TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shuster,Michèle
TI  - Biology for a changing world
SN  - 0716773244
AV  - QH307.2 .B56 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.H. Freeman
KW  - Biology
KW  - Human biology
N1  - 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
ER  -