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Author(s): Robert Brooker
ISBN(s): 9780073532219, 0073532215
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 168.35 MB
Year: 2010
Language: english
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ISBN 10:  0073532215 

ISBN 13: 9780073532219

Author:  Robert Brooker

Coming in January 2007, McGraw-Hill will publish the most carefully developed new biology textbook in the history of our company. Brooker et al “Biology” combines the talent of four active researchers and experienced textbook authors to create a comprehensive modern text featuring an evolutionary focus with an emphasis on scientific inquiry, and realistic, integrated (3-D) visual program.

Table of contents: 

  1. About the Authors

  2. Improving Biology Education

  3. Guided Tour

  4. Acknowledgments

  5. Contents

  6. An Introduction to Biology

Unit I: Chemistry

  1. The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water

  2. The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules

Unit II: Cell

  1. General Features of Cells

  2. Membrane Structure, Synthesis, and Transport

  3. An Introduction to Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism

  4. Cellular Respiration, Fermentation, and Secondary Metabolism

  5. Photosynthesis

  6. Cell Communication

  7. Multicellularity

Unit III: Genetics

  1. Nucleic Acid Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure

  2. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level

  3. Gene Regulation

  4. Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer

  5. The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis

  6. Simple Patterns of Inheritance

  7. Complex Patterns of Inheritance

  8. Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria

  9. Developmental Genetics

  10. Genetic Technology

  11. Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics

Unit IV: Evolution

  1. The Origin and History of Life

  2. An Introduction to Evolution

  3. Population Genetics

  4. Origin of Species and Macroevolution

  5. Taxonomy and Systematics

Unit V: Diversity

  1. Bacteria and Archaea

  2. Protists

  3. Plants and the Conquest of Land

  4. The Evolution and Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

  5. Fungi

  6. An Introduction to Animal Diversity

  7. The Invertebrates

  8. The Vertebrates

Unit VI: Plants

  1. An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function

  2. Flowering Plants: Behavior

  3. Flowering Plants: Nutrition

  4. Flowering Plants: Transport

  5. Flowering Plants: Reproduction

Unit VII: Animals

  1. Animal Bodies and Homeostasis

  2. Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System

  3. Neuroscience II: Evolution and Function of the Brain and Nervous Systems

  4. Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems

  5. Muscular-Skeletal Systems and Locomotion

  6. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption

  7. Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature

  8. Circulatory Systems

  9. Respiratory Systems

  10. Excretory Systems and Salt and Water Balance

  11. Endocrine Systems

  12. Animal Reproduction

  13. Animal Development

  14. Immune Systems

Unit VIII: Ecology

  1. An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes

  2. Behavioral Ecology

  3. Population Ecology

  4. Species Interactions

  5. Community Ecology

  6. Ecosystems Ecology

  7. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

  1. Appendix A: Periodic Table of the Elements

  2. Appendix B: Answer Key

  3. Glossary

  4. Photo Credits

  5. Index

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