01804nam a22001697a 4500008004100000020001800041050001700059100001700076245006900093250001200162260004000174300003100214500003300245505131600278700002401594700001601618180209b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781285427829  aQH308.2.S718  aSTARR, Cecie  aBiology: a human emphasis. /cCecie Starr and Christine A. Evers  a9th ed.  aStamford:bCengage Learning,c2015.  axxvi, 797p.:bills.;c28cm  aIncludes index and glossary.  aContents: Introduction: Invitation to biology -- Principles of cellular life: Life's chemical basis -- Molecules of life -- Cell structure -- Ground rules of metabolism -- Where it starts - Photosynthesis -- How cells release chemical energy -- Genetics: DNA structure and function -- From DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- How cells reproduce -- Meiosis and sexual reproduction -- Observing patterns in inherited traits -- Human inheritance -- Biotechnology -- Principles of evolution: Evidence of evolution -- Processes of evolution -- Life's origin and early evolution -- Evolution and biodiversity: Viruses, bacteria and archaea -- The protists -- Plant evolution -- Fungi -- Animals I: Major invertebrate groups -- Animals II: The Chordates -- How plants work: Plant tissues -- Plant nutrition and transport -- Plant reproduction and development -- How animals work: Animal tissues and organ systems -- Neural control -- Sensory perception -- Endocrine control -- Structural support and movement -- Circulation -- Immunity -- Respiration -- Digestion and Human Nutrition -- Maintaining the internal environment -- Reproduction and development -- Principles of ecology: Animal behavior -- Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Ecosystems -- The biosphere -- Human effects on the biosphere  aEVERS, Christine A.  aSTARR, Lisa