01611nam a22001937a 4500 140721b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0131469126 QH 308.2.A936 Audesirk, Teresa. Life on earth. / Teresa Audesirk 4th ed. New York: Pearson, 2006. xxvii,643p.: ill.; 28cm. Includes index. Contents: An introduction to life on earth -- The life of a cell: Atoms, molecules and life -- Cell membrane structure and function -- Energy flow in the life of a cell -- Capturing solar energy: Photosynthesis -- Harvesting energy: Glycolysis and cellular respiration -- Inheritance: DNA: The molecule of heredity -- Gene expression and regulation -- The continuity of life: How cells reproduce -- Patterns of inheritance -- Biotechnology -- Evolution: Principles of evolution -- How populations evolve -- The history of life on earth -- The diversity of life -- Plant anatomy and physiology: Plant form and function -- The plant life cycle -- Animal anatomy and physiology: Homeostasis and the organization of the animal body -- Circulation and respiration -- Nutrition, digestion and excretion -- Defenses against disease: The immune response -- Chemical control of the animal body: The endocrine system -- The nervous system and the senses -- Animal reproduction and development -- Animal behaviour -- Ecology: Population growth -- Community interactions -- How do ecosystem work -- Earth's diverse ecosystems. Audesirk, Gerald. Byers, Bruce E. lcc BK 3172 10672 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 REF 2014-07-21 0 QH 308.2.A936 7635/62/14 2014-07-21 00:00:00 1 2014-07-21 BK