Brooker, Robert J. <br/><br/>
Biology /  
Robert J. Brooker...[et.al.] 
 - xxxii, 1300 pages :   color illustration.  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes glossary and index. 
<br/><br/>1 Introduction Unit 1 Chemistry 2 The Chemical Basis of Life: Atoms, Molecules, and Solutions 3 The Chemical Basis of Life: Macromolecules Unit 2 Cell 4 General Features of Cells 5 Membrane Structure and Transport 6 System Biology of Cell Organization 7 Enzymes, Metabolism and Cellular Respiration 8 Photosynthesis 9 Cell Communication and Regulation of the Cell Cycle 10 Multicellularity Unit 3 Genetics 11 Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication 12 Gene Expression at the Molecular Level 13 Gene Regulation 14 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer 15 Eukaryotic Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis 16 Simle Patterns of Inheritance 17 Complex Patterns of Inheritance 18 Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses 19 Developmental Genetics 20 Genetic Technology 21 Genomes, Proteomes, and Bioinformatics Unit 4 Evolution 22 Origin and History of Life 23 An Introduction to Evolution 24 Population Genetics 25 Origin of Species 26 Taxonomy and Systematics Unit 5 Diversity 27 Prokaryotes: Earth's Simplest and Most Ancient Life Forms 28 Protists: Diverse Small Eukaryotes of Earth's Watery Places 29 The Kingdom Fungi 30 Plants and the Conquest of Land 31 The Origin and Diversity of Gymnosperms and Angiosperms 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity 33 The Invertebrates 34 The Vertebrates Unit 6 Plants 35 Flowering Plants: Structure and Growth 36 Flowering Plants: Behaviour 37 Flowering Plants: Nutrition 38 Flowering Plants: Transport of Water, Minerals, and Organic Compounds 39 Flowering Plants: Reproduction and Development Unit 7 Animals 40 Introduction to Animal Biology 41 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption 42 Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature 43 Cellular Function of Nervous Systems 44 Evolution and Function of the Brain 45 Sensory Systems 46 Bone, Muscle, and Locomotion 47 Circulatory Systems 48 Gas Exchange 49 Maintenance of Salt and Water Balance 50 Chemical Communication: The Endocrine System 51 Animal Reproduction 52 Animal Development 53 Defense Mechanisms of the Body Unit 8 Ecology 54 An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes 55 Behavioral Ecology 56 Population Ecology 57 Species Interactions 58 Community Ecology 59 Ecosystem Ecology 60 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0071278737 9780071278737 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Animals<br/>Biology.<br/>Chemistry.<br/>Genetics<br/>Cells.<br/>Evolution.<br/>Ecology<br/>Plants.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>570