Biology demystified / Dale Layman.
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TextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003Description: xxx, 401 pages : illustrationContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0071257470 [newsprint]Subject(s): BiologyDDC classification: Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Table of contents | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Contents: Part 1: Getting ready for biology; Chapter 1 The coming of biology -- Chapter 2 Patterns of life -- Chapter 3 Evolution: From dawn to Darwin -- Part 2: The universal building blocks; Chapter 4 Chemicals: The tiniest blocks -- Chapter 5 Cells: The "Little Chambers" in plants and animals -- Part 3: The five kingdoms of life, plus viruses; Chapter 6 Bacteria and the "Homeless" Viruses -- Chapter 7 The protists:"First of all" -- Chapter 8 The fungi: Not just mushrooms -- Chapter 9 The plants: "Kings and Queens" of the World of Green -- Chapter 10 Invertebrates as special animals: "Have you no spine?" -- Chapter 11 The arthropods: No jointed Backbone but "Jointed Feet" -- Chapter 12 The chordata: Animals with a "Chord" in their back "back" -- Part 4: Anatomy and physiology of animals; Chapter 13 Skins and skeletons -- Chapter 14 The neuromuscular (Nerve-Muscle) Connection -- Chapter 15 Glands and their hormone messengers -- Chapter 16 Blood and the Circulatory system -- Chapter 17 Immune and lymphatic system: "The best survival offense is a good defense!" -- Chapter 18 The respiratory system: Breath of life -- Chapter 19 "Getting the Goodies": Nutrition and the digestive system -- Chapter 20 Urine and (Gulp!) Sex in animals -- Test: Part 4 -- Final Exam
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