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Full Description
Using an inquiry-based approach, this text emphasises experimentation - those who grasp the experimental underpinnings of biological concepts find it easier to assimilate new information. This second edition has been updated, with new coverage of ecology.
Contents
The unity and diversity of life; the chemical foundations of life; biological molecules great and small; why are all organisms made of cells?; directions and rates of biochemical processes; how do organisms supply themselves with energy?; photosynthesis - how do organisms get energy from the sun?; cell reproduction; from meiosis to Mendel; the structure, replication, and repair of DNA; how are genes expressed?; jumping genes and other unconventional genetic systems; genetic engineering and recombinant DNA; human genetics; what is the evidence for evolution?; microevolution - how does a population evolve?; macroevolution - how do species evolve?; how did the first organisms evolve?; classification - what's in a name?; prokaryotes - how does the other half live?; classifying the protists and multicellular fungi how did plants adapt to dry land?; protostome animals - most animals form mouth first; deuterostome animals - echinoderms and chordates; ecosystems; biomes and aquatic communities; communities - how do species interact? ; populations - extinctions and explosions; the ecology of animal behaviour; structural and chemical adaptations of plants; what drives water up and sugars down? ;growth and development of flowering plants; how do plant hormones regulate growth and development?; form and function in animals ;how do animals obtain nourishment from food? ;how do animals co-ordinate cells and organs?; blood, circulation, and the heart; how do animals obtain and distribute oxygen?; how do animals manage water, salts, and wastes? defence - inflammation and immunity; the cells of the nervous system; the nervous system and the sense organs; sexual reproduction; how do organisms become complex?
