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020 _a9781337408332 (student edition : alk. paper)
020 _a1337408336 (student edition : alk. paper)
020 _a9781337408417 (loseleaf edition : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aQH308.2
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100 1 _aStarr, Cecie,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBiology :
_bthe unity and diversity of life /
_cCecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr.
250 _a15th edition.
264 1 _aAustralia ;
_aBoston, MA :
_bCengage Learning,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c♭2019
300 _a1 volume (various pagings) :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c29 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _a1. Invitation to Biology -- UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE -- 2. Life's Chemical Basis -- 3. Molecules of Life -- 4. Cell Structure -- 5. Ground Rules of Metabolism -- 6. Where it Starts: Photosynthesis -- 7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy -- UNIT II: GENETICS -- 8. DNA Structure and Function -- 9. From DNA to Protein -- 10. Control of Gene Expression -- 11. How Cells Reproduce -- 12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction -- 13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits -- 14. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance -- 15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes -- UNIT III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION -- 16. Evidence of Evolution -- 17. Processes of Evolution -- 18. Organizing Information about Species -- 19. Life's Origin and Early Evolution -- UNIT IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY -- 20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea -- 21. Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes -- 22. The Land Plants -- 23. Fungi -- 24. Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates -- 25. Animal Evolution: The Chordates -- 26. Human Evolution -- UNIT V: HOW PLANTS WORK -- 27. Plant Tissues -- 28. Plant Nutrition and Transport -- 29. Life Cycles of Flowering Plants -- 30. Communication Strategies in Plants -- UNIT VI: HOW ANIMALS WORK -- 31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems -- 32. Neural Control -- 33. Sensory Perception -- 34. Endocrine Control -- 35. Structural Support and Movement -- 36. Circulation -- 37. Immunity -- 38. Respiration -- 39. Digestion and Nutrition -- 40. Maintaining the Internal Environment -- 41. Animal Reproductive System -- 42. Animal Development -- 43. Animal Behavior -- UNIT VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY -- 44. Population Ecology -- 45. Community Ecology -- 46. Ecosystems -- 47. The Biosphere -- 48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere.
520 _aBIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, 15th Edition, reveals the biological world in wondrous detail. Its multitude of eye-catching photos and images will keep you fascinated, while helpful text features help you master the material. Chapter-opening Core Concepts enable you to focus on the topics that matter most in every chapter. Each section within a chapter begins with clear Learning Objectives, and section-ending Take Home Messages reinforce these key concepts. Other invaluable features include a running glossary, case studies, self-test questions and data-analysis problems. Available with MindTap Biology, the online program that powers you from memorization to mastery. BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE puts the living world of biology under a microscope for you to analyze, understand and enjoy!
650 0 _aBiology.
700 _9176609
_aTaggart, Ralph
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_aEvers, Christine A.
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