Understanding biology /
Kenneth A. Mason, Tod Duncan, George B. Johnson, Jonathan B. Losos, Susan R. Singer.
- Second edition
- xxiv, 995 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
The molecular basis of life : The Science of biology : The nature of molecules and the properties of water : The chemical building blocks of life -- Biology of the cell : Cell structure : Membranes : Energy and metabolism : How cell harvest energy : Photosynthesis : Cell communication : How cell divide -- Genetic and molecular biology : Sexual reproduction and meiosis : Patterns of inheritance : The chromosomal basis of inheritance : DNA : The genetic expression : Biotechnology : Genomics -- Evolution : Genes within populations : The evidence for evolution : The origin of species -- The diversity of life : Systematics and phylogeny : Prokaryotes and viruses : Protists : Fungi : Plants : Animal diversity : Vertebrates -- Plant form and function : Plant form : Flowering plant reproduction : The living plant -- Animal form and function : The animal body and how it moves : The nervous system : Fueling the body's metabolism : Maintaining hemeostasis : Reproduction and development -- Ecology and behavior : Behavioral biology : Ecology of individuals and populations : Community ecology : The living world.