Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition

Name: Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition
Author: Neil Campbell

Paperback Engels 2020 12e druk 9781292341637

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ISBN13:9781292341637

Trefwoorden:biologie

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:1504

Uitgever:Pearson Education

Druk:12

Verschijningsdatum:31-5-2024

Hoofdrubriek:Wetenschap en techniek

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Inhoudsopgave

-Biology and Its Themes

Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY

-Atoms and Molecules
-The Chemistry of Water
-Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
-Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
-Energy and Life

Unit 2 Cell Biology

-Cell Structure and Function
-Cell Membranes
-Cellular Signaling
-Cell Respiration
-Photosynthetic Processes
-Mitosis

Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE

-Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
-Mendelian Genetics
-Linkage and Chromosomes
-Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
-Expression of Genes
-Control of Gene Expression
-DNA Technology
-The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4 Evolution

-How Evolution Works
-Phylogenetic Reconstruction
-Microevolution
-Species and Speciation
-Macroevolution

Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE

-Introduction to Viruses
-Prokaryotes
-The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
-Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
-Seed Plants
-Introduction to Fungi
-An Introduction to Animal Diversity
-Invertebrates
-Vertebrates

Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

-Plant Structure and Growth
-Transport in Vascular Plants
-Plant Nutrition
-Reproduction of Flowering Plants
-Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

-The Animal Body
-Chemical Signals in Animals
-Animal Digestive Systems
-Animal Transport Systems
-Animal Excretory Systems
-Animal Reproductive Systems
-Development in Animals
-Animal Defenses Against Infection
-Electrical Signals in Animals
-Neural Regulation in Animals
-Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE

-An Overview of Ecology
-Behavioral Ecology
-Populations and Life History Traits
-Biodiversity and Communities
-Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
-Conservation and Global Ecology

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