02053nam a22002177a 4500 OSt 20211115153051.0 160212b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781111425692 1111425698 LC QH308.2.B57 Biology: the unity and diversity of life. / Cecie Starr ...[et al.]. 13th ed. London: Brooks/Cole, 2013. xxviii, 893 p. + [various paging]: ill. ;, Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- 1. Principles of cellular life: Life's chemical basis -- Molecules of life -- Cell structure and function -- Ground rules of metabolism-- Where it starts-photosynthesis -- How cells release chemical energy -- 2. Genetics: DNA structure and function -- From DNA to protein -- Gene control -- How cells reproduce -- Meiosis and sexual reproduction -- Observing patterns in inherited traits -- Chromosomes and human inheritance -- Studying and manipulating genomes -- 3. Principles of evolution: Evidence of evolution -- Processes of evolution -- Organizing information about species -- Life's origin and early evolution -- 4. Evolution and biodiversity: Viruses, bacteria and archaea -- Protists-the simplest eukaryotes -- The land plants -- Fungi -- Animal evolution-the invertebrates -- Animal evolution-the chordates -- Human evolution -- 5. How plants work: Plant tissues -- Plant nutrition and transport -- Life cycles of flowering plants -- Communication strategies in plants -- 6. How animals work: Animal tissues and organ systems -- Neural control -- Sensory perception -- Endocrine control -- Structural support and movement -- Circulation -- Immunity -- Respiration -- Digestion and nutrition -- Maintaining the internal environment -- Animal reproductive systems -- Animal development -- Animal behavior -- 7. Principles of ecology: Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Ecosystems -- The Biosphere -- Human impacts on the biosphere -- Starr, Cecie lcc BK 7987 15487 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL NURS L. 2019-08-19 0 QH308.2.B57(13e) KSN/507/19 2021-11-15 00:00:00 2021-11-15 BK