20)
Modifying the Living World	247	(3)
Genetic Engineering: Technology and Heredity	250	(6)
The New Human Genetics	256	(10)
Careers in Biology	264	(1)
From the Authors	265	(1)
UNIT 4 Diversity of Life	266	(70)
Evolution: Evidence of Change	268	(22)
Evolution and Life's Diversity	269	(3)
The Age of the Earth	272	(6)
The Fossil Record	278	(5)
Evidence from Living Organisms	283	(7)
Evolution: How Change Occurs	290	(28)
Developing a Theory of Evolution	291	(5)
Evolution by Natural Selection	296	(3)
Genetics and Evolutionary Theory	299	(5)
The Development of New Species	304	(6)
Evolutionary Theory Evolves	310	(8)
Classification Systems	318	(18)
Why Classify?	319	(1)
Biological Classification	320	(3)
Taxonomy Today	323	(2)
The Five Kingdom System	325	(11)
Careers in Biology	334	(1)
From the Authors	335	(1)
UNIT 5 Life on Earth: Monerans, Protists, and Fungi	336	(94)
The Origin of Life	338	(16)
Spontaneous Generation	339	(3)
The First Signs of Life	342	(5)
The Road to Modern Organisms	347	(7)
Viruses and Monerans	354	(26)
Viruses	355	(5)
Monerans---Prokaryotic Cells	360	(12)
Diseases Caused by Viruses and Monerans	372	(8)
Protists	380	(26)
The Kingdom Protista	381	(3)
Animallike Protists	384	(10)
Plantlike Protists	394	(12)
Fungi	406	(24)
The Fungi	407	(10)
Funi in Nature	417	(13)
Careers in Biology	428	(1)
From the Authors	429	(1)
UNIT 6 Life on Earth: Plants	430	(122)
Multicellular Algae	432	(16)
Characteeristics of Algae	433	(2)
Groups of Algae	435	(5)
Reproduction in Algae	440	(2)
Where Algae Fit into the World	442	(6)
Mosses and Ferns	448	(18)
Plants Invade the Land	449	(2)
The Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts	451	(4)
The Ferns and the First Vascular Plants	455	(5)
Where Mosses and Ferns Fit into the World	460	(6)
Plants with Seeds	466	(20)
Seed Plants---The Spermopsida	467	(4)
Evolution of Seed Plants	471	(5)
Coevolution of Flowering Plants and Animals	476	(10)
Roots, Stems, and Leaves	486	(30)
Soil: A Storehouse for Water and Nutrients	487	(4)
Specialized Tissues in Plants	491	(3)
Roots	494	(5)
Stems	499	(3)
Leaves	502	(3)
Transport in Plants	505	(3)
Adaptations of Plants to Different Environments	508	(8)
Plant Growth and Development	516	(16)
Patterns of Growth	517	(4)
Control of Growth and Development	521	(11)
Reproduction in Seed Plants	532	(20)
Cones and Flowers as Reproductive Organs	533	(7)
Seed Development	540	(2)
Vegetative Reproduction	542	(10)
Careers in Biology	550	(1)
From the Authors	551	(1)
UNIT 7 Life on Earth: Invertebrate Animals	552	(124)
Sponges, Cnidarians, and Unsegmented Worms	554	(30)
Introduction to the Animal Kingdom	555	(5)
Spnges	560	(4)
Cnidarians	564	(6)
Unsegmented Worms	570	(14)
Mollusks and Annelids	584	(22)
Mollusks	585	(9)
Annelids	594	(12)
Arthropods	606	(30)
Introduction to Arthropods	607	(10)
Spiders and Their Relatives	617	(3)
Crustaceans	620	(2)
Insects and Their Relatives	622	(7)
How Arthropods Fit into the World	629	(7)
Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates	636	(16)
Echinoderms	637	(8)
Invertebrate Chordates	645	(7)
Comparing Invertebrates	652	(24)
Evolution of the Invertebrates	653	(5)
From and Function in Invertebrates	658	(18)
Carers in Biology	674	(1)
From the Authors	675	(1)
UNIT 8 Life on Earth: Vertebrate Animals	676	(230)
Fishes and Amphibians	678	(28)
Fishes	679	(13)
Amphibians	692	(14)
Reptiles and Birds	706	(30)
Reptiles	707	(13)
The Evolution to Temperature Control	720	(3)
Birds	723	(13)
Mammals	736	(20)
Mammals	737	(9)
Important Orders of Living Mammals	746	(10)
Humans	756	(14)
Primates and Human Origins	757	(2)
Hominid Evolution: Human Ancestors and Relatives	759	(11)
Animal Behavior	770	(14)
Elements of Behavior	771	(4)
Communication: Signals for Survival	775	(3)
The Evolution of Behavior	778	(6)
Comparing Vertebrates	784	(122)
Evolution of the Vertebrates	785	(4)
From and Function in Vertebrates	789	(117)
Careers in Biology	804	(1)
From the Authors	805	(101)
UNIT 9 Human Biology	906	(98)
Nervous System	808	(28)
The Nervous System	809	(7)
Divisions of the Nervous System	816	(1)
The Central Nervous System	817	(8)
The Peripheral Nervous System	825	(2)
The Senses	827	(9)
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems	836	(18)
The Skeletal System	837	(5)
The Muscular System	842	(5)
The Integumentary System	847	(7)
Nutrition and Digestion	854	(26)
Food and Nutrition	855	(12)
The Process of Digestion	867	(13)
Respiratory System	880	(16)
The Importance of Respiration	881	(1)
The Human Respiratory System	882	(8)
Control of the Respiratory System	890	(6)
Circulatory and Excretory Systems	896	(20)
The Circulatory System	897	(8)
Blood	905	(3)
The Excretory System	908	(8)
Endocrine System	916	(18)
Endocrine Glands	917	(10)
Control of the Endocrine System	927	(7)
Reproduction and Development	934	(18)
The Reproductive System	935	(8)
Human Development	943	(9)
Human Diseases	952	(16)
The Nature of Disease	953	(3)
Agents of Disease	956	(4)
Cancer	960	(8)
Immune System	968	(18)
Nonspecific Defenses	969	(3)
Specific Defenses	972	(5)
Immune Disorders	977	(9)
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco	986	(18)
Drugs	987	(6)
Alcohol	993	(2)
Tobacco	995	(9)
Careers in Biology	1002	(1)
From the Authors	1003	(1)
UNIT 10 Ecological Interactions	1004	(73)
The Biosphere	1006	(26)
Earth: A Living Planet	1007	(3)
Land Biomes	1010	(6)
Aquatic Biomes	1016	(5)
Energy and Nutrients: Building the Web of Life	1021	(11)
Populations and Communities	1032	(16)
Population Growth	1033	(2)
Factors That Control Population Growth	1035	(5)
Interactions Within and Between Communities	1040	(8)
People and the Biosphere	1048	(29)
Human Population	1049	(3)
Pollution	1052	(11)
The Fate of the Earth	1063	(6)
The Future of the Biosphere	1069	(8)
Careers in Biology	1076	(1)
From the Authors	1077