Biology , Sixth Edition
Eldra P. Solomon, University of South Florida
Linda R. Berg, St. Petersburg College
Diana W. Martin, Rutgers University
ISBN: 0-534-39175-3
© 2002
1,368 pages. Hardbound.
Non-InfoTrac Version ISBN: 0-534-39176-1
PART 1: THE ORGANIZATION OF LIFE.
1. A View of Life.
2. Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life.
3. The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds.
4. Organization of the Cell.
5. Biological Membranes.
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PART 2: ENERGY TRANSFER THROUGH LIVING SYSTEMS.
6. Energy and Metabolism.
7. How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways.
8. Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy.
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PART 3: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: GENETICS.
9. Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis.
10. The Basic Principles of Heredity.
11. DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information.
12. RNA and Protein Synthesis: The Expression of Genetic Information.
13. Gene Regulation: The Control of Gene Expression.
14. Genetic Engineering.
15. The Human Genome.
16. Genes and Development.
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PART 4: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: EVOLUTION.
17. Introduction to Darwinian Evolution.
18. Evolutionary Change in Populations.
19. Speciation and Macroevolution.
20. The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life.
21. The Evolution of Primates.
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PART 5: THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE.
22. Understanding Diversity: Systematics.
23. Viruses and Bacteria.
24. The Protists.
25. Kingdom Fungi.
26. The Plant Kingdom: Seedless Plants.
27. The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants.
28. The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity.
29. The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes.
30. The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes.
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PART 6: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN PLANTS.
31. Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation.
32. Leaf Structure and Function.
33. Stems and Plant Transport.
34. Roots and Mineral Nutrition.
35. Reproduction of Flowering Plants.
36. Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth.
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PART 7: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN ANIMALS.
37. The Animal Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function.
38. Protection, Support, and Movement: Skin, Skeleton, and Muscle.
39. Neural Signaling.
40. Neural Regulation.
41. Sensory Reception.
42. Internal Transport.
43. Internal Defense.
44. Gas Exchange.
45. Processing Food and Nutrition.
46. Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes.
47. Endocrine Regulation.
48. Animal Reproduction.
49. Animal Development.
50. Animal Behavior.
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PART 8: THE INTERACTIONS OF LIFE: ECOLOGY.
51. Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology.
52. Community Ecology.
53. Ecosystems and the Biosphere.
54. Ecology and the Geography of Life.
55. Humans in the Environment.
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Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 6th
Edition
John R. Holum
ISBN: 0-471-17574-9
Hardcover
928 Pages
September 1997
Description
Goals, Methods, and Measurements.
Table of Contents Matter and Energy.
Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table.
Chemical Compounds and Chemical Bonds.
Quantitative Relationships in Chemical Reactions.
States of Matter and the Kinetic Theory.
Solutions, and Colloids.
Acids, Bases, and Ionic Compounds.
Reaction Kinetics and Chemical Equilibria: Acid-Based Equilibria.
Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry.
Organic Chemistry: Saturated Hydrocarbons.
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.
Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, and Thioalcohols.
Aldehydes and Ketones.
Carboxylic Acids and Esters.
Amines and Amides.
Stereoisomerism.
Carbohydrates.
Lipids.
Proteins.
Enzymes.
Hormones and Neurotransmitters.
Extracellular Fluids of the Body.
Nucleic Acids.
Biochemical Energetics.
Metabolism of Carbohydrates.
Metabolism of Lipids.
Metabolism of Nitrogen Compounds.
Nutrition.