Biology: a Human Emphasis

Cecil Starr (Autor)

Media-Kombination

560 Seiten

1999 | 4th edition
Brooks/Cole
9780534372590 (ISBN)

Infos

This selected paperback binding gives the instructors the option of purchasing a shorter text covering selected excerpted topics. Biology: A Human Emphasis covers Part I (Cells), Part II (Genetics), Part VI (Animal Systems), Chapter 39 (Population Ecology), and Chapter 43 (Human Impact on the Biosphere). This text contains all front matter, with a customized table of contents, and back matter from "Biology: Concepts and Applications".

Inhalt

1. Methods and Concepts in Biology PART I: PRINCIPLES IN CELLULAR LIFE 2. Chemical Foundations for Cells 3. Carbon Compounds in Cells 4. Cell Structure and Function 5. Ground Rules of Metabolism 6. How Cells Acquire Energy 7. How Cells Release Stored Energy PART II: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE 8. Cell Division and Mitosis 9. Meiosis 10. Observable Patterns of Inheritance 11. Chromosomes and Human Genetics 12. DNA Structure and Function 13. From DNA to Proteins 14. Controls Over Genes 15. Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering PART VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 28. Tissues, Organ Systems, and Homeostasis 29. Integration and Control: Nervous Systems 30. Sensory Reception 31. Endocrine Control 32. Protection, Support, and Movement 33. Circulation 34. Immunity 35. Respiration 36. Digestion and Human Nutrition 37. The Internal Environment 38. Reproduction and Development PART VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 39. Population Ecology 43. Human Impact on the Biosphere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.1999
• Zusatzinfo: col.Illustrations, maps, ports.
• Verlagsort: CA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 235 x 279 mm
• Gewicht: 1293 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
• ISBN-13: 9780534372590 / 9780534372590
• Zustand: Neuware