Glencoe Life Science

by Biggs, Daniel Ortleg

• ISBN13: 9780028277370
• ISBN10: 0028277376
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Life	2	(120)
Exploring Life	4	(26)
Living Things	6	(4)
Where does life come from?	10	(4)
What is science?	14	(10)
Activity 1-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Using Scientific Methods	18	(6)
Science and Society---Issue: Technology and the Dairy Industry	24	(6)
The Structure of Viruses and Cells	30	(32)
Viruses	32	(6)
Science and Society---Technology: AIDS Vaccine?	38	(2)
Cells: The Units of Life	40	(5)
Cell Organization	45	(17)
Activity 2-1/Comparing Plant and Animal Cells	53	(3)
Activity 2-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Observing the Parts of an Organism	56	(6)
Cell Processes	62	(28)
Chemistry of Living Things	64	(7)
Cell Transport	71	(7)
Activity 3-1/Observing Osmosis	77	(1)
Energy in Cells	78	(6)
Activity 3-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Photosynthesis and Respiration	82	(2)
Science and Society---Technology: Energy from Biomass	84	(6)
Cell Reproduction	90	(30)
Cell Growth and Division	92	(7)
Activity 4-1/Mitosis in Plant and Animal Cells	96	(3)
Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis	99	(5)
DNA	104	(8)
Activity 4-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Making a Model of DNA	110	(2)
Science and Society---Technology: Using Transplanted Cells to Treat Diabetes	112	(8)
Unit 1 Project In Search of Cells	118	(2)
UNIT 2 Heredity and Evolution	120	(64)
Heredity	122	(28)
What is genetics?	124	(8)
Activity 5-1/Expected and Observed Results	131	(1)
Genetics Since Mendel	132	(5)
Activity 5-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Determining Polygenic Inheritance	134	(3)
Human Genetics	137	(7)
Science and Society---Technology: The Human Genome Project	144	(6)
Evolution	150	(34)
Mechanisms of Evolution	152	(10)
Activity 6-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Recognizing Variation in a Population	158	(4)
Evidence for Evolution	162	(9)
Activity 6-2/A Radioactive Dating Model	167	(4)
Primate Evolution	171	(5)
Science and Society---Issue: Extinction and Evolution	176	(8)
Unit 2 Project Keep Those Toes A-Tapping!	182	(2)
UNIT 3 Diversity of Life	184	(72)
Classifying Living Things	186	(22)
What is classification?	188	(5)
Activity 7-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Classifying Seeds	190	(3)
Modern Classification	193	(5)
Science and Society---Issue: Diminishing Diversity	198	(2)
Identifying Organisms	200	(8)
Activity 7-2/Using a Dichotomous Key	204	(4)
Monerans	208	(20)
Kingdom Monera	210	(6)
Activity 8-1/Observing Cyanobacteria	215	(1)
Monerans in Your Life	216	(6)
Activity 8-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Where are the most bacteria found?	220	(2)
Science and Society---Issue: Fighting Tuberculosis	222	(6)
Protists and Fungi	228	(28)
Kingdom Protista	230	(11)
Activity 9-1/Comparing Algae and Protozoans	240	(1)
Kingdom Fungi	241	(7)
Activity 9-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Investigating Lichens	246	(2)
Science and Society---Technology: Monitoring Red Tides	248	(8)
Unit 3 Project Don't Toss It! Compost It!	254	(2)
UNIT 4 Plants	256	(84)
Introduction to Plants	258	(26)
Characteristics of Plants	260	(7)
Seedless Plants	267	(11)
Activity 10-1/Design Your Own Experiment: The Effects of Acid Rain	272	(6)
Science and Society---Technology: Cleaner Coal	278	(6)
Activity 10-2/Comparing Mosses, Liverworts, and Ferns	280	(4)
The Seed Plants	284	(28)
Seed Plants	286	(6)
Parts of Complex Plants	292	(4)
Seed Plant Reproduction	296	(10)
Activity 11-1/Comparing Flowers and Seeds	300	(4)
Activity 11-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Germination Rate of Seeds	304	(2)
Science and Society---Issue: Medical Treasures	306	(6)
Plant Processes	312	(28)
Photosynthesis and Respiration	314	(10)
Activity 12-1/Stomata in Leaves	316	(8)
Plant Responses	324	(7)
Activity 12-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Plant Tropisms	328	(3)
Science and Society---Technology: Transgenic Crops	331	(9)
Unit 4 Project Homes Built from Plants	338	(2)
UNIT 5 Animals	340	(138)
Introduction to Animals	342	(26)
What is an animal?	344	(4)
Science and Society---Issue: Animal Experimentation	348	(2)
Sponges and Cnidarians	350	(7)
Activity 13-1/Observing a Cnidarian	354	(3)
Flatoworms and Roundworms	357	(11)
Activity 13-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Comparing Free-Living and Parasitic Worms	360	(8)
Mollusks, Worms, Arthropods, and Echinoderms	368	(30)
Mollusks	370	(5)
Segmented Worms	375	(7)
Activity 14-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Earthworms and Plant Growth	378	(4)
Arthropods	382	(8)
Activity 14-2/Observing a Crayfish	389	(1)
Science and Society---Issue: Pesticides and Insects	390	(2)
Echinoderms	392	(6)
Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles	398	(26)
Fish	400	(9)
Activity 15-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Water Temperature and the Respiration Rate of Fish	406	(3)
Amphibians	409	(5)
Activity 15-2/Metamorphosis in Frogs	413	(1)
Science and Society---Technology: Amphibians and Ultraviolet Light	414	(2)
Reptiles	416	(8)
Birds and Mammals	424	(28)
Birds	426	(9)
Activity 16-1/Observing Contour and Down Feathers	429	(6)
Mammals	435	(11)
Activity 16-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Whale Insulation	438	(8)
Science and Society---Issue: California Sea Otters	446	(6)
Animal Behavior	452	(26)
Types of Behavior	454	(8)
Activity 17-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Investigating Conditioning	460	(2)
Behavioral Adaptations	462	(8)
Science and Society---Issue: Zoos and Captive Breeding	470	(8)
Activity 17-2/Observing Social Behavior in Ants	472	(4)
Unit 5 Project Was it a reptile? Was it a bird? Was it really warm?	476	(2)
UNIT 6 Ecology	478	(92)
Life and the Environment	480	(28)
The Living Environment and the Nonliving Environment	482	(6)
Activity 18-1/Soil Composition	485	(3)
Interactions Among Living Organisms	488	(8)
Activity 18-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Identifying a Limiting Factor	490	(6)
Matter and Energy	496	(6)
Science and Society---Issue: Bringing Back the Wolves	502	(6)
Ecosystems	508	(30)
How Ecosystems Change	510	(6)
Activity 19-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Observing Succession	514	(2)
Land Environments	516	(12)
Activity 19-2/Studying a Land Environment	519	(9)
Science and Society---Issue: Protecting Antarctica	528	(2)
Water Environments	530	(8)
Resources and the Environment	538	(32)
Natural Resources	540	(8)
Science and Society---Technology: Recycling	548	(2)
Conservation and Wildlife Protection	550	(7)
Activity 20-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Investigating Biodegradable Substances	552	(5)
Maintaining a Healthy Environment	557	(13)
Activity 20-2/Modeling the Greenhouse Effect	561	(7)
Unit 6 Project Ecology on the Internet	568	(2)
UNIT 7 The Human Body	570	(195)
Bones, Muscles, and Skin	572	(26)
The Skeletal System	574	(8)
Activity 21-1/Design Your Own Experiment: Observing Bones	580	(2)
Science and Society---Technology: Biomaterial---Speeding Bone Fracture Recovery	582	(2)
The Muscular System	584	(7)
Activity 21-2/Observing Muscle	589	(2)
Skin	591	(7)
Nutrients and Digestion	598	(26)
Nutrition	600	(10)
Activity 22-1/Identifying Vitamin C Content	609	(1)
Science and Society---Technology: Nutrients Combat Cancer	610	(2)
Your Digestive System	612	(12)
Activity 22-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Protein Digestion	618	(6)
The Circulatory System	624	(26)
Circulation	626	(8)
Activity 23-1/Taking Blood Pressure	633	(1)
Science and Society---Technology: ``Growing'' Heart Valves	634	(2)
Blood	636	(8)
Activity 23-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Comparing Blood Cells	642	(2)
Your Lymphatic System	644	(6)
Respiration and Excretion	650	(26)
Your Respiratory System	652	(12)
Activity 24-1/Design Your Own Experiment: The Effects of Exercise on Respiration	662	(2)
Science and Society---Issue: Restricting Cigarette Advertising	664	(2)
Your Urinary System	666	(10)
Activity 24-2/Sweat Glands in the Skin	672	(4)
The Nervous and Endocrine Systems	676	(26)
Your Nervous System	678	(8)
Activity 25-1/Reaction Time	685	(1)
Science and Society---Issue: Care and Treatment of Alzheimer's Patients	686	(2)
The Senses	688	(7)
Activity 25-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Investigating Skin Sensitivity	692	(3)
Your Endocrine System	695	(7)
Reproduction and Growth	702	(26)
Human Reproduction	704	(6)
Activity 26-1/Interpreting Diagrams	709	(1)
Fertilization to Birth	710	(6)
Development After Birth	716	(6)
Activity 26-2/Average Growth Rate in Humans	721	(1)
Science and Society---Technology: A New View of the Old	722	(6)
Immunity	728	(37)
Disease	730	(7)
Activity 27-1/Microorganisms and Disease	736	(1)
Your Immune System	737	(7)
Activity 27-2/Design Your Own Experiment: Stopping Growth of Microorganisms	742	(2)
Science and Society---Issue: Should a harmful virus be destroyed?	744	(2)
Noncommunicable Disease	746	(10)
Unit 7 Project On Your Mark! Get Set! Go	754	(2)
Appendices
Appendix A Care and Use of a Microscope	756	(1)
Appendix B SI/Metric to English Conversions	757	(1)
Appendix C Safety in the Classroom	758	(2)
Safety Symbols	759	(1)
Appendix D Classification	760	(5)
Skill Handbook	765	(20)
Glossary	785	(14)
Spanish Glossary	799	(16)
Index	815