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9780470598757

Biology For Dummies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470598757

  • ISBN10:

    0470598751

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-06-15
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

The fast and easy way to understand biology

From molecules to animals, cells to ecosystems, this friendly guide answers all your questions about how living things work. Written in plain English and packed with helpful illustrations, tables, and diagrams, it cuts right to the chase with easy to absorb explanations of the life processes common to all organisms.

Biology 101 get the lowdown on how life is studied and open a window on the world's organisms

Jump into the gene pool discover how cell reproduction and genetics work, from making sense of Mendel's Law of Segregation to dealing with DNA

Explore the living world find out how ecology and evolution are the glue that holds everything together

Let's get physical peruse the principles of physiology to get a handle on animal structure and function

Go green take a look at the life of plants and understand how they acquire energy, reproduce, and so much more

Open the book and find:

-Plain English explanations of how living matter works

-The parts and functions of cells

-How food works as a source of energy

-The 411 on reproduction and genetics

-Fascinating facts about DNA technology

-The biology of bacteria and viruses

-How humans affect the circle of life

-An overview of human anatomy

-Innate human defenses and adaptive ones, too!

Learn to:

-Identify and dissect the many structures and functions of plants and animals

-Grasp the latest discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology

-Think like a biologist and use scientific methods

Author Biography

Rene Fester Kratz, PhD, is a Biology Instructor at Everett Community College and a member of the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership.

Donna Rae Siegfried has been published in Prevention, Runner's World, Men's Health, and Organic Gardening.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Biology Basics
Exploring the Living World
How Life Is Studied
The Chemistry of Life
The Living Cell
Acquiring Energy to Run the Motor
Cell Reproduction and Genetics: Let's Talk about Sex, Baby
Dividing to Conquer: Cell Division
Making Mendel Proud: Understanding Genetics
Reading the Book of Life: DNA and Proteins
Engineering the Code: DNA Technology
It's a Small, Interconnected World
Biodiversity and Classifi cation
Observing How Organisms Get Along
Evolving Species in an Ever-Changing World
Systems Galore! Animal Structure and Function
Pondering the Principles of Physiology
Moving and Shaking: Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Going with the Flow: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Checking Out the Plumbing: Animal Digestive and Excretory Systems
Fighting Back: Human Defenses
The Nervous and Endocrine Systems, Messengers Extraordinaire
Reproduction 101: Making More Animals
It's Not Easy Being Green: Plant Structure and Function
Living the Life of a Plant
Probing into Plant Physiology
The Par t of Tens
Ten Great Biology Discoveries
Ten Ways Biology Affects Your Life
Index
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