Concepts In Biology
10th Edition
Published on 26. March 2003
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-07-293068-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Concepts in Biology" is a short, student-friendly text organized in a traditional manner. It has very little botany and presents a human-oriented approach to the animal unit. Professors and students appreciate the low cost of this title, and that it is written for students who are not biology majors.
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Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Other
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
1165 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-293068-9 (9780072930689)
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Persons
Retired from teaching at Delta College summer/2000. Eldon has over 30 years teaching experience in biology, zoology, and environmental science. Eldon has been a Fullbright Exchange Teacher in Australia and Scotland, received the Bergstein Award for Teaching Excellence at Delta College, and participated in an Earthwatch Research Program in Costa Rica. In addition to the environmental science text, Eldon is co-author of the very successful CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY, general biology text with WCB.
Content
1 Introduction 1 What is Biology? 2 Cells: Anatomy and Action 2 Simple Things of Life 3 Organic Chemistry: The Chemistry of Life 4 Cell Structure and Function 5 Enzymes 6 Biochemical Pathways 7 DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity 3 Cell Division and Heredity 8 Mitosis: The Cell-Copying Process 9 Meiosis: Sex-Cell Formation 10 Mendelian Genetics 4 Evolution and Ecology 11 Diversity within Species 12 Natural Selection and Evolution 13 Speciation and Evolutionary Change 14 Ecosystem Organization and Energy Flow 15 Community Interactions 16 Population Ecology 17 Behavioral Ecology 5 Physiological Processes 18 Materials Exchange in the Body 19 Nutrition: Food and Diet 20 The Body's Control Mechanisms 21 Human Reproduction, Sex, and Sexuality 6 The Origin and Classification of Life 22 The Origin of Life and Evolution of Cells 23 The Classification and Evolution of Organisms 24 Microorganisms: Bacteria, Protista, and Fungi 25 Plantae 26 Animalia