生物學(第六版) 內容簡介
該書對生物學進行了精彩、明晰、準確和易懂的解釋，以其完美的品質躋身全球傑出生物學教材行列。它囊括了當今最高水平的撰寫者，使教課這本書風靡世界。很多教授和學生有一個共同的感受，那就是非常欣賞這本書的可讀性、準確性及趣味性。此書包括了3個課題，信息傳播、生物進化及生命系統的能量來源，這三部分貫穿於此書始末，是它的主要框架。在新的版本中，作者把重點放在了科學探索人體科學。正如諾貝爾獎獲得者ELIZABETH MORALES所說：“豐富的圖片介紹是這本書的另一大特點。”原名《Biology, 6th》。
生物學(第六版) 本書目錄
PART 1: THE ORGANIZATION OF LIFE.1. A View of Life.
2. Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life.
3. The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds.
4. Organization of the Cell.
5. Biological Membranes. Career Visions - Pharmaceutical Sales Representative.
PART 2: ENERGY TRANSFER THROUGH LIVING SYSTEMS.
6. Energy and Metabolism.
7. How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways.
8. Photosynthesis: Capturing Energy. Career Visions - Middle School Science Teacher.
PART 3: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: GENETICS.
9. Chromosomes, mitosis, and meiosis.
10. The Basic Principles of Heredity.
11. DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information.
12. RNA and Protein Synthesis: The Expression of Genetic Information.
13. Gene Regulation: The Control of Gene Expression.
14. Genetic Engineering.
15. The Human Genome.
16. Genes and Development. Career Visions - Database Administrator.
PART 4: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: EVOLUTION.
17. Introduction to Darwinian Evolution.
18. Evolutionary Change in Populations.
19. Speciation and Macroevolution.
20. The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life.
21. The Evolution of Primates. Career Visions - Forensic Specialist.
PART 5: THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE.
22. Understanding Diversity: Systematics.
23. Viruses and Bacteria.
24. The Protists.
25. Kingdom Fungi.
26. The Plant Kingdom: seedless Plants.
27. The Plant Kingdom: Seed Plants.
28. The Animal Kingdom: An Introduction to Animal Diversity.
29. The Animal Kingdom: The Protostomes.
30. The Animal Kingdom: The Deuterostomes.
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PART 6: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN PLANTS.
31. Plant Structure, Growth, and Differentiation. 32. Leaf Structure and Function.
33. Stems and Plant Transport.
34. Roots and Mineral Nutrition.
35. Reproduction of Flowering Plants.
36. Growth Responses and Regulation of Growth. Career Visions - Assistant Professor of Biology.
PART 7: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN ANIMALS.
37. The Animal Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function.
38. Protection, Support, and Movement: Skin, Skeleton, and Muscle.
39. Neural Signaling.
40. Neural Regulation.
41. Sensory Reception.
42. Internal Transport.
43. Internal Defense.
44. Gas Exchange.
45. Processing Food and Nutrition.
46. Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes.
47. Endocrine Regulation.
48. Animal Reproduction.
49. Animal Development.
50. Animal Behavior. Career Visions - Physician Assistant.
PART 8: THE INTERACTIONS OF LIFE: ECOLOGY.
51. Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology.
52. Community Ecology.
53. Ecosystems and the Biosphere.
54. Ecology and the Geography of Life.
55. Humans in the Environment. Career Visions - Field Biologist
