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Living World

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ISBN-10: 0077474856

ISBN-13: 9780077474850

Edition: 7th 2012

Authors: George B. Johnson

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List price: $186.96
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 2/2/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.840
Language: English

George B. Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of genetics at the university's School of Medicine. He is a prolific author of life science texts and curriculum products in a variety of media. New to his list of works are the Explorations of Human Biology CD-ROM and the textbook Human Biology, both offered by Wm. C. Brown Publishers. Johnson is acknowledged as an authority on population genetics and evolution variability, and he has published more than 50 research papers dealing with these and related topics. Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo can appreciate Johnson's work in the Living World, the educational center of which he is the…    

The Study of Life
The Science of Biology
Evolution and Ecology
The Living Cell
The Chemistry of Life
Molecules of Life
Cells
Energy and Life
Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy from the Sun
How Cells Harvest Energy from Food
The Continuity of Life
Mitosis
Meiosis
Foundations of Genetics
DNA: The Genetic Material
How Genes Work
The New Biology
Gene Technology
Genomics
The Revolution in Cell Technology
The Evolution and Diversity of Life
Evolution and Natural Selection
How We Name Living Things
The First Single-Celled Creatures
Advent of the Eukaryotes
Fungi Invade the Land
Plant Life
Evolution of Plants
Plant Form and Function
Plant Reproduction and Growth
Evolution of Animal Life
Evolution of the Animal Phyla
History of the Vertebrates
How Humans Evolved
Animal Life
The Animal Body and How It Moves
Circulation
Respiration
The Path of Food Through the Animal Body
Maintaining the Internal Environment
How the Body Defends Itself
The Nervous System
Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body
Reproduction and Development
The Living Environment
Ecosystems
Populations and Communities
Behavior and the Environment
Planet Under Stress