Biology: Concepts and Connections Media Update

by Campbell, Neil A.; Reece, Jane B.; Taylor, Martha R.; Simon, Eric J.

• ISBN13: 9780321512444
• ISBN10: 0321512448
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover w/CD
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Summary

Biology: Concepts and Connectionsinvites readers into the world of biology with a new revision of this best-selling text. It is known for scientific accuracy and currency; a modular presentation that helps readers to focus on the main concepts; and art that teaches better than any other book.Biology: Exploring Life, THE LIFE OF THE CELL, The Chemical Basis of Life, The Molecules of Cells, A Tour of the Cell, The Working Cell, How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy, Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food, CELLULAR REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS, The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance, Patterns of Inheritance, Molecular Biology of the Gene, The Control of Gene Expression, DNA Technology and Genomics, CONCEPTS OF EVOLUTION, How Populations Evolve, The Origin of Species, Tracing Evolutionary History, THE EVOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists, Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land, The Evolution of Animal Diversity, Human Evolution, ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION, Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function, Nutrition and Digestion, Gas Exchange, Circulation, The Immune System, Control of the Internal Environment, Chemical Regulation, Reproduction and Embryonic Development, Nervous Systems, The Senses, How Animals Move, PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION, Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development, Plant Nutrition and Transport, Control Systems in Plants, ECOLOGY, The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments, Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment, Population Dynamics, Communities and Ecosystems, Conservation BiologyFor all readers interested in the world of biology.

Table of Contents

Biology: Exploring Life

The Life Of The Cell

The Chemical Basis of Life

The Molecules of Cells

A Tour of the Cell

The Working Cell

How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Cellular Reproduction And Genetics

The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance

Patterns of Inheritance

Molecular Biology of the Gene

The Control of Gene Expression

DNA Technology and the Human Genome

Concepts Of Evolution

How Populations Evolve

The Origin of the Species

Tracing Evolutionary History

The Evolution Of Biological Diversity

The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists

Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land

The Evolution of Animal Diversity

Human Evolution

Animals: Form And Function

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Gas Exchange

Circulation

The Body's Defenses

Control of the Internal Environment

Chemical Regulation

Reproduction and Embryonic Development

Nervous Systems

The Senses

How Animals Move

Plants: Form And Function

Plant Structure, Reproduction, & Development

Plant Nutrition & Transport

Control Systems in Plants

ECOLOGY

The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments

Behavioral Ecology

Population Dynamics

Communities and Ecosystems

Conservation Biology

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