Donna Rae Siegfried

Biology For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

All U.S. students study natural science to prepare for college -- and a knowledge of biology can help people better understand recent advances in biotechnology, the theory of evolution, an their own plain-English explanations and practical examples, and is filled with tips for remembering scientific jargon like mitosis, meiosis, and photosynthesis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9780764553264
• ISBN-10: 0764553267
• Artikelnr.: 13930732

Autorenporträt

Donna Rae Siegried has written about pharmaceutical and medical topics for 15 years in publications including Prevention, Runner's World, Men's Health, and Organic Gardening. She has taught anatomy and physiology at the college level.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What You're Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here

PART I: Biology Basics: Organizing Life
Chapter 1: Just How Life Is Studied
Chapter 2: The Fundamental Units of Life: Cells
Chapter 3: A (Very) Quick Review of Basic Chemistry
Chapter 4: Macromolecules (The Big Ones)

PART II: Living Things Need Energy
Chapter 5: Acquiring Energy to Fill the Tank
Chapter 6: Using Energy to Keep the Motor Running

PART III: Living Things Need to Metabolize
Chapter 7: Taxi! Transport of Nutrients
Chapter 8: Take a Deep Breath: Gas Exchange
Chapter 9: Throwing Out the Trash: Eliminating Waste to Maintain Homeostasis
Chapter 10: Better Living Through Biology

PART IV: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
Chapter 11: Dividing to Conquer: Cell Division
Chapter 12: Making More Plants
Chapter 13: Making More Animals
Chapter 14: Making Mendel Proud: Understanding Genetics

PART V: Ch-, Ch-, Ch-, Changes: Species Development and Evolution
Chapter 15: Differentiating Differentiation and Development
Chapter 16: Changing World, Evolving Species

PART VI: Ecology and Ecosystems
Chapter 17: Sharing the Globe: How Organisms Get Along
Chapter 18: Living with Little Buggers: Bacteria, Viruses, and Insects

PART VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Great Biology Discoveries
Chapter 20: Ten Great Biology Web Sites
Chapter 21: Ten Interesting Biology Facts

Appendix A: Classification of Living Things
Appendix B: Units of Measure
Index
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