Biology
Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage studen...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Houston, Texas :
OpenStax
[2018]
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| Edición: | 2 edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009676338406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The study of life
- The chemical foundation of life
- Biological macromolecules
- Cell structure
- Structure and function of plasma membranes
- Metabolism
- Cellular respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Cell communication
- Cell reproduction
- Meiosis and sexual reproduction
- Mendel's experiments and heredity
- Modern understandings of inheritance
- DNA structure and function
- Genes and proteins
- Gene expression
- Biotechnology and genomics
- Evolution and the origin of species
- The evolution of populations
- Phylogenies and the history of life
- Viruses
- Prokaryotes : bacteria and archaea
- Protists
- Fungi
- Seedless plants
- Seed plants
- Introduction to animal diversity
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Plant form and physiology
- Soil and plant nutrition
- Plant reproduction
- The animal body : basic form and function
- Animal nutrition and the digestive system
- The nervous system
- Sensory systems
- The endocrine system
- The musculoskeletal system
- The respiratory system
- The circulatory system
- Osmotic regulation and excretion
- The immune system
- Animal reproduction and development
- Ecology and the biosphere
- Population and community ecology
- Ecosystems
- Conservation biology and biodiversity
- The periodic table of elements
- Geological time
- Measurements and the metric system.
