Life : The Science of Biology and Lecture Notebook

by Purves, William K.; Orians, Gordon H.; Heller, H. Craig; Sadava, David

• ISBN13: 9780716733256
• ISBN10: 0716733250
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co

Summary

The guide offers clearly defined learning objectives, summaries of key concepts, references to "Life" and to the student Web/CD-ROM, and review and exam-style self-test questions with answers and explanations.

Table of Contents

An Evolutionary Framework for Biology	1	(18)
Part One The Cell
Small Molecules: Structure and Behavior	19	(22)
Macromolecules: Their Chemistry and Biology	41	(23)
The Organization of Cells	64	(34)
Cellular Membranes	98	(21)
Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism	119	(22)
Cellular Pathways That Harvest Chemical Energy	141	(24)
Photosynthesis: Energy from the Sun	165	(28)
Part Two Information and Heredity
Chromosomes, the Cell Cycle, and Cell Divison	193	(23)
Transmission Genetics: Mendel and Beyond	216	(27)
DNA and Its Role in Heredity	243	(17)
From DNA to Protein: Genotype to Phenotype	260	(22)
The Genetics of Viruses and Prokaryotes	282	(24)
The Eukaryotic Genome and Its Expression	306	(24)
Development: Differential Gene Expression	330	(21)
Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology	351	(22)
Molecular Biology and Medicine	373	(27)
Natural Defenses against Disease	400	(31)
Part Three Evolutionary Processes
The History of Life on Earth	431	(21)
The Mechanisms of Evolution	452	(18)
Species and Their Formation	470	(16)
Constructing and Using Phylogenies	486	(17)
Molecular Evolution	503	(14)
The Origin of Life on Earth	517	(14)
Part Four The Evolution of Diversity
Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic Domains	531	(21)
Protists and the Dawn of the Eukarya	552	(29)
Plants: Pioneers of the Terrestrial Environment	581	(28)
Fungi: A Kingdom of Recyclers	609	(18)
Protostomate Animals: The Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry and Body Cavities	627	(35)
Deuterostomate Animals: Evolution of Larger Brains and Complex Behaviors	662	(35)
Part Five The Biology of Flowering Plants
The Flowering Plant Body	697	(22)
Transport in Plants	719	(15)
Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges	734	(15)
Plant Nutrition	749	(15)
Regualation of Plant Development	764	(24)
Reproduction in Flowering Plants	788	(19)
Part Six The Biology of Animals
Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation	807	(25)
Animal Hormones	832	(25)
Animal Reproduction	857	(26)
Animal Development	883	(20)
Neurons and Nervous Systems	903	(24)
Sensory Systems	927	(25)
The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Functions	952	(21)
Effectors	973	(22)
Gas Exchange in Animals	995	(21)
Circulatory Systems	1016	(22)
Animal Nutrition	1038	(28)
Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion	1066	(19)
Animal Behavior	1085	(28)
Part Seven Ecology and Biogeography
Behavioral Ecology	1113	(19)
Population Ecology	1132	(19)
Community Ecology	1151	(22)
Ecosystems	1173	(22)
Biogeography	1195	(28)
Conservation Biology	1223