Student Study Guide to accompany Biology

by Raven, Peter H.; Johnson, George B.; Singer, Susan R.; Losos, Jonathan B.; Burke, Margaret Gould; Taylor, Ronald L.

• ISBN13: 9780072437430
• ISBN10: 007243743X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-24
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Take a New Look at Raven! "BIOLOGY" is an authoritative majors textbook focusing on evolution as a unifying theme. In revising the text, McGraw-Hill consulted with numerous users, noted experts and professors in the field. "Biology" is distinguished from other texts by its strong emphasis on natural selection and the evolutionary process that explains biodiversity. The new 8th edition continues that tradition and advances into modern biology by featuring the latest in cutting edge content reflective of the rapid advances in biology. That same modern perspective was brought into the completely new art program offering readers a dynamic, realistic, and accurate, visual program. To view a sample chapter, go to www.ravenbiology.com

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Part I The Origin of Living Things
The Science of Biology	1	(8)
The Nature of Molecules	9	(7)
The Chemical Building Blocks of Life	16	(7)
The Origin and Early History of Life	23	(7)
Part II Biology of the Cell
Cell Structure	30	(6)
Membranes	36	(6)
Cell-Cell Interactions	42	(6)
Energy and Metabolism	48	(8)
How Cells Harvest Energy	56	(10)
Photosynthesis	66	(8)
How Cells Divide	74	(5)
Part III Genetic and Molecular Biology
Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis	79	(6)
Patterns of Inheritance	85	(7)
DNA: The Genetic Material	92	(5)
Genes and How They Work	97	(5)
Gene Technology	102	(6)
Genomes	108	(4)
Control of Gene Expression	112	(5)
Cellular Mechanisms of Development	117	(5)
Cancer Biology and Cell Technology	122	(6)
Part IV Evolution
Genes Within Populations	128	(7)
The Evidence for Evolution	135	(7)
The Origin of Species	142	(7)
Evolution of Genomes and Developmental Mechanisms	149	(5)
Part V Diversity of Life on Earth
Systematics and the Phylogenetic Revolution	154	(6)
Viruses	160	(6)
Prokaryotes	166	(5)
Protists	171	(5)
Overview of Plant Diversity	176	(6)
The Fungi Share Several Characteristics	182	(5)
Overview of Animal Diversity	187	(5)
Noncoelomate Invertebrates	192	(6)
Coelomate Invertebrates	198	(6)
Vertebrates	204	(5)
Part VI Plant Form and Function
Plant Form	209	(6)
Vegetative Plant Development	215	(5)
Transport in Plants	220	(6)
Nutrition	226	(6)
Plant Defense Responses	232	(4)
Sensory Systems in Plants	236	(5)
Plant Reproduction	241	(5)
Part VII Animal Form and Function
The Animal Body and How It Moves	246	(11)
Fueling Body Activities: Digestion	257	(10)
Circulation and Respiration	267	(12)
The Nervous System	279	(10)
Sensory Systems	289	(8)
The Endocrine System	297	(8)
The Immune System	305	(8)
Maintaining the Internal Environment	313	(8)
Sex and Reproduction	321	(8)
Vertebrate Development	329	(8)
Part VIII Ecology and Behavior
Behaviorial Biology	337	(8)
Population Ecology	345	(9)
Community Ecology	354	(8)
Dynamics of Ecosystems	362	(9)
The Biosphere	371	(7)
Conservation Biology	378