Singh-Cundy Anu creator author. Shin, Gary author. text bibliography nyu 2015 2015 Sixth edition / monographic eng

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xxiv,807p; ill,[some col] 28cm. The nature of Science and the characteristics of life -- Unit 1. Cells: the basic units of life. The chemistry of life -- Cell structure and internal compartments -- Cell membranes, transport, and communication -- Energy, metabolism, and enzymes -- Photosynthesis and cellular respiration -- Cell division -- Cancer and human health -- Unit 2. Genetics. Patterns of inheritance -- Chromosomes and human genetics -- DNA and genes -- From gene to protein -- DNA technology -- Unit 3. Evolution. How evolution works -- The origins of species -- The evolutionary history of life -- Bacteria, archaea, and viruses -- Protista, plantae, and fungi -- Animalia -- Unit 4. The biosphere. Growth of populations -- Animal behavior -- Ecological communities -- Ecosystems -- Global change. Anu Singh Cundy , Gary Shin Includes bibliographical references and index. Biology Textbooks QH308.2.D57 2015 .D57 2015 9780393936728 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0393936724 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2014027462 DLC 140715 20190131101855.0 18226532 eng