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Main Authors: Fried, George H., 1926-, (Author), Hademenos, George J., (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2019].
Edition:5th edition.
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Online Access:https://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com/content/book/9781260120783
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • UNIT I Fundamentals of Biology
  • CHAPTER 1 The Basic Structure of Science
  • CHAPTER 2 The Chemistry of Life: An Inorganic Perspective
  • CHAPTER 3 The Chemistry of Life: The Organic Level
  • UNIT II Biology of the Cell
  • CHAPTER 4 The Cellular Organization of Life
  • CHAPTER 5 Energy Transformations
  • CHAPTER 6 Photosynthesis
  • UNIT III Genetics and Inheritance
  • CHAPTER 7 The Nature of the Gene
  • CHAPTER 8 Cell Reproduction
  • CHAPTER 9 The Mechanism of Inheritance
  • CHAPTER 10 Control Mechanisms in Genetics
  • CHAPTER 11 Embryology
  • CHAPTER 12 Animal Reproduction
  • UNIT IV Plant Biology
  • CHAPTER 13 Basic Structure and Function in Vascular Plants
  • CHAPTER 14 Interactions of Vascular Plants with Their Environment
  • UNIT V Animal Biology
  • CHAPTER 15 Homeostasis: Regulation of Physiological Functions
  • CHAPTER 16 Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System
  • CHAPTER 17 The Excretory System
  • CHAPTER 18 The Circulatory System
  • CHAPTER 19 Immunology
  • CHAPTER 20 The Respiratory System
  • CHAPTER 21 Hormones and the Endocrine System
  • CHAPTER 22 The Nervous System
  • CHAPTER 23 The Musculoskeletal System: Support and Movement
  • CHAPTER 24 Animal Behavior
  • UNIT VI Evolution and Ecology
  • CHAPTER 25 Evolution: The Process
  • CHAPTER 26 Ecology
  • CHAPTER 27 Origin of Life
  • UNIT VII Biological Diversity
  • CHAPTER 28 The Kingdom Monera (The Prokaryotes)
  • CHAPTER 29 The Kingdom Protista
  • CHAPTER 30 The Kingdom Fungi
  • CHAPTER 31 The Kingdom Plantae
  • CHAPTER 32 The Kingdom Animalia
  • CHAPTER 33 The Primates
  • Glossary
  • A Biological Lexicon
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.