life on Earth with physiology Audesirk, Teresa creator author Audesirk, Gerald author Byers, Bruce E. author text nju 2017 Eleventh edition. monographic eng

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xxx, 985 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm. 1. An Introduction to Life on Earth -- 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life -- 3. Biological Molecules -- 4. Cell Structure and Function -- 5. Cell Membrane Structure and Function -- 6. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell -- 7. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis -- 8. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration -- 9. Cellular Reproduction -- 10. Meiosis: The Basis of Sexual Reproduction -- 11. Patterns of Inheritance -- 12. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity -- 13. Gene Expression and Regulation -- 14. Biotechnology -- 15. Principles of Evolution -- 16. How Populations Evolve -- 17. The Origin of Species -- 18. The History of Life -- 19. Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity -- 20. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses -- 21. The Diversity of Protists -- 22. The Diversity of Plants -- 23. The Diversity of Fungi -- 24. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates -- 25. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates -- 26. Animal Behavior -- 27. Population Growth and Regulation -- 28. Community Interactions -- 29. Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems -- 30. Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems -- 31. Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity -- 32. Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body -- 33. Circulation -- 34. Respiration -- 35. Nutrition and Digestion -- 36. The Urinary System -- 37. Defenses Against Disease -- 38. Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The Endocrine System -- 39. The Nervous System -- 40. The Senses -- 41. Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton -- 42. Animal Reproduction -- 43. Animal Development -- 44. Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport -- 45. Plant Reproduction and Development -- 46. Plant Responses to the Environment. Unit I: THE LIFE OF THE CELL -- Unit 2: INHERITANCE -- Unit 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE -- Unit 4. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY -- Unit 5. ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- Unit 6. PLANT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. Teresa Audesirk, University of Colorado, Denver, Gerald Audesirk, University of Colorado, Denver, Bruce E. Byers, University of Massachusetts. Includes index. Biology QH308.2 .A93 2017 570 9780133923001 (hbk.) 2015040382 DLC 151103 20180410114101.0 18842029 eng