Prentice Hall Exploring Life Science, 1999

by MATON A

• ISBN13: 9780134358710
• ISBN10: 0134358716
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE: Characteristics of Living Things	2	(100)
Exploring Life Science	4	(32)
Science---Not Just for Scientists	6	(6)
The Scientific Method---A Way of Problem Solving	12	(6)
The Metric System	18	(6)
Tools of a Life Scientist	24	(5)
Safety in the Science Laboratory	29	(7)
The Nature of Life	36	(32)
The Origin of Life	38	(6)
Characteristics of Living Things	44	(10)
Needs of Living Things	54	(7)
Chemistry of Living Things	61	(7)
Cells, Tissues, and Organ Systems	68	(34)
The Cell Theory	70	(1)
Structure and Function of Cells	71	(10)
Cell Processes	81	(7)
Cell Growth and Division	88	(5)
Cell Specialization	93	(9)
Claire Veronica Broome: Disease Detective	100	(2)
UNIT TWO: Monerans, Protists, Fungi, and Plants	102	(154)
Classification of Living Things	104	(24)
History of Classification	106	(7)
Classification Today	113	(6)
The Five Kingdoms	119	(9)
Viruses and Monerans	128	(24)
Viruses	130	(7)
Monerans	137	(15)
Protists	152	(26)
Characteristics of Protists	154	(3)
Animallike Protists	157	(10)
Plantlike Protists	167	(4)
Funguslike Protists	171	(7)
Fungi	178	(20)
Characteristics of Fungi	180	(4)
Forms of Fungi	184	(4)
How Fungi Affect Other Organisms	188	(10)
Plants Without Seeds	198	(24)
Plants Appear: Multicellular Algae	200	(8)
Plants Move Onto Land: Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts	208	(5)
Vascular Plants Develop: Ferns	213	(9)
Plants With Seeds	222	(34)
Structure of Seed Plants	224	(13)
Reproduction in Seed Plants	237	(5)
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms	242	(5)
Patterns of Growth	247	(9)
Colleen Cavanaugh: Explores the Underwater World of Tube Worms	254	(2)
UNIT THREE: Animals	256	(132)
Sponges, Cnidarians, Worms, and Mollusks	258	(24)
Introduction to the Animal Kingdom	260	(2)
Sponges	262	(2)
Cnidarians	264	(5)
Worms	269	(5)
Mollusks	274	(8)
Arthropods and Echinoderms	282	(24)
Arthropods: The ``Joint-Footed'' Animals	284	(8)
Insects: The Most Numerous Arthropods	292	(6)
Echinoderms: The ``Spiny-Skinned'' Animals	298	(8)
Fishes and Amphibians	306	(26)
What is a Vertebrate?	308	(3)
Fishes	311	(9)
Amphibians	320	(12)
Reptiles and Birds	332	(30)
Reptiles	334	(13)
Birds	347	(15)
Mammals	362	(26)
What is a Mammal?	364	(3)
Egg-Laying Mammals	367	(2)
Pouched Mammals	369	(2)
Placental Mammals	371	(17)
Jack Horner Warms up to Dinosaurs	386	(2)
UNIT FOUR: Human Biology	388	(192)
Skeletal and Muscular Systems	390	(22)
The Human Body	392	(3)
The Skeletal System	395	(8)
The Muscular System	403	(9)
Digestive System	412	(24)
The Importance of Food	414	(7)
Digestion of Food	421	(6)
Absorption of Food	427	(2)
Maintaining Good Health	429	(7)
Circulatory System	436	(24)
The Body's Transportation System	438	(1)
Circulation in the Body	439	(6)
Blood---The River of Life	445	(6)
Cardiovascular Diseases	451	(9)
Respiratory and Excretory Systems	460	(18)
The Respiratory System	462	(6)
The Excretory System	468	(10)
Nervous and Endocrine Systems	478	(36)
The Nervous System	480	(5)
Divisions of the Nervous System	485	(7)
The Senses	492	(11)
The Endocrine System	503	(11)
Reproduction and Development	514	(18)
The Reproductive System	516	(5)
Stages of Development	521	(11)
Immune System	532	(24)
Body Defenses	534	(5)
Immunity	539	(6)
Diseases	545	(11)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs	556	(24)
What Are Drugs?	558	(3)
Alcohol	561	(4)
Tobacco	565	(3)
Commonly Abused Drugs	568	(12)
Stephen Hawking: Meeting the Challenge	578	(2)
UNIT FIVE: Heredity and Adaptation	580	(78)
Genetics	582	(32)
History of Genetics	584	(8)
Genetics and Probability	592	(2)
Chromosomes	594	(5)
DNA	599	(3)
Human Genetics	602	(12)
Applied Genetics	614	(16)
Plant and Animal Breeding	616	(4)
Genetic Engineering	620	(10)
Changes in Living Things Over Time	630	(28)
Evolution: Change Over Time	632	(1)
Evidence of Evolution	633	(12)
Charles Darwin and Natural Selection	645	(4)
Punctuated Equilibrium	649	(9)
Fernando Nottebohm: From Bird Songs to Reborn Brains	656	(2)
UNIT SIX: Ecology	658	(199)
Interactions Among Living Things	660	(34)
Living Things and Their Environment	662	(6)
Food and Energy in the Environment	668	(5)
Interaction and Evolution	673	(12)
Life in the Balance	685	(9)
Cycles in Nature	694	(24)
Cycles in Time: Rhythms of Life	696	(8)
Cycles of Matter	704	(6)
Cycles of Change: Ecological Succession	710	(8)
Exploring Earth's Biomes	718	(30)
Biogeography	720	(5)
Tundra Biomes	725	(2)
Forest Biomes	727	(6)
Grassland Biomes	733	(2)
Desert Biomes	735	(3)
Water Biomes	738	(10)
Conservation of Living Things	748	(109)
Identifying Problems	750	(15)
Seeking Solutions	765	(15)
Michael Werikhe: Saving the Rhino---One Step at a Time	778	(2)
Reference Section
For Further Reading	780	(3)
Activity Bank	783	(67)
Appendix A: The Metric System	850	(1)
Appendix B: The Microscope	851	(2)
Appendix C: Science Safety Rules	853	(2)
Appendix D: Laboratory Balances	855	(2)
Glossary	857	(12)
Index	869