ISE Understanding Biology
Höfundar:
Kenneth Mason; Tod Duncan; Jonathan Losos (Útgáfa: 4)
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A concise and engaging biology text for biology majors, Understanding Biology 4e partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamentals concepts to help students better understand biology and focus on developing scientific skills. This approach utilizes the Vision and Change guidelines of Core Concepts and Core Skills while helping students begin the process of becoming a scientist.
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- McGraw-Hill Higher Education (International)
- 9781266463402
- 9781266100437
- ePub
- 4
- Kenneth Mason; Tod Duncan; Jonathan Losos
- English
- 2023-01-03
- 100
- 2
- 2
Kaflar
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- About the Authors
- Changes to This Edition
- Acknowledgments
- A Learning Path to Understanding Biology
- Contents
- Connect Page
- PART I The Molecular Basis of Life
- 1 The Science of Biology
- 2 The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water
- 3 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
- PART II Biology of the Cell
- 4 Cell Structure
- 5 Membranes
- 6 Energy and Metabolism
- 7 How Cells Harvest Energy
- 8 Photosynthesis
- 9 Cell Communication
- 10 How Cells Divide
- PART III Genetics and Molecular Biology
- 11 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
- 12 Patterns of Inheritance
- 13 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- 14 DNA: The Genetic Material
- 15 Genes and How They Work
- 16 Control of Gene Expression
- 17 Biotechnology
- 18 Genomics
- PART IV Evolution
- 19 Genes Within Populations
- 20 The Evidence for Evolution
- 21 The Origin of Species
- PART V The Diversity of Life
- 22 Systematics and Phylogeny
- 23 Prokaryotes and Viruses
- 24 Protists
- 25 Fungi
- 26 Plants
- 27 Animal Diversity
- 28 Vertebrates
- PART VI Plant Form and Function
- 29 Plant Form
- 30 Flowering Plant Reproduction
- 31 The Living Plant
- PART VII Animal Form and Function
- 32 The Animal Body and How It Moves
- 33 The Nervous System
- 34 Fueling the Body’s Metabolism
- 35 Maintaining Homeostasis
- 36 Reproduction and Development
- PART VIII Ecology and Behavior
- 37 Behavioral Biology
- 38 Ecology of Individuals and Populations
- 39 Community Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics
- 40 The Living World
- Appendix : Answer Key
- Index