01856nam a22001937a 4500 180209b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781285427829 QH308.2.S718 STARR, Cecie Biology: a human emphasis. / Cecie Starr and Christine A. Evers 9th ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2015. xxvi, 797p.: ills.; 28cm Includes index and glossary. Contents: 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 EVERS, Christine A. STARR, Lisa lcc BK 6520 14020 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 NURS L. 2018-02-09 0 QH308.2.S718 NURS/434/096/18 2018-02-09 00:00:00 1 2018-02-09 BK