Campbell biology /
Biology
Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca B. Orr.
- Twelfth edition.
- New York, NY : Pearson Education, 2021.
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
1st edition: Biology by Neil A. Campbell, 1987.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE -- The Chemical Context of Life -- Water and Life -- Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life -- The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules -- UNIT 2: THE CELL -- A Tour of the Cell -- Membrane Structure and Function -- An Introduction to Metabolism -- Cellular Respiration and Fermentation -- Photosynthesis -- Cell Communication -- The Cell Cycle -- UNIT 3: GENETICS -- Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles -- Mendel and the Gene Idea -- The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance -- The Molecular Basis of Inheritance -- Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein -- Regulation of Gene Expression -- Viruses -- DNA Tools and Biotechnology -- Genomes and Their Evolution -- UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION -- Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life -- The Evolution of Populations -- The Origin of Species -- The History of Life on Earth -- UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY -- Phylogeny and the Tree of Life -- Bacteria and Archaea -- Protists -- Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land -- Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants -- Fungi -- An Overview of Animal Diversity -- An Introduction to Invertebrates -- The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates -- UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION -- Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development -- Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants -- Soil and Plant Nutrition -- Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology -- Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals -- UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION -- Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function -- Animal Nutrition -- Circulation and Gas Exchange -- The Immune System -- Osmoregulation and Excretion -- Hormones and the Endocrine System -- Animal Reproduction -- Animal Development -- Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling -- Nervous Systems -- Sensory and Motor Mechanisms -- Animal Behavior -- UNIT 8: ECOLOGY -- An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere -- Population Ecology -- Community Ecology -- Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology -- Conservation Biology and Global Change -- APPENDICES -- Answers -- Classification of Life -- A Comparison of the Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope -- Scientific Skills Review.