Biology for Dummies
By: by Donna Rae Siegfried.
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Siegfried, Donna Rae.; Biology.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Biology Basics: Organizing Life - Just how life is studied - The fundamental units of life: cells - A (very- quick review of basic chemistry - Macromolecules (the big ones); title: Part 2. Living Things Need Energy - Acquiring energy to fill the tank - Using energy to keep the motor running; title: Part 3. Living Things Need to Metabolize - Taxi! transport of nutrients - Take a deep breath: gas exchange - Throwing out the trash: eliminating waste to maintain homeostasis - Better living through biology; title: Part 4. Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Dividing to conquer: cell division - Making more plants - Making more animals - Making Mendel proud: understanding genetics; title: Part 5. Ch-, Ch-, Ch-, Changes: Species Development and Evolution - Changing world, evolving species; title: Part 6. Ecology and Ecosystems - Sharing the globe: how organisms get along - Living with little buggers: bacteria, viruses, and insects; title: Part 7. The Part of Tens - Ten great biology discoveries - Ten great biology web sites - Ten interesting biology facts; title: Apendix A: Classification of living things; title: Appendix B: Units of measure; title: Index.