Biology: Concepts and Connections with mybiology

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

• ISBN13: 9780321489845
• ISBN10: 0321489845
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Summary

Biology: Concepts & Connections, 6/e continues to be the most accurate, current, and pedagogically effective book on the market. This extensive revision builds upon the bookrs"s best-selling success with exciting new and updated features.KEY TOPICS: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, The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance, Patterns of Inheritance, Molecular Biology of the Gene, How Genes Are Controlled, DNA Technology and Genomics, How Populations Evolve, The Origin of Species, Tracing Evolutionary History, The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists, Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land, The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity,The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity, Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function, Nutrition and Digestion, Gas Exchange, Circulation, The Immune System, Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance, Hormones and the Endocrine System, Reproduction and Embryonic Development, Nervous Systems, The Senses, How Animals Move, Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development, Plant Nutrition and Transport, Control Systems in Plants, The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments, Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems, Conservation and Restoration Biology.For all readers interested in learning the basics 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

How Genes Are Controlled

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 Invertebrate Diversity

The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity

Animals: Form And Function

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Gas Exchange

Circulation

The Immune System

Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance

Hormones and the Endocrine System

Reproduction and Embryonic Development

Nervous Systems

The Senses

How Animals Move

Plants: Form And Function

Plant Structure, Reproduction,and Development

Plant Nutritionand Transport

Control Systems in Plants

Ecology

The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments

Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Conservation Biology

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