Biology for a changing world
By: Michèle Schuster [and others]
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 686
ISBN-13: 9781429297028
Subjects: Biology; Human biology
Other titles: Biology for a changing world with core physiology
Notes: Includes index.

"W. H. Freeman and Scientific American present a new introduction to biology for non-majors"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: unit 1. What is life made of? Chemistry, cells, energy; title: Process of science; title: Chemistry and molecules of life; title: Cell function and structure; title: Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes; title: Energy flow and photosynthesis; title: Dietary energy and cellular respiration.; title: unit 2. How does life perpetuate? Cell division and inheritance; title: DNA structure and replication; title: Genes to proteins; title: Cell division and mitosis; title: Mutations and cancer; title: Single-gene inheritance and meiosis; title: Complex inheritance; title: Stem cells and cell differentiation.; title: unit 3. How does life change over time? Evolution and diversity; title: Natural selection and adaptation; title: Nonadaptive evolution and speciation; title: Evidence for evolution; title: Life on earth; title: Prokaryotic diversity; title: Eukaryotic diversity; title: Human evolution.; title: unit 4. What makes up our environment? Ecology; title: Population ecology; title: Community ecology; title: Ecosystem ecology; title: Sustainability.; title: unit 5. How do organisms work? Physiology; title: Overview of physiology; title: Digestive system; title: Central nervous system; title: Reproductive system; title: Immune system; title: Plant physiology.