Biology

An Australian Focus (with Connect)

Bruce Knox, Pauline Ladiges, Barbara Evans, Robert Saint (Autoren)

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1336 Seiten

2014 | 5th Revised edition
McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
978-1-74307-565-4 (ISBN)

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McGraw-Hill Connect is a digital teaching and learning environment that gives you the means to better connect with your coursework with your instructors and with the important concepts that you will need to know for success now and in the future. With Connect you can practise important skills at your own pace and on your schedule.Biology: An Australian focus reflects on worldwide biological research and knowledge to provide a global outlook with Australian examples and cases woven throughout. Students are able to connect with what they're learning and better understand Australian flora/fauna and most importantly ecology & ecosystems using this accessible and engaging learning resource.The rich pedagogical layout layout of this text adds to the accessibility of the Biology: An Australian focus learning package.
As well as Concept Checks to provide students with the essential takeaway points for each section and help with exam revision this edition also includes; Self-Assessment and Review and Analysis to test the students' understanding; Evaluation and Application to develop and test critical evaluation skills; and boxed case studies separated into Research Application Hot Topics and Focus features to delve deeper into topics. Biology: An Australian focus offers a complete learning package for all Australian biology students.

Robert Bruce Knox was Professor in the School of Botany, The University of Melbourne until his untimely death in1997. He was a renowned and innovative scientist, honoured by his election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1989, Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 1990, and President of the International Association of Sexual Plant Reproductive Research from 1990 to 1994. He was a pioneer in the discovery of cell recognition mechanisms in the breeding and reproductive systems of flowering plants and made a major contribution to the understanding of how plants recognise self and non-self. He was one of the first people in the world to apply the techniques of immunochemistry and histochemistry to study plant development. His study of pollen led to the characterisation of proteins in the pollen cell wall, many of which are human allergens, and to the cloning of allergen genes. Bruce Knox left a legacy of people who trained as his postgraduate students or who worked in his laboratory as part of his research team, contributing significantly to subsequent generations of scientists. He was an enthusiast of the idea to publish an Australian focused biology text, and would have been proud to see Biology in its third edition.

Part 1: Cell biology and energetics Chapter 1: Nature of molecules Chapter 2: Biomolecules Chapter 3: The chemistry of life Chapter 4: Functioning cells Chapter 5: Movement across membranes Chapter 6: Harvesting energy Chapter 7: Cells, tissues and signals Chapter 8: Cell division Part 2: Genetics and molecular biology Chapter 9: Inheritance Chapter 10: Genes, chromosomes and DNA Chapter 11: The genetic code Chapter 12: Gene expression Chapter 13: Genomes, mutation and cancer Chapter 14: Viruses Chapter 15: Genetic engineering and biotechnology Part 3: Plant form and function Chapter 16: Reproduction, growth and development of flowering plants Chapter 17: Structure of plants Chapter 18: Plant nutrition, transport and adaptation to stress Chapter 19: Plant hormones and growth responses Part 4: Animal form and function Chapter 20: Animal reproduction Chapter 21: Animal development Chapter 22: Homeostasis: water, solutes and excretion Chapter 23: Gas exchange in animals Chapter 24: Circulation Chapter 25: Metabolism, temperature regulation and environmental stress Chapter 26: Animal and human nutrition Chapter 27: Innate defences and the immune system Chapter 28: Hormonal control in animals Chapter 29: Nervous systems Chapter 30: Animal movement Chapter 31: Animal behaviour Part 5: Evolution and biodiversity Chapter 32: Evolving life Chapter 33: Evolving earth Chapter 34: Mechanisms of evolution Chapter 35: Bacteria Chapter 36: The protists Chapter 37: Plants Chapter 38: Fungi Chapter 39: Simple animals: sponges to flatworms Chapter 40: Annelids, molluscs, nematodes and arthropods Chapter 41: Echinoderms and chordates Part 6: Ecology Chapter 42: Australian biota Chapter 43: Population ecology Chapter 44: Living in communities Chapter 45: Ecosystems Chapter 46: Human impacts Classification of cellular organisms Units of measurement Glossary Index

Sprache	englisch
Maße	238 x 277 mm
Gewicht	3230 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	1-74307-565-0 / 1743075650
ISBN-13	978-1-74307-565-4 / 9781743075654
Zustand	Neuware