Opis: What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology - Jay Phelan

From the front of the classroom to the top of the bestseller s list, award-winning educator Jay Phelan knows how to tell the story of how scientists investigate the big questions about life. He is also a master at using biology as a springboard for developing the critical thinking skills and scientific literacy that are essential to students through college and throughout their lives.Phelan s dynamic approach to teaching biology is the driving force behind "What Is Life?" the most successful new non-majors biology textbook of the millennium. The rigorously updated new edition brings forward the features that made the book a classroom favorite (chapters anchored to intriguing questions about life, spectacular original illustrations, innovative learning tools) with new features, enhanced art, and full integration with its own dedicated version of LaunchPad W.H. Freeman s breakthrough online course space, which fully integrates an interactive e-Book, all student media, a wide range of assessment and course management features, in a new interface in which power and simplicity go hand in hand.To order LaunchPad for free with this text please order bundle isbn 9781319028428."PART I: THE FACTS OF LIFE 1. Scientific Thinking | Your Best Pathway To Understanding The World 2. Chemistry | Raw Materials And Fuel For Our Bodies 3. Cells | The Smallest Part Of You 4. Energy | From The Sun To You In Just Two Steps PART II: GENETICS, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR 5. DNA, Gene Expression, And Biotechnology | What Is The Code, And How Is It Harnessed? 6. Chromosomes And Cell Division | Continuity And Variety 7. Genes And Inheritance | Family Resemblance: How Traits Are Inherited 8. Evolution And Natural Selection | Darwin's Dangerous Idea 9. Evolution And Behavior | Communication, Cooperation, And Conflict In The Animal World PART III: EVOLUTION AND THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE 10. The Origin And Diversification Of Life On Earth | Understanding Biodiversity 11. Animal Diversification | Visibility In Motion 12. Plant And Fungi Diversification | Where Did All The Plants And Fungi Come From? 13. Evolution And Diversity Among The Microbes | Bacteria, Archaea, Protists, And Viruses: The Unseen World PART IV: ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 14. Population Ecology | Planet At Capacity: Patterns Of Population Growth 15. Ecosystems And Communities | Organisms And Their Environments 16. Conservation And Biodiversity | Human Influences On The Environment PART V: PLANT LIFE 17. Plant Structure And Nutrient Transport | How Plants Function And Why We Need Them 18. Growth And Reproduction In Plants | Problem Solving With Flowers And Wood . 19. Plants Respond To Their Environments | Defending And Regulating While Rooted In The Ground . PART VI: HEALTH AND PHYSIOLOGY 20. Introduction To Animal Physiology | Principles Of Animal Organization And Function 21. Circulation And Respiration | Transporting Fuel, Raw Materials, And Gases Into, Out Of, And Around The Body 22. Nutrition And Digestion | At Rest And At Play: Optimizing Human Physiological Functioning 23. Nervous And Motor Systems | Actions, Reactions, Sensations, And Addictions: Meet Your Nervous System 24. Hormones | Mood, Emotions, Growth, And More: Hormones As Master Regulators . 25. Reproduction And Development | From Two Parents To One Embryo To One Baby 26. Immunity And Health | How The Body Defends And Maintains Itself

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Tytuł: What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
Autor: Jay Phelan
Producent: Freeman WH
ISBN: 9781464157745
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 1024
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 2.55 kg

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