Biology : the essentials /

Hoefnagels, Mariëlle,

Biology : the essentials / Marièle Hoefnagels. - Second edition. International student edition. - 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations color ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Unit 1: Science, Chemistry, and Cells 1. Scientific Study of Life2. The Chemistry of Life3. Cells4. The Energy of Life5. Photosynthesis6. How Cells Release EnergyUnit 2: Biotechnology, Genetics, and Inheritance7. DNA Structure and Gene Function 8. DNA Replication and Cell Division 9. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis10. Patterns of Inheritance11. DNA TechnologyUnit 3: Evolution and Diversity12. Forces of Evolutionary Change13. Evidence of Evolution14. Speciation and Extinction15. Evolution and Diversity of Microbial Life 16. Evolution and Diversity of Plants17. Evolution and Diversity of AnimalsUnit 4: Ecology18. Populations 19. Communities and Ecosystems 20. Preserving BiodiversityUnit 5: Plant Physiology21. Plant Form and Function 22. Reproduction and Development of Flowering PlantsUnit 6: Animal Physiology23. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems 24. The Nervous System and the Senses 25. The Endocrine System26. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems27. The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems28. The Digestive and Urinary Systems 29. The Immune System 30. Animal Reproduction and Development.

9781259254512 (pbk.)


Biology.--Study and teaching (Higher)

570 / H.M.B.