What Is life?
Subtitle: a guide to biology with physiology
By: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 989
ISBN-13: 9781429246668
Subjects: Life (Biology); Biology; Physiology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Scientific thinking : your best pathway to understanding the world; title: Chemistry : raw materials and fuel for our bodies; title: Cells : the smallest part of you; title: Energy : from the sun to you in just two steps; title: DNA, gene expression, and biotechnology : what is the code and how is it harnessed?; title: Chromosomes and cell division : continuity and variety; title: Mendelian inheritance : family resemblance : how traits are inherited; title: Evolution and natural selection : Darwin's dangerous idea; title: Evolution and behavior : communication, cooperation, and conflict in the animal world; title: The origin and diversification of life on earth : understanding biodiversity; title: Animal diversification : visibility in motion; title: Plant and fungi diversification : where did all the plants and fungi come from?; title: Evolution and diversity among the microbes : bacteria, archaea, protists, and viruses : the unseen world; title: Population ecology : planet at capacity : patterns of population growth; title: Ecosystems and communities : organisms and their environments; title: Conservation and biodiversity : human influences on the environment; title: Plant structure and nutrient transport : how plants function and why we need them; title: Growth and reproduction in plants : problem solving with flowers and wood; title: Plants respond to their environments : regulating and defending while rooted in the ground; title: Introduction to animal physiology : principles of animal organization and function; title: Circulation and respiration : transporting fuel, raw materials and gases into, out of, and around the body; title: Nutrition and digestion : at rest and at play : optimizing human physiological functioning; title: Nervous and motor systems : actions, reactions, sensations, and addictions : meet your nervous system; title: Hormones : mood, emotions, growth, and more : hormones as master regulators; title: Reproduction and development : from two parents to one embryo to one baby; title: Immunity and health : how the body defends and maintains itself.