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Table of Contents
  • 1. Biology and the Tree of Life
  • BioSkills
  • I. THE MOLECULAR ORGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
  • 2. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
  • 3. Protein Structure and Function
  • 4. Nucleic Acids and the RNA World
  • 5. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
  • 6. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
  • II. CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
  • 7. Inside the Cell
  • 8. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
  • 9. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  • 10. Photosynthesis
  • 11. Cell-Cell Interactions
  • 12. The Cell Cycle
  • III. GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
  • 13. Meiosis
  • 14. Mendel and the Gene
  • 15. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
  • 16. How Genes Work
  • 17. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
  • 18. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
  • 19. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
  • 20. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology and Beyond
  • 21. gGenes, Development, and Evolution
  • IV. EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
  • 22. Evolution by Natural Selection
  • 23. Evolutionary Processes
  • 24. Speciation
  • 25. Phylogenies and the History of Life
  • V. THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
  • 26. Bacteria and Archaea
  • 27. Protists
  • 28. Green Algae and Land Plants
  • 29. Fungi
  • 30. An Introduction to Animals
  • 31. Protostome Animals
  • 32. Deuterostome Animals
  • 33. Viruses
  • VI. HOW PLANTS WORK
  • 34. Plant Form and Function
  • 35. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
  • 36. Plant Nutrition
  • 37. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
  • 38. Plant Reproduction and Development
  • VII. HOW ANIMALS WORK
  • 39. Animal Form and Function
  • 40. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
  • 41. Animal Nutrition
  • 42. Gas Exchange and Circulation
  • 43. Animal Nervous Systems
  • 44. Animal Sensory Systems
  • 45 Animal Movement
  • 46. Chemical Signals in Animals
  • 47. Animal Reproduction and Development
  • 48. The Immune System in Animals
  • VIII. ECOLOGY
  • 49. An Introduction to Ecology
  • 50. Behavioral Ecology
  • 51. Population Ecology
  • 52. Community Ecology
  • 53. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
  • 54. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Biological Science Global Edition

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      Publisher: Pearson Education
      Publication Date: 2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781292165073, 978-1292165073
      ISBN10: 1292165073
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      • 1. Biology and the Tree of Life
      • BioSkills
      • I. THE MOLECULAR ORGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
      • 2. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
      • 3. Protein Structure and Function
      • 4. Nucleic Acids and the RNA World
      • 5. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
      • 6. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
      • II. CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
      • 7. Inside the Cell
      • 8. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
      • 9. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
      • 10. Photosynthesis
      • 11. Cell-Cell Interactions
      • 12. The Cell Cycle
      • III. GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
      • 13. Meiosis
      • 14. Mendel and the Gene
      • 15. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
      • 16. How Genes Work
      • 17. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
      • 18. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
      • 19. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
      • 20. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology and Beyond
      • 21. gGenes, Development, and Evolution
      • IV. EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
      • 22. Evolution by Natural Selection
      • 23. Evolutionary Processes
      • 24. Speciation
      • 25. Phylogenies and the History of Life
      • V. THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
      • 26. Bacteria and Archaea
      • 27. Protists
      • 28. Green Algae and Land Plants
      • 29. Fungi
      • 30. An Introduction to Animals
      • 31. Protostome Animals
      • 32. Deuterostome Animals
      • 33. Viruses
      • VI. HOW PLANTS WORK
      • 34. Plant Form and Function
      • 35. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
      • 36. Plant Nutrition
      • 37. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
      • 38. Plant Reproduction and Development
      • VII. HOW ANIMALS WORK
      • 39. Animal Form and Function
      • 40. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
      • 41. Animal Nutrition
      • 42. Gas Exchange and Circulation
      • 43. Animal Nervous Systems
      • 44. Animal Sensory Systems
      • 45 Animal Movement
      • 46. Chemical Signals in Animals
      • 47. Animal Reproduction and Development
      • 48. The Immune System in Animals
      • VIII. ECOLOGY
      • 49. An Introduction to Ecology
      • 50. Behavioral Ecology
      • 51. Population Ecology
      • 52. Community Ecology
      • 53. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
      • 54. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

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