Biology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Starr, Cecie.
Other Authors: Taggart, Ralph., Evers, Christine.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mason, OH : Cengage, 2018.
Edition:15th ed.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents in Brief
  • Detailed Contents
  • Preface
  • Student and Instructor Resources
  • Acknowledgments
  • Class Testers and Reviewers
  • Chapter 1: Invitation to Biology
  • 1.1 Application: 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 Organizing Information about Species
  • 1.6 The Science of Nature
  • 1.7 Analyzing Experimental Results
  • 1.8 The Nature of Science
  • Chapter 2: Life's Chemical Basis
  • 2.1 Mercury Rising
  • 2.2 Building Blocks of Matter
  • 2.3 Why Electrons Matter
  • 2.4 Chemical Bonds
  • 2.5 Hydrogen Bonding and Water
  • 2.6 Acids and Bases
  • Chapter 3: Molecules of Life
  • 3.1 Fear of Frying
  • 3.2 The Chemistry of Biology
  • 3.3 Carbohydrates
  • 3.4 Lipids
  • 3.5 Proteins
  • 3.6 Nucleic Acids
  • Chapter 4: Cell Structure
  • 4.1 Food for Thought
  • 4.2 What Is a Cell?
  • 4.3 Introducing the Prokaryotes
  • 4.4 Introducing the Eukaryotic Cell
  • 4.5 The Endomembrane System
  • 4.6 Mitochondria
  • 4.7 Chloroplasts and Other Plastids
  • 4.8 The Cytoskeleton
  • 4.9 Cell Surface Specializations
  • 4.10 The Nature of Life
  • Chapter 5: Ground Rules of Metabolism
  • 5.1 A Toast to Alcohol Dehydrogenase
  • 5.2 Energy in the World of Life
  • 5.3 Energy in the Molecules of Life
  • 5.4 How Enzymes Work
  • 5.5 Metabolic Pathways
  • 5.6 Cofactors
  • 5.7 A Closer Look at Cell Membranes
  • 5.8 Diffusion across Membranes
  • 5.9 Membrane Transport Mechanisms
  • 5.10 Membrane Trafficking
  • Chapter 6: Where It Starts-Photosynthesis
  • 6.1 Biofuels
  • 6.2 Overview of Photosynthesis
  • 6.3 Sunlight as an Energy Source
  • 6.4 The Light-Dependent Reactions
  • 6.5 The Light-Independent Reactions
  • Chapter 7: Releasing Chemical Energy
  • 7.1 Risky Business
  • 7.2 Introduction to Carbohydrate Breakdown Pathways.
  • 7.3 Aerobic Respiration Continues
  • 7.4 Aerobic Respiration Ends
  • 7.5 Fermentation
  • 7.6 Alternative Energy Sources in Food
  • Chapter 8: DNA Structure and Function
  • 8.1 A Hero Dog's Golden Clones
  • 8.2 Discovery of DNA's Function
  • 8.3 Discovery of DNA's Structure
  • 8.4 Eukaryotic Chromosomes
  • 8.5 DNA Replication
  • 8.6 Mutations: Cause and Effect
  • 8.7 Cloning Adult Animals
  • Chapter 9: From DNA to Protein
  • 9.1 Ricin, RIP
  • 9.2 DNA, RNA, and Gene Expression
  • 9.3 Transcription: DNA to RNA
  • 9.4 RNA and the Genetic Code
  • 9.5 Translation: RNA to Protein
  • 9.6 Consequences of Mutations
  • Chapter 10: Control of Gene Expression
  • 10.1 Between You and Eternity
  • 10.2 Regulating Gene Expression
  • 10.3 Regulating Gene Expression in Development
  • 10.4 Regulating Gene Expression to Adjust Metabolism
  • 10.5 Epigenetics
  • Chapter 11: How Cells Reproduce
  • 11.1 Henrietta's Immortal Cells
  • 11.2 Multiplication by Division
  • 11.3 A Closer Look at Mitosis
  • 11.4 Cytoplasmic Division
  • 11.5 Marking Time with Telomeres
  • 11.6 When Mitosis Is Dangerous
  • Chapter 12: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
  • 12.1 Why Sex?
  • 12.2 Meiosis in Sexual Reproduction
  • 12.3 Visual Tour of Meiosis
  • 12.4 Meiosis Fosters Genetic Diversity
  • 12.5 An Ancestral Connection
  • Chapter 13: Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits
  • 13.1 Menacing Mucus
  • 13.2 Mendel, Pea Plants, and Inheritance Patterns
  • 13.3 Mendel's Law of Segregation
  • 13.4 Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment
  • 13.5 Non-Mendelian Inheritance
  • 13.6 Nature and Nurture
  • 13.7 Complex Variation in Traits
  • Chapter 14: Chromosomes and Human Inheritance
  • 14.1 Shades of Skin
  • 14.2 Human Chromosomes
  • 14.3 Autosomal Inheritance
  • 14.4 X-Linked Inheritance
  • 14.5 Changes in Chromosome Structure
  • 14.6 Changes in Chromosome Number
  • 14.7 Genetic Screening.
  • Chapter 15: Studying and Manipulating Genomes
  • 15.1 Personal Genetic Testing
  • 15.2 DNA Cloning
  • 15.3 Isolating Genes
  • 15.4 DNA Sequencing
  • 15.5 Genomics
  • 15.6 Genetic Engineering
  • 15.7 Designer Plants
  • 15.8 Biotech Barnyards
  • 15.9 Editing Genomes
  • Chapter 16: Evidence of Evolution
  • 16.1 Reflections of a Distant Past
  • 16.2 Old Beliefs and New Discoveries
  • 16.3 Evolution by Natural Selection
  • 16.4 Fossils: Evidence of Ancient Life
  • 16.5 Changes in the History of Earth
  • Chapter 17: Processes of Evolution
  • 17.1 Superbug Farms
  • 17.2 Alleles in Populations
  • 17.3 Genetic Equilibrium
  • 17.4 Patterns of Natural Selection
  • 17.5 Natural Selection and Diversity
  • 17.6 Nonselective Evolution
  • 17.7 Reproductive Isolation
  • 17.8 Models of Speciation
  • 17.9 Macroevolution
  • Chapter 18: Organizing Information about Species
  • 18.1 Bye Bye Birdie
  • 18.2 Phylogeny
  • 18.3 Comparing Form and Function
  • 18.4 Comparing Molecules
  • 18.5 Comparing Development
  • 18.6 Phylogeny Research
  • Chapter 19: Life's Origin and Early Evolution
  • 19.1 Looking for Life
  • 19.2 The Early Earth
  • 19.3 Organic Monomers Form
  • 19.4 From Polymers to Protocells
  • 19.5 The Age of Prokaryotes
  • 19.6 A Rise in Oxygen
  • 19.7 Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
  • Chapter 20: Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
  • 20.1 The Human Microbiota
  • 20.2 Virus Structure and Function
  • 20.3 Viral Replication
  • 20.4 Viruses and Human Health
  • 20.5 Prokaryotic Structure and Function
  • 20.6 Metabolic Diversity in Prokaryotes
  • 20.7 Major Bacterial Lineages
  • 20.8 Bacteria as Pathogens
  • 20.9 Archaea
  • Chapter 21: Protists-The Simplest Eukaryotes
  • 21.1 Malaria: A Protistan Disease
  • 21.2 A Diverse Collection of Lineages
  • 21.4 Stramenopiles
  • 21.5 Alveolates
  • 21.7 Archaeplastids
  • 21.8 Amoebozoans and Opisthokonts.
  • Chapter 22: The Land Plants
  • 22.1 Saving Seeds
  • 22.2 Plant Ancestry and Diversity
  • 22.3 Evolutionary Trends among Plants
  • 22.5 Seedless Vascular Plants
  • 22.6 History of the Vascular Plants
  • 22.7 Gymnosperms
  • 22.8 Angiosperm Traits
  • 22.9 Angiosperm Diversity
  • Chapter 23: Fungi
  • 23.1 High-Flying Fungi
  • 23.2 Fungal Traits and Diversity
  • 23.3 Flagellated Fungi
  • 23.4 Zygote Fungi and Relatives
  • 23.5 Sac Fungi
  • 23.6 Club Fungi
  • 23.7 Biological Roles of Fungi
  • Chapter 24: Animal Evolution-The Invertebrates
  • 24.1 Medicines from the Sea
  • 24.2 Animal Traits and Body Plans
  • 24.3 Animal Origins and Diversification
  • 24.4 Sponges
  • 24.5 Cnidarians
  • 24.6 Flatworms
  • 24.7 Annelids
  • 24.8 Mollusks
  • 24.9 Roundworms
  • 24.10 Arthropods
  • 24.11 The Spiny-Skinned Echinoderms
  • Chapter 25: Animal Evolution-The Vertebrates
  • 25.1 Very Early Birds
  • 25.2 Chordate Traits and Evolutionary Trends
  • 25.3 Fishes
  • 25.4 Amphibians
  • 25.5 Amniote Evolution
  • 25.6 Reptiles
  • 25.7 Birds
  • 25.8 Mammals
  • Chapter 26: Human Evolution
  • 26.1 A Bit of a Neanderthal
  • 26.2 Primates: Our Order
  • 26.3 Hominoids
  • 26.4 Early Hominins
  • 26.5 Early Humans
  • 26.6 Recent Human Lineages
  • Chapter 27: Plant Tissues
  • 27.1 Sequestering Carbon in Forests
  • 27.2 The Plant Body
  • 27.3 Plant Tissues
  • 27.4 Stems
  • 27.5 Leaves
  • 27.6 Roots
  • 27.7 Patterns of Growth
  • Chapter 28: Plant Nutrition and Transport
  • 28.1 Leafy Cleanup
  • 28.2 Plant Nutrients
  • 28.3 Root Adaptations for Nutrient Uptake
  • 28.4 Movement of Water in Plants
  • 28.5 Movement of Organic Compounds in Plants
  • Chapter 29: Life Cycles of Flowering Plants
  • 29.1 Plight of the Honeybee
  • 29.2 Floral Structure and Function
  • 29.3 A New Generation Begins
  • 29.4 Flower Sex
  • 29.5 Seed Formation
  • 29.6 Fruits
  • 29.7 Early Development.
  • 29.8 Asexual Reproduction of Flowering Plants
  • Chapter 30: Communication Strategies in Plants
  • 30.1 Prescription: Chocolate
  • 30.2 Chemical Signaling in Plants
  • 30.3 Auxin and Cytokinin
  • 30.4 Gibberellin
  • 30.5 Abscisic Acid and Ethylene
  • 30.6 Movement
  • 30.7 Responses to Recurring Environmental Change
  • 30.8 Responses to Stress
  • Chapter 31: Animal Tissue and Organ Systems
  • 31.1 Making Replacement Cells
  • 31.2 Animal Body Plans
  • 31.3 Epithelial Tissue
  • 31.4 Connective Tissues
  • 31.5 Muscle Tissue
  • 31.6 Nervous Tissue
  • 31.7 Organ Systems
  • 31.8 Human Skin
  • 31.9 Maintaining Homeostasis through Negative Feedback
  • Chapter 32: Neural Control
  • 32.1 Impacts of Concussions
  • 32.2 Animal Nervous Systems
  • 32.3 Cells of the Nervous System
  • 32.4 Electrical Signaling in Neurons
  • 32.5 Chemical Signaling by Neurons
  • 32.6 Neurotransmitter Function
  • 32.7 The Peripheral Nervous System
  • 32.8 Cells and Tissues of the Central Nervous System
  • 32.9 The Spinal Cord
  • 32.10 The Vertebrate Brain
  • 32.11 The Human Cerebral Cortex
  • 32.12 Emotion and Memory
  • 32.13 Studying Brain Function
  • Chapter 33: Sensory Perception
  • 33.1 Neuroprostheses
  • 33.2 Overview of Sensory Pathways
  • 33.3 General Senses
  • 33.4 Chemical Senses
  • 33.5 Hearing
  • 33.6 Balance and Equilibrium
  • 33.7 Vision
  • 33.8 Human Vision
  • Chapter 34: Endocrine Control
  • 34.1 Endocrine Disruptors
  • 34.2 The Vertebrate Endocrine System
  • 34.3 The Nature of Hormone Action
  • 34.4 The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
  • 34.5 The Pineal Gland
  • 34.6 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
  • 34.7 Pancreatic Hormones
  • 34.8 The Adrenal Glands
  • 34.9 The Gonads
  • 34.10 Invertebrate Hormones
  • Chapter 35: Structural Support and Movement
  • 35.1 Bulking Up
  • 35.2 Animal Movement
  • 35.3 Types of Skeletons
  • 35.4 Bone Structure and Function.
  • 35.5 Joint Structure and Function.