Exploring life through science : general biology 1 / Author: Anna Cherylle Morales-Ramos ; Author-Coordinator: John Donnie A. Ramos

Includes glossary: pages 247-250

Includes credits: pages 251-253

Includes index: pages 259-260

Includes bibliography: pages 255-257

Contents Preface --- Acknowledgement --- Unit I The Cell as the Basic Unit of Life --- Chapter 1 Biology: It?s All About You --- A Closer Look: Global Warming: The Great Escape of Deadly Viruses --- Lesson 1.1 The Study of Life --- Lesson 1.2 Importance of Studying Biology --- Lesson 1.3 Biology as a Science --- Lesson 1.4 Life and Its Beginnings --- Lesson 1.5 Unifying Themes About Life --- Lesson 1.6 Biology Careers in the Twenty-First Century --- Lesson 1.7 Twenty-First Century Biology: A Bird?s Eye View --- Chapter 2 Life in a Cell --- A Closer Look: The Cell form Hell --- Lesson 2.1 The Cell and Its Beginning --- Lesson 2.2 The Invisible World Through the Lens of a Microscope --- Lesson 2.3 Basic Cell Types --- Lesson 2.4 The Cell?s Intricate Machinery Lesson 2.5 Varieties of Cells in the Body Chapter 3 Divide and Multiply --- A Closer Look: Antimitotic Drugs for Cancer --- Lesson 3.1 The Cell?s Need to Divide --- Lesson 3.2 Chromosomes --- Lesson 3.3 The Cell Cycle --- Lesson 3.4 The Mechanism of Cell Division --- Lesson 3.5 Regulation of Cell Cycle --- Lesson 3.6 Cancer: Growing Out of Control --- Chapter 4 Preparation for Next Generations --- A Closer Look: Sperm Sorting: The Solution to Choosing Your Baby?s Gender --- Lesson 4.1 The Human Life Cycle and Sexual Reproduction --- Lesson 4.2 Chromosomes and Sex Cells --- Lesson 4.3 Meiosis --- Lesson 4.4 Gametogenesis --- Lesson 4.5 Importance of Meiosis --- Lesson 4.6 Genetic Disorders Associated with Meiosis --- Chapter 5 Cells in Action --- A Closer Look: Water Intoxication: How Much is too much? --- Lesson 5.1 The Cell and Its Environment --- Lesson 5.2 The Cell Membrane --- Lesson 5.3 Transport of Molecules Across Cell Membranes --- Lesson 5.4 Diffusion --- Lesson 5.5 Osmosis --- Lesson 5.6 Facilitated Diffusion --- Lesson 5.7 Active Transport --- Lesson 5.8 Bulk or Vesicular Transport --- Lesson 5.9 Size Matters in Cells --- Unit II: The Chemistry of Life --- Chapter 6: What's Inside the Cells? --- Lesson 6.1 Molecules of Life -- Lesson 6.2 Water -- Lesson 6.3 Other Inorganic Compounds -- Lesson 6.4 Carbon Dioxide: An Exception to the Rule --- Chapter 7 Biomolecules: Compounds that Matter Most --- Lesson 7.1 Life's Biological Molecules -- Lesson 7.2 Proteins -- Lesson 7.3 Carbohydrates -- Lesson 7.4 Lipids -- Lesson 7.5 Nucleic Acids --- Chapter 8 Fuels for Life --- Lesson 8.1 The Cell and Its energy -- Lesson 8.2 Specialized Cell Organelles for Energy Transformation -- Lesson 8.3 Cellular Respiration --- Chapter 9 Power Plant --- Lesson 9.1 Specialized Cell Organelles for Energy Transformation --- Lesson 9.2 Photosynthesis: Power-Producing Property of Plants --- Glossary --- Credits --- Bibliography --- Index ----

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