Biology for a changing world / Michèle Schuster ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Shuster, MichèleMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.H. Freeman, c2012Description: xx, 539 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 0716773244; 9780716773245; 9781464125768; 1464125767; 9781429254717 (loose leaf); 1429254718 (loose leaf); 9781429268240 (physiology booklet); 1429268247 (physiology booklet)Other title: Scientific american biology for a changing world [Other title]Subject(s): Biology | Human biologyLOC classification: QH307.2 | .B56 2012
Contents:
Pt. 1. What is life made of? Process of science -- Chemistry and molecules of life -- Cell function and structure -- Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes -- Energy flow and photosynthesis -- Dietary energy and cellular respiration.
Pt. 2. How does life perpetuate? DNA structure and replication -- Genes to proteins -- Cell division and mitosis genetic mutations and cancer -- Single-gene inheritance and meiosis -- Complex inheritance -- Stem cells and cell differentiation.
Pt. 3. How does life change over time? -- Natural selection and adaptation -- Nonadaptive evolution and speciation -- Evidence for evolution -- Life on earth -- Prokaryotic diversity -- Eukaryotic diversity -- Human evolution.
Pt. 4. What makes up our environment? Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Ecosystem ecology -- Sustainability.
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Includes index.

"W. H. Freeman and Scientific American present a new introduction to biology for non-majors"--Cover.

Pt. 1. What is life made of? Process of science -- Chemistry and molecules of life -- Cell function and structure -- Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes -- Energy flow and photosynthesis -- Dietary energy and cellular respiration.

Pt. 2. How does life perpetuate? DNA structure and replication -- Genes to proteins -- Cell division and mitosis genetic mutations and cancer -- Single-gene inheritance and meiosis -- Complex inheritance -- Stem cells and cell differentiation.

Pt. 3. How does life change over time? -- Natural selection and adaptation -- Nonadaptive evolution and speciation -- Evidence for evolution -- Life on earth -- Prokaryotic diversity -- Eukaryotic diversity -- Human evolution.

Pt. 4. What makes up our environment? Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Ecosystem ecology -- Sustainability.

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