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| Other Authors / Creators: | Reece, Jane B. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
| Imprint: | San Francisco : Benjamin Cummings, [2002] |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Exploring Life
- Unit 1. The Chemistry of Life
- 2. The Chemical Context of Life
- 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment
- 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
- 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules
- Unit 2. The Cell
- 6. A Tour of the Cell
- 7. Membrane Structure and Function
- 8. An Introduction to Metabolism
- 9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
- 10. Photosynthesis
- 11. Cell Communication
- 12. The Cell Cycle
- Unit 3. Genetics
- 13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
- 14. Mendel and the Gene Idea
- 15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- 16. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- 17. From Gene to Protein
- 18. The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria
- 19. Eukaryotic Genomes: Organization, Regulation, and Evolution
- 20. DNA Technology and Genomics
- 21. The Genetic Basis of Development
- Unit 4. Mechanisms of Evolution
- 22. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
- 23. The Evolution of Populations
- 24. The Origin of Species
- 25. Phylogeny and Systematics
- 26. The Tree of Life: An Introduction to Biological Diversity
- Unit 5. The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity
- 27. Prokaryotes
- 28. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity
- 29. Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
- 30. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
- 31. Fungi
- 32. An Introduction to Animal Evolution
- 33. Invertebrates
- 34. Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity
- Unit 6. Plant Form and Function
- 35. Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
- 36. Transport in Vascular Plants
- 37. Plant Nutrition
- 38. Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
- 39. Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals
- Unit 7. Animal Form and Function
- 40. Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
- 41. Animal Nutrition
- 42. Circulation and Gas Exchange
- 43. The Immune System
- 44. Regulating the Internal Environment
- 45. Chemical Signals in Animals
- 46. Animal Reproduction
- 47. Animal Development
- 48. Nervous Systems
- 49. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
- Unit 8. Ecology
- 50. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
- 51. Animal Behavior and Behavioral Ecology
- 52. Population Ecology
- 53. Community Ecology
- 54. Ecosystems
- 55. Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology