Life Vol. 1 : The Science of Biology

by Purves, William K.; Sadava, David; Orians

• ISBN13: 9780716743484
• ISBN10: 0716743485
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co

Table of Contents

An Evolutionary Framework for Biology	1	(16)
Part One The Cell
Small Molecules: Structure and Behavior	17	(17)
Macromolecules: Their Chemistry and Biology	34	(21)
The Organization of Cells	55	(24)
Cellular Membranes	79	(16)
Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism	95	(19)
Cellular Pathways That Harvest Chemical Energy	114	(22)
Photosynthesis: Energy from the Sun	136	(19)
Part Two Information and Heredity
Chromosomes, the Cell Cycle, and Cell Division	155	(21)
Genetics: Mendel and Beyond	176	(23)
DNA and Its Role in Heredity	199	(19)
From DNA to Protein: Genotype to Phenotype	218	(21)
The Genetics of Viruses and Prokaryotes	239	(20)
The Eukaryotic Genome and Its Expression	259	(20)
Cell Signaling and Communication	279	(15)
Development: Differential Gene Expression	294	(17)
Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology	311	(20)
Molecular Biology and Medicine	331	(22)
Natural Defenses against Disease	353	(26)
Part Three Evolutionary Processes
The History of Life on Earth	379	(16)
The Mechanisms of Evolution	395	(18)
Species and Their Formation	413	(12)
Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies	425	(13)
Molecular and Genomic Evolution	438	(12)
The Origin of Life on Earth	450	(9)
Part Four The Evolution of Diversity
Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic Domains	459	(17)
Protists and the Dawn of the Eukarya	476	(24)
Plants without Seeds: From Sea to Land	500	(16)
The Evolution of Seed Plants	516	(13)
Fungi: Recyclers, Killers, and Plant Partners	529	(14)
Animal Origins and Lophotrochozoans	543	(21)
Ecdysozoans: The Molting Animals	564	(13)
Deuterostomate Animals	577	(26)
Part Five The Biology of Flowering Plants
The Plant Body	603	(17)
Transport in Plants	620	(14)
Plant Nutrition	634	(12)
Plant Growth Regulation	646	(19)
Reproduction in Flowering Plants	665	(14)
Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges	679	(14)
Part Six the Biology of Animals
Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation	693	(19)
Animal Hormones	712	(20)
Animal Reproduction	732	(20)
Animal Development	752	(21)
Neurons and Nervous Systems	773	(21)
Sensory Systems	794	(20)
The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Functions	814	(17)
Effectors: Making Animals Move	831	(18)
Gas Exchange in Animals	849	(17)
Circulatory Systems	866	(20)
Animal Nutrition	886	(24)
Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion	910	(15)
Animal Behavior	925	(22)
Part Seven Ecology and Biogeography
Behavioral Ecology	947	(12)
Population Ecology	959	(15)
Community Ecology	974	(17)
Ecosystems	991	(16)
Biogeography	1007	(23)
Conservation Biology	1030