Biology

by Daniel, Ronald S.

• ISBN13: 9780534495480
• ISBN10: 0534495486
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Provides students with extensive opportunities to review chapter concepts. Multiple-choice study questions, coloring book exercises, vocabulary-building exercises, and many other types of exercises are provided to suit different cognitive learning styles.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Table of Contents	v
To the Student	vii
Part I: The Organization of Life	1	(40)
A View of Life	3	(8)
Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life	11	(7)
The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds	18	(7)
Organization of the Cell	25	(9)
Biological Membranes	34	(7)
Part II: Energy Transfer Through Living Systems	41	(22)
Energy and Metabolism	43	(6)
How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways	49	(6)
Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy	55	(8)
Part III: The Continuity of Life: Genetics	63	(50)
Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis	65	(6)
The Basic Principles of Heredity	71	(6)
DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information	77	(5)
Gene Expression	82	(7)
Gene Regulation	89	(6)
DNA Technologies	95	(6)
The Human Genome	101	(7)
Genes and Development	108	(5)
Part IV: The Continuity of Life: Evolution	113	(30)
Introduction to Darwinian Evolution	115	(5)
Evolutionary Change in Populations	120	(5)
Speciation and Macroevolution	125	(6)
The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life	131	(5)
The Evolution of Primates	136	(7)
Part V: The Diversity of Life	143	(66)
Understanding Diversity: Systematics	145	(5)
Viruses and Prokaryotes	150	(7)
Protists	157	(7)
Kingdom Fungi	164	(7)
The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Plants	171	(8)
The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants	179	(7)
The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity	186	(6)
The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes	192	(8)
The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes	200	(9)
Part VI: Structure and Life Processes in Plants	209	(40)
Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation	211	(6)
Leaf Structure and Function	217	(6)
Stems and Plant Transport	223	(7)
Roots and Mineral Nutrition	230	(6)
Reproduction in Flowering Plants	236	(6)
Plant Growth and Development	242	(7)
Part VII: Structure and Life Processes in Animals	249	(116)
The Animal Body: Introduction to Structure and Function	251	(8)
Protection, Support, and Movement	259	(7)
Neural Signaling	266	(7)
Neural Regulation	273	(9)
Sensory Reception	282	(8)
Internal Transport	290	(11)
The Immune System: Internal Defense	301	(8)
Gas Exchange	309	(8)
Processing Food and Nutrition	317	(9)
Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes	326	(7)
Endocrine Regulation	333	(8)
Reproduction	341	(10)
Animal Development	351	(8)
Animal Behavior	359	(6)
Part VIII: The Interactions of Life: Ecology	365	(34)
Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology	367	(7)
Community Ecology	374	(5)
Ecosystems and the Biosphere	379	(7)
Ecology and the Geography of Life	386	(7)
Humans in the Environment	393	(6)
Answers	399