Principles of Life Study Guide
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4292-7930-7 (ISBN)
Description
For each chapter of the textbook, the Principles of Life Study Guide offers a variety of study and review tools. The Big Picture provides the student with a quick overview of the chapter's main concepts and themes. The Study Strategies section offers suggestions for the most effective ways to study the specific materials in the chapter, and points out areas students are most likely to find difficult. The Key Concept Review section incorporates a review of each numbered concept from the chapter, with review questions that help the student apply what they have learned (including diagram questions). Each Study Guide chapter also concludes with a Test Yourself section that allows the student to test their comprehension. All questions include answers.
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Edition
2011
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 0 mm
Width: 0 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
963 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4292-7930-7 (9781429279307)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
BETTY MCGUIRE Cornell University, USA.
ED DZIALOWSKI University of North Texas, USA.
DENISE LELLO Smith College, USA.
JACALYN NEWMAN University of Pittsburgh, USA.
ED DZIALOWSKI University of North Texas, USA.
DENISE LELLO Smith College, USA.
JACALYN NEWMAN University of Pittsburgh, USA.
Content
Priniciples of Life
PART I: CELLS
Life Chemistry and Energy
Nucleic Acids, Proteins and Enzymes
Cells: The Working Units of Life
Cell Membranes and Signaling
Pathways that Harvest and Store Chemical Energy
PART II: GENETICS
The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes
DNA and its Role in Heredity
From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
Regulation of Gene Expression
Genomes
Biotechnology
Genes, Development and Evolution
PART III: EVOLUTION
Mechanisms of Evolution
Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
Speciation
The History of Life on Earth
PART IV: DIVERSITY
Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses
The Origin & Diversification of Eukaryotes
The Evolution of Plants
The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi
Animal Origins and Diversity
PART V: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
The Plant Body
Plant Nutrition and Transport
Plant Growth and Development
Reproduction of Flowering Plants
Plants in the Environment
PART VI: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
Animal Hormones
Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
Animal Reproduction
Animal Development
Neurons and Nervous Systems
Sensors
Musculoskeletal Systems
Gas Exchange in Animals
Circulatory Systems
Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
Animal Behavior
PART VII: ECOLOGY
Organisms in Their Environment
Populations
Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Species Interactions
Ecological Communities
The Global Ecosystem
PART I: CELLS
Life Chemistry and Energy
Nucleic Acids, Proteins and Enzymes
Cells: The Working Units of Life
Cell Membranes and Signaling
Pathways that Harvest and Store Chemical Energy
PART II: GENETICS
The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes
DNA and its Role in Heredity
From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
Regulation of Gene Expression
Genomes
Biotechnology
Genes, Development and Evolution
PART III: EVOLUTION
Mechanisms of Evolution
Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
Speciation
The History of Life on Earth
PART IV: DIVERSITY
Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses
The Origin & Diversification of Eukaryotes
The Evolution of Plants
The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi
Animal Origins and Diversity
PART V: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
The Plant Body
Plant Nutrition and Transport
Plant Growth and Development
Reproduction of Flowering Plants
Plants in the Environment
PART VI: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
Animal Hormones
Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
Animal Reproduction
Animal Development
Neurons and Nervous Systems
Sensors
Musculoskeletal Systems
Gas Exchange in Animals
Circulatory Systems
Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
Animal Behavior
PART VII: ECOLOGY
Organisms in Their Environment
Populations
Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Species Interactions
Ecological Communities
The Global Ecosystem