Biology Today and Tomorrow by Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover IFC Title Page Copyright Statement Contents in Brief Contents Preface Ch 1: Invitation to Biology

1.1: The Secret Life of Earth 1.2: Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts 1.3: How Living Things Are Alike 1.4: How Living Things Differ 1.5: What Is a “Species”? 1.6: The Science of Nature 1.7: Analyzing Experimental Results 1.8: The Nature of Science 1.9: The Secret Life of Earth (revisited) Summary

Ch 2: Molecules of Life

2.1: Fear of Frying 2.2: Start With Atoms 2.3: From Atoms to Molecules 2.4: Hydrogen Bonds and Water 2.5: Acids and Bases 2.6: Organic Molecules 2.7: Carbohydrates 2.8: Lipids 2.9: Proteins 2.10: Nucleic Acids 2.11: Fear of Frying (revisited) Summary

Ch 3: Cell Structure

3.1: Food for Thought 3.2: What, Exactly, Is a Cell? 3.3: The Structure of Cell Membranes 3.4: Introducing Prokaryotic Cells 3.5: A Peek Inside a Eukaryotic Cell 3.6: Cell Surface Specializations 3.7: The Nature of Life 3.8: Food for Thought (revisited) Summary

Ch 4: Energy and Metabolism

4.1: A Toast to Alcohol Dehydrogenase 4.2: Life Runs on Energy 4.3: Energy in the Molecules of Life 4.4: How Enzymes Work 4.5: Diffusion and Membranes 4.6: Membrane Transport Mechanisms 4.7: A Toast to ADH (revisited) Summary

Ch 5: Capturing and Releasing Energy

5.1: A Burning Concern 5.2: Capturing Rainbows 5.3: Storing Energy in Sugar 5.4: The Light-Dependent Reactions 5.5: The Light-Independent Reactions 5.6: Photosynthesis and Aerobic Respiration: A Global Connection 5.7: Fermentation 5.8: Alternative Energy Sources in Food 5.9: A Burning Concern (revisited) Summary

Ch 6: DNA Structure and Function

6.1: A Hero Dog’s Golden Clones 6.2: Chromosomes 6.3: Fame, Glory, and DNA Structure 6.4: DNA Replication and Repair 6.5: Cloning Adult Animals 6.6: A Hero Dog’s Golden Clones (revisited) Summary

Ch 7: Gene Expression and Control

7.1: Ricin and Your Ribosomes 7.2: DNA, RNA, and Gene Expression 7.3: Transcription: DNA to RNA 7.4: RNA Players in Translation 7.5: Translating the Code: RNA to Protein 7.6: Mutated Genes and Their Protein Products 7.7: Eukaryotic Gene Controls 7.8: Ricin and Your Ribosomes (revisited) Summary

Ch 8: How Cells Reproduce

8.1: Henrietta’s Immortal Cells 8.2: Multiplication by Division 8.3: Mitosis and the Cell Cycle 8.4: Cytoplasmic Division Mechanisms 8.5: When Mitosis Becomes Pathological 8.6: Sex and Alleles 8.7: Meiosis and the Life Cycle 8.8: Henrietta’s Immortal Cells (revisited) Summary

Ch 9: Patterns of Inheritance

9.1: Menacing Mucus 9.2: Tracking Traits 9.3: Mendelian Inheritance Patterns 9.4: Beyond Simple Dominance 9.5: Complex Variation in Traits 9.6: Human Genetic Analysis 9.7: Human Genetic Disorders 9.8: Changes in Chromosome Number 9.9: Genetic Screening 9.10: Menacing Mucus (revisited) Summary

Ch 10: Biotechnology

10.1: Personal DNA Testing 10.2: Finding Needles in Haystacks 10.3: Studying DNA 10.4: Genetic Engineering 10.5: Genetically Modified Humans 10.6: Personal DNA Testing (revisited) Summary

Ch 11: Evidence of Evolution

11.1: Reflections of a Distant Past 11.2: Early Beliefs, Confusing Discoveries 11.3: A Flurry of New Theories 11.4: Fossil Evidence 11.5: Drifting Continents, Changing Seas 11.6: Evidence in Form and Function 11.7: Reflections of a Distant Past (revisited) Summary

Ch 12: Processes of Evolution

12.1: Rise of the Super Rats 12.2: Making Waves in the Gene Pool 12.3: Modes of Natural Selection 12.4: Factors That Affect Diversity 12.5: Speciation 12.6: Macroevolution 12.7: Phylogeny 12.8: Rise of the Super Rats (revisited) Summary

Ch 13: Early Life Forms and the Viruses

13.1: Evolution and Disease 13.2: Before There Were Cells 13.3: Origin of the Three Domains 13.4: The Viruses 13.5: Bacteria and Archaea 13.6: The Protists 13.7: Evolution and Disease (revisited) Summary

Ch 14: Plants and Fungi

14.1: Fungal Threats to Crops 14.2: Plant Traits and Evolution 14.3: Nonvascular Plants 14.4: Seedless Vascular Plants 14.5: Rise of the Seed Plants 14.6: Gymnosperms 14.7: Angiosperms—Flowering Plants 14.8: Fungal Traits and Diversity 14.9: Fungal Ecology 14.10: Fungal Threats to Crops (revisited) Summary

Ch 15: Animal Evolution

15.1: Early Birds 15.2: Animal Origins, Traits, and Trends 15.3: Invertebrate Diversity 15.4: Introducing the Chordates 15.5: Fishes and Amphibians 15.6: Escape From Water—The Amniotes 15.7: Human Evolution 15.8: Early Birds (revisited) Summary

Ch 16: Population Ecology

16.1: A Honkin’ Mess 16.2: Characteristics of Populations 16.3: Population Growth 16.4: Life History Patterns 16.5: Human Populations 16.6: A Honkin’ Mess (revisited) Summary

Ch 17: Communities and Ecosystems

17.1: Fighting the Foreign Fire Ants 17.2: Factors That Shape Communities 17.3: Species Interactions in Communities 17.4: How Communities Change 17.5: The Nature of Ecosystems 17.6: Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems 17.7: Fighting the Foreign Fire Ants (revisited) Summary

Ch 18: The Biosphere and Human Effects

18.1: A Long Reach 18.2: Factors Affecting Climate 18.3: The Major Biomes 18.4: Aquatic Ecosystems 18.5: Human Effects on the Biosphere 18.6: Maintaining Biodiversity 18.7: A Long Reach (revisited) Summary

Ch 19: Animal Tissues and Organs

19.1: Stem Cell Studies 19.2: Animal Structure and Function 19.3: Types of Animal Tissues 19.4: Organs and Organ Systems 19.5: Control of Body Temperature 19.6: Stem Cell Studies (revisited) Summary

Ch 20: How Animals Move

20.1: Bulking Up Muscles 20.2: Skeletal Systems 20.3: How Bones and Muscles Interact 20.4: Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function 20.5: Muscles and Health 20.6: Bulking Up Muscles (revisited) Summary

Ch 21: Circulation and Respiration

21.1: A Shocking Save 21.2: Moving Substances Through a Body 21.3: Human Cardiovascular System 21.4: The Human Heart 21.5: Blood and Blood Vessels 21.6: Blood and Cardiovascular Disorders 21.7: Animal Respiration 21.8: Human Respiratory Function 21.9: A Shocking Save (revisited) Summary

Ch 22: Immunity

22.1: Frankie’s Last Wish 22.2: Integrated Responses to Threats 22.3: Surface Barriers 22.4: The Innate Immune Response 22.5: Antigen Receptors 22.6: Adaptive Immune Responses 22.7: Immunity Gone Wrong 22.8: Vaccines 22.9: Frankie’s Last Wish (revisited) Summary

Ch 23: Digestion and Excretion

23.1: Regulating Appetite 23.2: Animal Digestive Systems 23.3: Human Digestive System 23.4: Human Nutrition 23.5: Regulating Internal Fluids 23.6: Kidney Function 23.7: Regulating Appetite (revisited) Summary

Ch 24: Neural Control and the Senses

24.1: In Pursuit of Ecstasy 24.2: Neurons—The Great Communicators 24.3: Animal Nervous Systems 24.4: The Peripheral Nervous System 24.5: The Central Nervous System 24.6: The Senses 24.7: In Pursuit of Ecstasy (revisited) Summary

Ch 25: Endocrine Control

25.1: Hormones in the Balance 25.2: Hormones and the Endocrine System 25.3: The Hypothalamus and Pituitary 25.4: Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 25.5: The Pancreas 25.6: The Adrenal Glands 25.7: Hormones and Reproductive Behavior 25.8: Hormones in the Balance (revisited) Summary

Ch 26: Reproduction and Development

26.1: Assisted Reproduction 26.2: Modes of Reproduction 26.3: The Human Reproductive System 26.4: How Pregnancy Happens 26.5: Factors Affecting Fertility 26.6: Human Prenatal Development 26.7: From Birth Onward 26.8: Assisted Reproduction (revisited) Summary

Ch 27: Plant Form and Function

27.1: Leafy Cleanup Crews 27.2: Organization of the Plant Body 27.3: Stems, Roots, and Leaves 27.4: Plant Growth 27.5: Plant Nutrition 27.6: Fluid Movement in the Plant Body 27.7: Leafy Cleanup Crews (revisited) Summary

Ch 28: Plant Reproduction and Development

28.1: Plight of the Honeybee 28.2: Sexual Reproductionin Flowering Plants 28.3: Seeds and Fruit 28.4: Early Development 28.5: Asexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants 28.6: Plant Hormones 28.7: Adjusting the Direction of Growth 28.8: Responses to Recurring Change 28.9: Plight of the Honeybee (revisited) Summary

Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Appendix V Glossary Index IBC

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