Homework Helpers: Biology
Published on 12. September 2025
576 pages
978-1-60163-662-1 (ISBN)
Description
Homework Helpers: Biology is a user-friendly review book that will make any student-or those trying to help them-feel like he or she has a private Biology tutor. The book covers all of the topics included in a typical one-year Biology curriculum, including:An approach to the study of biology using the scientific method and the skills and equipment used by most biologists.The concept of the cell as the unit of structure and function of all life.DNA and the chemical processes of inheritance.The evolution of life on this planet and how humans are part of the process.The study of the environments of life and how all life is interconnected on this planet.Each chapter includes detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they've mastered each idea. Not only does the author provide the right answers to these self-study questions, but also detailed explanations of why the wrong answers are wrong.
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Matthew Distefano has a degree in Biology and a MS in Curriculum and Teaching from Fordham University in Bronx, New York. He has been teaching Science for more than 18 years, and is currently teaching Biology and Chemistry at Fordham Preparatory School in New York City.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1-Studying Biology
- Lesson 1-1: Thinking Like a Scientist
- Lesson 1-2: Science Equipment
- Lesson 1-3: Identifying Life
- Chapter 2-Chemistry of Life
- Lesson 2-1: Basic Chemistry
- Lesson 2-2: Chemical Bonding
- Lesson 2-3: Organic Chemistry
- Lesson 2-4: Enzymes and Chemical Reactions
- Chapter 3-The Cell
- Lesson 3-1: The Discovery of the Cell
- Lesson 3-2: The Cell Is the Unit of Structure and Function
- Lesson 3-3: Transport and the Cell
- Lesson 3-4: Reproduction and Division of the Cell
- Lesson 3-5: Energy in the Cell
- Lesson 3-6: Autotrophic Cells: Photosynthesis
- Chapter 4-Genetics
- Lesson 4-1: The Work of Gregor Mendel
- Lesson 4-2: The Work of Thomas H . Morgan
- Lesson 4-3: Molecular Genetics
- Lesson 4-4: Gene and Chromosomal Mutations
- Chapter 5-Evolution
- Lesson 5-1: Studying the Past
- Lesson 5-2: Scientific Evidences of Evolution
- Lesson 5-3: Theories of Evolution
- Lesson 5-4: Human Evolution
- Chapter 6-Ecology
- Lesson 6-1: How Is Life Connected?
- Lesson 6-2: The Movement of Energy in the Environment
- Lesson 6-3: The Movement of Materials in the Environment
- Lesson 6-4: Organism Interaction
- Lesson 6-5: Biomes of Earth
- Chapter 7-The Human Body
- Lesson 7-1: Human Nutrition
- Lesson 7-2: Human Transport
- Lesson 7-3: Human Breathing
- Lesson 7-4: Human Excretory System
- Lesson 7-5: Human Nervous System
- Lesson 7-6: Human Endocrine System
- Lesson 7-7: Human Senses
- Lesson 7-8: Human Locomotion
- Lesson 7-9: Human Reproduction
- Lesson 7-10: Human Defense System
- Lesson 7-11: Human Disease
- Chapter 8-A Survey of Life
- Lesson 8-1: How Is Life Classified?
- Lesson 8-2: The Animal Kingdom
- Lesson 8-3: The Plant Kingdom
- Lesson 8-4: Plant Structure
- Lesson 8-5: Plant Reproduction
- Lesson 8-6: Plant Growth
- Lesson 8-7: Plant Responses
- Lesson 8-8: The Fungi Kingdom
- Lesson 8-9: The Protista Kingdom
- Lesson 8-10: The Bacteria Kingdoms
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
