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Campbell Biology, 12th edition

  • Lisa A. Urry, 
  • Michael L. Cain, 
  • Steven A. Wasserman, 
  • Peter V. Minorsky, 
  • Rebecca Orr

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Campbell Biology guides you to a true understanding of biology by meeting you at your skill level and integrating compelling visuals, resources, and activities.

Published by Pearson (July 13th 2021) - Copyright © 2021

ISBN-13: 9780135988046

Subject: Biology

Category: Biology for majors

Table of contents

  1. Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry

UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

  1. The Chemical Context of Life
  2. Water and Life
  3. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
  4. The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

UNIT 2: THE CELL

  1. A Tour of the Cell
  2. Membrane Structure and Function
  3. An Introduction to Metabolism
  4. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  5. Photosynthesis
  6. Cell Communication
  7. The Cell Cycle

UNIT 3: GENETICS

  1. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
  2. Mendel and the Gene Idea
  3. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
  4. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
  5. Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
  6. Regulation of Gene Expression
  7. Viruses
  8. DNA Tools and Biotechnology
  9. Genomes and Their Evolution

UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION

  1. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
  2. The Evolution of Populations
  3. The Origin of Species
  4. The History of Life on Earth

UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

  1. Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
  2. Bacteria and Archaea
  3. Protists
  4. Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
  5. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
  6. Fungi
  7. An Overview of Animal Diversity
  8. An Introduction to Invertebrates
  9. The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates

UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION

  1. Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
  2. Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
  3. Soil and Plant Nutrition
  4. Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
  5. Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION

  1. Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
  2. Animal Nutrition
  3. Circulation and Gas Exchange
  4. The Immune System
  5. Osmoregulation and Excretion
  6. Hormones and the Endocrine System
  7. Animal Reproduction
  8. Animal Development
  9. Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
  10. Nervous Systems
  11. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
  12. Animal Behavior

UNIT 8: ECOLOGY

  1. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
  2. Population Ecology
  3. Community Ecology
  4. Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
  5. Conservation Biology and Global Change

APPENDICES

  1. Answers
  2. Classification of Life
  3. A Comparison of the Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope
  4. Scientific Skills Review

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