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What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology W/ Prep-U Access Card

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ISBN-10: 1429246669

ISBN-13: 9781429246668

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jay Phelan, Jay Phelan

List price: $154.99
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Written by an accomplished teacher, practicing biologist, and internationally best-selling author, "What Is Life? A Guide to Biology "was developed to engage students who may never take another biology course--future business owners, lawyers, teachers, poets, etc. Drawing on his extensive classroom experience, Jay Phelan focuses on clearly articulating key concepts and eliminating unnecessary detail and topics--without introducing inaccuracies from simplification. "What Is Life?" prepares students to talk confidently and knowledgeably about science with their friends, to be intelligent consumers of scientific information, and to make responsible decisions about scientific issues. Now, "What…    
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Book details

List price: $154.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: W. H. Freeman & Company
Publication date: 4/19/2010
Binding: Box or Slipcased 
Pages: 1088
Size: 9.50" wide x 11.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.774
Language: English

Scientific Thinking: Your best pathway to understanding the world
Chemistry: The nature of matter
Cells: The smallest part of you
Energy: The sun to you in just two steps
DNA and Biotechnology: What is the code and how is it harnessed?
Chromosomes and Cell Division: The chemicals of continuity
Mendelian Inheritance: How are traits inherited?
Evolution and Natural Selection: Darwin's dangerous idea
Evolution and Animal Behavior: Communication, cooperation, and conflict in the animal world
The History of Life: Understanding biodiversity
Animal Diversification: Where did all the animals come from?
Plant and Fungi Diversification: Where did all the plants and fungi come from?
Evolution and Diversity among the Microbes: Bacteria and arachaea--life unseen
Population Ecology: Patterns of population growth
Communities and Ecosystems: Organisms and their environment
Conservation and Biodiversity: Human influences on the environment
Plant Structure and Nutrient Transport: How they function and why we need them
Growth and Reproduction in Plants: Problem-solving with flowers and wood
Plants and Environments: Regulating and defending while rooted in the ground
Unifying Concepts in Physiology
Circulation and Respiration: Transporting fuel, food and gases in, out and around the body
Nutrition and Digestion: At rest and at play: optimizing human physiological functioning
Neurons and Neurotransmitters: Actions, reactions, feelings and addictions: meet your brain
Hormones: Mood, emotions, growth and more: hormones as master regulators
Reproduction and Development: From two parents to one baby to one adult
Immunity and Health: How the body defends and maintains itself