Biology
Subtitle: the unity and diversity of life
Edition: 15th ed., AP ed. update
Publisher: Cengage
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780357872697
Copyright date: 2023
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: 1. Invitation to biology; title: Unit I : Principles of cellular life.; title: 2. Life's chemical basis; title: 3. Molecules of life; title: 4. Cell structure; title: 5. Ground rules of metabolism; title: 6. Where it starts : photosynthesis; title: 7. Releasing chemical energy; title: Unit II : Genetics.; title: 8 DNA structure and function; title: 9. From DNA to protein; title: 10. Control of gene expression; title: 11. How cells reproduce; title: 12. Meiosis and sexual reproduction; title: 13. Observing patterns in inherited traits; title: 14. Chromosomes and human inheritance; title: 15. Studying and manipulating genomes; title: Unit III : Principles of evolution.; title: 16. Evidence of evolution; title: 17. Processes of evolution; title: 18. Organizing information about species; title: 19. Life's origin and early evolution; title: Unit IV : Evolution and biodiversity.; title: 20. Viruses, bacteria, and archaea; title: 21. Protists : the simplest eukaryotes; title: 22. The land plants; title: 23. Fungi; title: 24. Animal Evolution : the invertebrates; title: 25. Animal evolution : the vertebrates; title: 26. Human evolution; title: Unit V : How plants work.; title: 27. Plant tissues; title: 28. Plant nutrition and transport; title: 29. Life cycles of flowering plants; title: 30. Communication strategies in plants; title: Unit VI : How animals work.; title: 31. Animal tissues and organ systems; title: 32. Neural control; title: 33. Sensory perception; title: 34. Endocrine control; title: 35. Structural support and movement; title: 36. Circulation; title: 37. Immunity; title: 38. Respiration; title: 39. Digestion and nutrition; title: 40. Maintaining the internal environment; title: 41. Animal reproduction; title: 42. Animal development; title: 43. Animal behavior; title: Unit VII : Principles of ecology.; title: 44. Population ecology; title: 45. Community ecology; title: 46. Ecosystems; title: 47. The biosphere; title: 48. Human impacts on the biosphere