Biology! : Bringing Science to Life

by Postlethwait, John H.; Hopson, Janet L.; Veres, Ruth C.

• ISBN13: 9780070506312
• ISBN10: 0070506310
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-01-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Table of Contents

What is Life?	1	(21)
PART ONE LIFE'S FUNDAMENTALS
Atoms, Molecules, and Life	22	(24)
Cells: The Basic Units of Life	46	(24)
The Dynamic Cell	70	(19)
How Living Things Harvest Energy	89	(15)
Trapping Sunlight and Building Nutrients	104	(12)
PART TWO PERPETUATION OF LIFE
Cell Cycles and Life Cycles	116	(20)
The Patterns of Heredity	136	(18)
DNA: The Thread of Life	154	(18)
How Genes Work	172	(15)
Human Genetics	187	(16)
Reproduction and Development: New Generation	203	(18)
The Human Life Cycle	221	(21)
PART THREE LIFE'S VARIETY
Origins of Life and its Diversity	242	(15)
The Single-Celled Kingdoms	257	(15)
Plants and Fungi: Producers and Decomposers	272	(20)
Animals without Backbones	292	(19)
The Chordates: Vertebrates and Their Relatives	311	(23)
PART FOUR HOW ANIMALS SURVIVE
A Steady State: The Key to Animal Survival	334	(12)
Circulation: The Internal Transport System	346	(14)
Respiration: Gas Exchange with the Environment	360	(11)
The Immune System: Defense from Disease	371	(14)
Animal Nutrition and Digestion	385	(18)
Salt and Water Balance and Waste Removal	403	(13)
How Hormones Govern Body Activities	416	(13)
How Nerve Cells Work	429	(12)
Senses and the Brain	441	(16)
The Body in Motion	457	(15)
PART FIVE HOW PLANTS SURVIVE
Plant Form and Function	472	(16)
How Plants Grow	488	(14)
The Dynamic Plant	502	(16)
PART SIX INTERACTIONS: ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENT
The Genetic Basis for Evolution	518	(20)
Population Patterns in Space and Time	538	(15)
The Ecology of Living Communities	553	(16)
Ecosystems: Webs of Life and the Physical World	569	(14)
The Biosphere: Earth's Fragile Film of Life	583	(17)
Animal Behavior: Patterns for Survival	600