TY - BOOK AU - Enger,Eldon D. AU - Ross,Frederick C. TI - Concepts in biology U1 - 574 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Biology N1 - Included Glossary, Index; 1 What is Biology? -- 2 Cells: Anatomy and Action -- 2 Simple Things of Life -- 3 Organic Chemistry: The Chemistry of Life -- 4 Cell Structure and Function -- 5 Enzymes -- 6 Biochemical Pathways -- 7 DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity -- 3 Cell Division and Heredity -- 8 Mitosis: The Cell-Copying Process -- 9 Meiosis: Sex-Cell Formation -- 10 Mendelian Genetics -- 4 Evolution and Ecology -- 11 Diversity within Species -- 12 Natural Selection and Evolution -- 13 Speciation and Evolutionary Change -- 14 Ecosystem Organization and Energy Flow -- 15 Community Interactions -- 16 Population Ecology -- 17 Behavioral Ecology -- 5 Physiological Processes -- 18 Materials Exchange in the Body -- 19 Nutrition: Food and Diet -- 20 The Body's Control Mechanisms -- 21 Human Reproduction Sex, and Sexuality -- 6 The Origin and Classification of Life -- 22 The Origin of Life and Evolution of Cells -- 23 The Classification and Evolution of Organisms -- 24 Microorganisms: Bacteria, Protista, and Fungi -- 25 Plantae -- 26 Animalia N2 - A short text on biology, written for students who are not going into the study of the subject. It covers very little botany and presents a human-oriented approach to the animal unit. There is an accompanying web site featuring animations, activities, quizzes, links and chapter outlines UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/2001052131.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh021/2001052131.html ER -