Life : the science of biology /
David M. Hillis University of Texas, Austin, H. Craig Heller, Stanford University, Sally D. Hacker, Oregon State University, David W. Hall, University of Georgia, Marta J. Laskowski, Oberlin College, David Sadava, Emeritus, The Claremont Colleges.
- Twelfth edition.
- xliv, 1296 pages : illustrations (color) ; 29 cm.
Includes index and appendixes.
Part one The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis -- 1. Studying Life -- 2. Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life -- 3. Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids -- 4. Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life -- Part two. Cells -- 5. Cells: The Working Units of Life -- 6. Cell Membranes -- 7. Cell Communication and Multicellularity -- Part three. Cells and Energy -- 8. Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism -- 9. Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy -- 10. Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight -- Part four. Genes, Genomes, and Heredity -- 11. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division -- 12. Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes -- 13. DNA and Its Role in Heredity -- 14. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression -- 15. Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine -- 16. Regulation of Gene Expression -- 17. Genomes -- 18. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology -- Part five. The Processes and Patterns of Evolution -- 19. Processes of Evolution -- 20. Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies -- 21. Evolution of Genes and Genomes -- 22. Speciation -- 23. The History of Life on Earth -- Part six. The Evolution of Diversity -- 24. Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses -- 25. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes -- 26. Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land -- 27. The Evolution of Seed Plants -- 28. The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi -- 29. Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans -- 30. Protostome Animals -- 31. Deuterostome Animals -- Part seven. Flowering Plants: Form and Function -- 32. The Plant Body -- 33. Transport in Plants -- 34. Plant Nutrition -- 35. Regulation of Plant Growth -- 36. Reproduction in Flowering Plants -- 37. Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges -- Part eight. Animals: Form and Function -- 38. Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation -- 39. Animal Hormones -- 40. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems -- 41. Animal Reproduction -- 42. Animal Development -- 43. Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems -- 44. Sensory Systems -- 45. The Mammalian Nervous System -- 46. Musculoskeletal Systems -- 47. Gas Exchange -- 48. Circulatory Systems -- 49. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption -- 50. Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion -- 51. Animal Behavior -- Part nine. Ecology -- 52. The Physical Environment and Biogeography of Life -- 53. Populations -- 54. Species Interactions -- 55. Communities -- 56. Ecosystems -- 57. A Changing Biosphere.