Biology /
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| Natura: | Libro |
| Lingua: | English |
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Boston :
McGraw-Hill, Higher Education,
c2005.
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| Edizione: | 7th ed., International ed. |
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| Accesso online: | Table of contents |
Sommario:
- Part I. The Origin of Living Things. 1. The Science of Biology
- 2. The Nature of Molecules
- 3. The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
- 4. The Origin and Early History of Life
- Part II. Biology of the Cell. 5. Cell Structure
- 6. Membranes
- 7. Cell-Cell Interactions
- 8. Energy and Metabolism
- 9. How Cells Harvest Energy
- 10. Photosynthesis
- 11. How Cells Divide
- Part III. Genetic and Molecular Biology. 12. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
- 13. Patterns of Inheritance
- 14. DNA: The Genetic Material
- 15. Genes and How They Work
- 16. Gene Technology
- 17. Genomes
- 18. Control of Gene Expression
- 19. Cellular Mechanisms of Development
- 20. Cancer Biology and Cell Technology
- Part IV. Evolution. 21. Genes Within Populations
- 22. The Evidence for Evolution
- 23. The Origin of Species
- 24. Evolution of Genomes and Developmental Mechanisms
- Part V. Diversity of Life on Earth. 25. Systematics and the Phylogenetic Revolution
- 26. Viruses
- 27. Prokaryotes
- 28. Protists
- 29. Overview of Plant Diversity
- 30. Fungi
- 31. Overview of Animal Diversity
- 32. Noncoelomate Invertebrates
- 33. Coelomate Invertebrates
- 34. Vertebrates
- Contents note continued: Part VI. Plant Form and Function. 35. Plant Form
- 36. Vegetative Plant Development
- 37. Transport in Plants
- 38. Plant Nutrition
- 39. Plant Defense Responses
- 40. Sensory Systems in Plants
- 41. Plant Reproduction
- Part VII. Animal Form and Function. 42. The Animal Body and How It Moves
- 43. Fueling Body Activities: Digestion
- 44. Circulation and Respiration
- 45. The Nervous System
- 46. Sensory Systems
- 47. The Endocrine System
- 48. The Immune System
- 49. Maintaining the Internal Environment
- 50. Sex and Reproduction
- 51. Vertebrate Development
- Part VIII. Ecology and Behavior. 52. Behavioral Biology
- 53. Population Ecology
- 54. Community Ecology
- 55. Dynamics of Ecosystems
- 56. The Biosphere
- 57. Conservation Biology.