Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Life Science

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• ISBN13: 9780130626431
• ISBN10: 0130626430
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Introduction to Life Science	xxii
Unit 1 Cells and Heredity
Cells: The Building Blocks of Life	16	(34)
What Is Life?	18	(9)
Discovering Cells	27	(7)
Looking Inside Cells	34	(10)
Integrating Earth Science: The Origin of Life	44	(6)
Cell Processes and Energy	50	(34)
Integrating Chemistry: Chemical Compounds in Cells	52	(4)
The Cell in Its Environment	56	(5)
Photosynthesis	61	(5)
Respiration	66	(6)
Cell Division	72	(12)
Genetics: The Science of Heredity	84	(32)
Mendel's Work	86	(8)
Integrating Mathematics: Probability and Genetics	94	(8)
The Cell and Inheritance	102	(5)
The DNA Connection	107	(9)
Modern Genetics	116	(28)
Human Inheritance	118	(7)
Human Genetic Disorders	125	(7)
Integrating Technology: Advances in Genetics	132	(12)
Changes Over Time	144	(36)
Darwin's Voyage	146	(11)
Integrating Earth Science: The Fossil Record	157	(8)
Other Evidence for Evolution	165	(15)
Interdisciplinary Exploration: Dogs-Loyal Companions	174	(6)
Unit 2 From Bacteria to Plants
Bacteria and Viruses	180	(36)
Classifying Organisms	182	(7)
The Six Kingdoms	189	(3)
Bacteria	192	(12)
Integrating Health: Viruses	204	(12)
Protists and Fungi	216	(30)
Protists	218	(10)
Integrating Environmental Science: Algal Blooms	228	(5)
Fungi	233	(13)
Introduction to Plants	246	(26)
The Plant Kingdom	248	(8)
Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts	256	(5)
Ferns and Their Relatives	261	(5)
Integrating Technology: Feeding the World	266	(6)
Seed Plants	272	(36)
The Characteristics of Seed Plants	274	(10)
Gymnosperms	284	(5)
Angiosperms	289	(8)
Integrating Chemistry: Plant Responses and Growth	297	(11)
Nature of Science: From Plants to Chemicals	304	(4)
Unit 3 Animals
Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms	308	(30)
What Is an Animal?	311	(4)
Integrating Mathematics: Symmetry	315	(5)
Sponges and Cnidarians	320	(7)
Worms	327	(11)
Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms	338	(34)
Mollusks	340	(6)
Arthropods	346	(8)
Insects	354	(8)
Integrating Chemistry: The Chemistry of Communication	362	(3)
Echinoderms	365	(7)
Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles	372	(36)
Integrating Earth Science: Evolution of Vertebrates	374	(7)
Fishes	381	(8)
Amphibians	389	(6)
Reptiles	395	(13)
Birds and Mammals	408	(32)
Birds	410	(10)
Integrating Physics: The Physics of Bird Flight	420	(3)
What Is a Mammal?	423	(8)
Diversity of Mammals	431	(9)
Animal Behavior	440	(30)
Integrating Psychology: Why Do Animals Behave As They Do	442	(8)
Patterns of Behavior	450	(20)
Interdisciplinary Exploration: The Secret of Silk	462	(8)
Unit 4 Human Biology and Health
Bones, Muscles, and Skin	470	(34)
Integrating Health: Body Organization and Homeostasis	472	(8)
The Skeletal System	480	(8)
The Muscular System	488	(6)
The Skin	494	(10)
Food and Digestion	504	(30)
Integrating Chemistry: Food and Energy	506	(12)
The Digestive Process Begins	518	(8)
Final Digestion and Absorption	526	(8)
Circulation	534	(30)
The Body's Transportation System	536	(7)
A Closer Look at Blood Vessels	543	(6)
Blood and Lymph	549	(7)
Integrating Health: Cardiovascular Health	556	(8)
Respiration and Excretion	564	(26)
The Respiratory System	566	(10)
Integrating Health: Smoking and Your Health	576	(5)
The Excretory System	581	(9)
Fighting Disease	590	(30)
Infectious Disease	592	(4)
The Body's Defenses	596	(9)
Integrating Health: Preventing Infectious Disease	605	(7)
Noninfectious Disease	612	(8)
The Nervous System	620	(36)
How the Nervous System Works	622	(6)
Divisions of the Nervous System	628	(8)
The Senses	636	(8)
Integrating Health: Alcohol and Other Drugs	644	(12)
The Endocrine System and Reproduction	656	(30)
The Endocrine System	658	(5)
The Male and Female Reproductive Systems	663	(6)
Integrating Health: The Human Life Cycle	669	(17)
Unit 5 Ecology
Nature of Science: Protecting Desert Wildlife	682	(4)
Populations and Communities	686	(28)
Living Things and the Environment	688	(7)
Integrating Mathematics: Studying Populations	695	(8)
Interactions Among Living Things	703	(11)
Ecosystems and Biomes	714	(40)
Energy Flow in Ecosystems	716	(7)
Integrating Chemistry: Cycles of Matter	723	(5)
Biogeography	728	(6)
Earth's Biomes	734	(14)
Succession	748	(6)
Living Resources	754	(45)
Integrating Environmental Science: Environmental Issues	756	(6)
Forests and Fisheries	762	(6)
Biodiversity	768	(18)
Interdisciplinary Exploration: African Rain Forests	780	(6)
Reference Section
Skills Handbook	786	(13)
Think Like a Scientist	786	(2)
Making Measurements	788	(2)
Conducting a Scientific Investigation	790	(2)
Thinking Critically	792	(2)
Organizing Information	794	(2)
Creating Data Tables and Graphs	796	(3)
Appendix A: Laboratory Safety	799	(3)
Appendix B: Using the Microscope	802	(2)
Glossary	804	(14)
Index	818	(12)
Acknowledgments	830