Biology II Essentials
Published on 1. January 2013
132 pages
978-0-7386-7145-1 (ISBN)
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REA's Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Biology II includes stimulus receptors in animals, nervous systems, locomotion, elements of behavior, reproduction of cells and organisms, genetic inheritance, embryonic development, evolution, and ecology.
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Biology: v. 2
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Content
- Intro
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- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- What REA's Essentials® Will Do for You
- Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 9 - STIMULUS RECEPTORS IN ANIMALS
- 9.1 COMPONENTS OF NERVOUS COORDINATION
- 9.2 PHOTORECEPTORS
- 9.3 VISION DEFECTS
- 9.4 CHEMORECEPTORS
- 9.5 MECHANORECEPTORS
- 9.6 RECEPTORS IN OTHER ORGANISMS
- CHAPTER 10 - NERVOUS SYSTEM
- 10.1 NEURONS
- 10.2 NERVE IMPULSE
- 10.3 SYNAPSE
- 10.4 REFLEX ARC
- 10.5 THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
- 10.6 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF OTHER ORGANISMS
- CHAPTER 11 - LOCOMOTION: THE SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEM
- 11.1 THE SKELETAL SYSTEM IN HUMANS
- 11.2 THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM IN HUMANS
- 11.3 LOCOMOTION IN LOWER ORGANISMS
- CHAPTER 12 - ELEMENTS OF BEHAVIOR
- 12.1 LEARNED BEHAVIOR
- 12.2 INNATE BEHAVIOR
- 12.3 VOLUNTARY BEHAVIOR
- CHAPTER 13 - REPRODUCTION OF CELLS AND ORGANISMS
- 13.1 THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
- 13.2 REPRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS
- 13.3 CELL DIVISION
- CHAPTER 14 - GENETIC INHERITANCE
- 14.1 MENDELIAN GENETICS
- 14.2 SEX DETERMINATION AND X-LINKAGE
- 14.3 DNA: THE BASIC SUBSTANCE OF GENES
- 14.4 GENE EXPRESSION
- 14.5 GENE MUTATION
- CHAPTER 15 - EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
- 15.1 STAGES OF EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
- 15.2 TYPES OF EGGS
- 15.3 CLEAVAGE AND GASTRULATION
- 15.4 PARTURITION
- CHAPTER 16 - EVOLUTION
- 16.1 EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
- 16.2 MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
- 16.3 CLASSIFICATION
- CHAPTER 17 - ECOLOGY
- 17.1 GROWTH OF POPULATIONS
- 17.2 ENERGY FLOW
- 17.3 FOOD WEB
- 17.4 DEFINITIONS
- 17.5 TYPES OF HABITATS AND BIOMES
- CHAPTER 18 - Problems and their Solutions that are Relevant to the Chapters in this Book
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