Biological science /
"Known for its discovery-based, student-centered approach, Scott Freeman's Biological Science emphasizes higher-order thinking, enhances skill development, and promotes active learning. Biological Science equips students with strategies that go beyond memorization and guides them in making...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Quillin, Kim, author. Allison, Lizabeth A., 1958- author. Black, Michael (Lecturer in biology), author. Podgorski, Greg, author. Taylor, Emily (Lecturer in biological sciences), author. Carmichael, Jeff, author. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
| Imprint: | Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, Inc., [2020] |
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Table of Contents:
- Biology : The study of life
- Water and carbon : The chemical basis of life
- Protein structure and function
- Nucleic acids and RNA world
- An introduction to carbohydrates
- Lipids, membranes, and the first cells
- Inside the cell
- Energy and enzymes : An introduction to metabolism
- Cellular respiration and fermentation
- Photosynthesis
- Cell-cell interactions
- The cell cycle
- Meiosis
- Mendel and the gene
- DNA and the gene : Synthesis and repair
- How genes work
- Transcription, RNA processing, and translation
- Control of gene expression in bacteria
- Control of gene expression in eukaryotes
- The molecular revolution : Biotechnology, genomics, and new frontiers
- Genes, development, and evolution
- Evolution by natural selection
- Evolutionary processes
- Speciation
- Phylogenies and the history of life
- Bacteria and archaea
- Diversification of eukaryotes
- Green algae and land plants
- Fungi
- An introduction to animals
- Protostome animals
- Deuterostome animals
- Viruses
- Plant form and function
- Water and sugar transport in plants
- Plant nutrition
- Plant sensory systems, signals, and responses
- Flowering plant reproduction and development
- Animal form and function
- Water and electrolyte balance in animals
- Animal nutrition
- Gas exchange and circulation
- Animal nervous systems
- Animal sensory systems
- Animal movement
- Chemical signals in animals
- Animal reproduction and development
- The immune system in animals
- An introduction to ecology
- Behavioral ecology
- Population ecology
- Community ecology
- Ecosystems and global ecology
- Biodiversity and conservation biology.