Concepts in Biology

by Eldon D. Enger

• ISBN13: 9780697360526
• ISBN10: 0697360520
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Concepts in Biology is a short, student-friendly text organized in a traditional manner. It has very little botany and presents a human-oriented approach to the animal unit. Professors and students appreciate the low cost of this title, and that it is written for students who are not biology majors.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Introduction	1	(20)
What is Biology?	1	(19)
PART TWO Cells: Anatomy and Action	20	(120)
Simple Things of Life	20	(17)
Organic Chemistry: The Chemistry of Life	37	(18)
Cell Structure and Function	55	(25)
Enzymes	80	(10)
Biochemical Pathways	90	(25)
DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity	115	(25)
PART THREE Cell Division and Heredity	140	(48)
Mitosis: The Cell-Copying Process	140	(13)
Meiosis: Sex-Cell Formation	153	(17)
Mendelian Genetics	170	(18)
PART FOUR Evolution and Ecology	188	(128)
Diversity within Species	188	(15)
Natural Selection and Evolution	203	(16)
Speciation and Evolutionary Change	219	(19)
Ecosystem Organization and Energy Flow	238	(24)
Community Interactions	262	(20)
Population Ecology	282	(16)
Behavioral Ecology	298	(18)
PART FIVE Physiological Processes	316	(95)
Materials Exchange in the Body	316	(24)
Nutrition: Food and Diet	340	(23)
The Body's Control Mechanisms	363	(25)
Human Reproduction, Sex, and Sexuality	388	(23)
PART SIX The Origin and Classification of Life	411	(100)
The Origin of Life and Evolution of Cells	411	(16)
The Classification and Evolution of Organisms	427	(18)
Prokaryotae, Protista, and Mycetae	445	(19)
Plantae	464	(22)
Animalia	486	(25)
Glossary	511	(14)
Credits	525	(2)
Index	527