Biology : Concepts and Connections with Mybiology

by Campbell, Neil A.; Mitchell, Lawrence G.; Reece, Jane B.

• ISBN13: 9780805309201
• ISBN10: 0805309209
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Biology: Concepts and Connections invites 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 Biology For all readers interested in the world of biology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(15)
UNIT 1 The Life of the Cell	15	(110)
The Chemical Basis of Life	17	(16)
The Molecules of Cells	33	(18)
A Tour of the Cell	51	(21)
The Working Cell	72	(17)
How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy	89	(20)
Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food	109	(16)
UNIT 2 Genetics	125	(128)
The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance	127	(22)
Patterns of Inheritance	149	(22)
Molecular Biology of the Gene	171	(24)
The Control of Gene Expression	195	(18)
Recombinant DNA Technology	213	(16)
The Human Genome	229	(24)
UNIT 3 Evolution and the Diversity of Life	253	(140)
How Populations Evolve	255	(22)
The Origin of Species	277	(14)
Tracing Evolutionary History	291	(22)
The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists	313	(28)
Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land	341	(22)
The Evolution of Animal Diversity	363	(30)
UNIT 4 Animals: Form and Function	393	(206)
Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function	395	(16)
Nutrition and Digestion	411	(22)
Respiration: The Exchange of Gases	433	(14)
Circulation	447	(18)
The Immune System	465	(20)
Control of the Internal Environment	485	(14)
Chemical Regulation	499	(16)
Reproduction and Embryonic Development	515	(30)
Nervous Systems	545	(22)
The Senses	567	(16)
How Animals Move	583	(16)
UNIT 5 Plants: Form and Function	599	(58)
Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development	601	(22)
Plant Nutrition and Transport	623	(18)
Control Systems in Plants	641	(16)
UNIT 6 Ecology	657
The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments	659
Population Dynamics	679
Communities and Ecosystems	695
Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment	717
Human Evolution and Its Ecological Impact	743