The living world / George B. Johnson, Jonathan B. Losos

Includes glossary and index

Getr. Zählung : zahlr. ill.
Contents: Part 1 The Study of Life 1 The Science of Biology 2 Evolution and Ecology Part 2 The Living Cell 3 The Chemistry of Life 4 Molecules of Life 5 Cells 6 Energy and Life 7 Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy from the Sun 8 How Cells Harvest Energy from Food Part 3 The Continuity of Life 9 Mitosis 10 Meiosis 11 Foundations of Genetics 12 DNA: The Genetic Material 13 How Genes Work Part 4 The New Biology 14 Gene Technology 15 Genomics 16 The Revolution in Cell Technology Part 5 The Evolution and Diversity of Life 17 Evolution and Natural Selection 18 How We Name Living Things 19 The First Single-Celled Creatures 20 Advent of the Eukaryotes 21 Fungi Invade the Land Part 6 Plant Life 22 Evolution of Plants 23 Plant Form and Function 24 Plant Reproduction and Growth Part 7 Evolution of Animal Life 25 Evolution of the Animal Phyla 26 History of the Vertebrates 27 How Humans Evolved Part 8 Animal Life 28 The Animal Body and How It Moves 29 Circulation 30 Respiration 31 The Path of Food Through the Animal Body 32 Maintaining the Internal Environment 33 How the Body Defends Itself 34 The Nervous System 35 Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body 36 Reproduction and Development Part 9 The Living Environment 37 Ecosystems 38 Populations and Communities 39 Behavior and the Environment 40 Planet Under Stress