Description |
vi, 234 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Series |
Practice makes perfect |
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Practice makes perfect (McGraw-Hill Companies)
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Note |
"Beginner"--[P.] 4 of cover. |
Contents |
Foundations of life. The study of living things ; Fundamentals of chemistry ; Biochemistry : carbon and organic macromolecules -- Cell biology. The cell and its organelles ; Powering life processes : metabolism ; Generations of life : mitosis and meiosis -- Genetics. DNA and the central dogma of molecular biology ; Mendel and classical genetics ; Modern genetics and biotechnologies -- Evolution. The origin and evolution of life on earth ; Unifying the diversity of life : classification -- Microbes. Straddling the living world : viruses ; Prokaryotes old and new : Kingdoms Archaebacteria and Eubacteria ; Simple and diverse life : Kingdom Protista -- Essential and underappreciated organisms. The recyclers : Kingdom Fungi ; The producers : Kingdom Plantae -- Animal diversity and morphology. The consumers : Kingdom Animalia ; The body systems L human physiology -- Synergy of life. Organisms in their physical environment : ecology ; Organisms living together : populations and communities ; Earth and the human factor : the biosphere. |
Subject |
Biology -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Biology -- Study and teaching.
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Biology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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ISBN |
9780071745512 |
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0071745513 |
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