Practice Makes Perfect Biology
1st Edition
Published on 6. May 2011
279 pages
978-0-07-174697-7 (ISBN)
Description
Don't be baffled by biology. Master this science with practice, practice, practice! Practice Makes Perfect: Biology is a comprehensive guide and workbook that covers all the basics of biology that you need to understand this subject. Each chapter focuses on one major topic, with thorough explanations and many illustrative examples, so you can learn at your own pace and really absorb the information. You get to apply your knowledge and practice what you've learned through a variety of exercises, with an answer key for instant feedback. Offering a winning formula for getting a handle on science right away, Practice Makes Perfect: Biology is your ultimate resource for building a solid understanding of biology fundamentals.
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Nichole Vivion
Practice Makes Perfect Biology
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McGraw-Hill Professional
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Content
- cover page
- Practice Makes PerfectT Biology
- copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- I FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
- 1 The Study of Living Things
- 2 Fundamentals of Chemistry
- 3 Biochemistry: Carbon and Organic Macromolecules
- II CELL BIOLOGY
- 4 The Cell and Its Organelles
- 5 Powering Life Processes: Metabolism
- 6 Generations of Life: Mitosis and Meiosis
- III GENETICS
- 7 DNA and the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
- 8 Mendel and Classical Genetics
- 9 Modern Genetics and Biotechnologies
- IV EVOLUTION
- 10 The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth
- 11 Unifying the Diversity of Life: Classification
- V MICROBES
- 12 Straddling the Living World: Viruses
- 13 Prokaryotes Old and New: Kingdoms Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
- 14 Simple and Diverse Life: Kingdom Protista
- VI ESSENTIAL AND UNDERAPPRECIATED ORGANISMS
- 15 The Recyclers: Kingdom Fungi
- 16 The Producers: Kingdom Plantae
- VII ANIMAL DIVERSITY AND MORPHOLOGY
- 17 The Consumers: Kingdom Animalia
- 18 The Body Systems: Human Physiology
- VIII SYNERGY OF LIFE
- 19 Organisms in Their Physical Environment: Ecology
- 20 Organisms Living Together: Populations and Communities
- 21 Earth and the Human Factor: The Biosphere
- Appendix: Identifying Roots for Vocabulary Building
- Answer Key
- Credits
