Campbell biology : concepts & connections /
Biology
Martha R. Taylor, Ithaca, New York, Jean L. Dickey, Clemson University, Eric J. Simon, New England College, Kelly Hogan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Jane B. Reece, Berkeley, California.
- Ninth edition
- xxxix, 783 pages, 97 variously numbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
I. THE LIFE OF THE CELL -- 2. The Chemical Basis of Life -- 3. The Molecules of Cells -- 4. A Tour of the Cell -- 5. The Working Cell -- 6. How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy -- 7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food -- II. CELLULAR REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS -- 8. The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance -- 9. Patterns of Inheritance -- 10. Molecular Biology of the Gene -- 11. How Genes Are Controlled -- 12. DNA Technology and Genomics -- III. CONCEPTS OF EVOLUTION -- 13. How Populations Evolve -- 14. The Origin of Species -- 15. Tracing Evolutionary History -- IV. THE EVOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY -- 16. Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists -- 17. The Evolution of Plant and Fungal Diversity -- 18. The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity -- 19. The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity -- V. ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION -- 20. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function -- 21. Nutrition and Digestion -- 22. Gas Exchange -- 23. Circulation -- 24. The Immune System -- 25. Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance -- 26. Hormones and the Endocrine System -- 27. Reproduction and Embryonic Development -- 28. Nervous Systems -- 29. The Senses -- 30. How Animals Move -- VI. PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION -- 31. Plant Structure, Growth, and Reproduction -- 32. Plant Nutrition and Transport -- 33. Control Systems in Plants -- VII. ECOLOGY -- 34. The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments -- 35. Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment -- 36. Population Ecology -- 37. Communities and Ecosystems -- 38. Conservation Biology -- Appendix 1 Metric Conversion Table -- Appendix 2 The Periodic Table -- Appendix 3 The Amino Acids of Proteins -- Appendix 4 Chapter Review Answers -- Appendix 5 Credits -- Glossary -- Index.
Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections provides a conceptual framework for understanding the world of biology, and motivates you to learn and engage with biology.