What is life? : a guide to biology with physiology / Jay Phelan. -- Third edition. -- New York, NY : W.H. Freeman Company, a Macmillian Education Imprint, c2015. – (50.59 /P538 /3rd ed.)

Contents

1 Scientific Thinking I Your best pathway to understanding the world  1

2 Chemistry I Raw materials and fuel for our bodies  39

3 Cells I The smallest part of you    85

4 Energy I From the sun to you in just two steps  135

5 DNA, Gene Expression, and Biotechnology I What is the genetic code, and how is it harnessed?  177

6 Chromosomes and Cell Division I Continuity and variety  231

7 Genes and Inheritance I Family resemblance: how traits are inherited  277

8 Evolution and Natural Selection I Darwin's dangerous idea  315

9 Evolution and Behavior I Communication, cooperation, and conflict in the animal world  365

10 The Origin and Diversification of Life on Earth I Understanding biodiversity  405

11 Animal Diversification I Visibility in motion  445

12 Plant and Fungi Diversification I Where did all the plants and fungi come from?  493

13 Evolution and Diversity Among the Microbes I Bacteria, archaea, protists, and viruses: the unseen world  533

14 Population Ecology I Planet at capacity: patterns of population growth  571

15 Ecosystems and Communities I Organisms and their environments  609

16 Conservation and Biodiversity I Human influences on the environment  649

17 Plant Structure and Nutrient Transport I How plants function, and why we need them  687

18 Growth and Reproduction in Plants I Problem solving with flowers and wood  725

19 Plants Respond to Their Environments I Defending and regulating while rooted in the ground  763

20 Introduction to Animal Physiology I Principles of animal organization and function  791

21 Circulation and Respiration I Transporting fuel, raw materials, and gases into, out of, and around the body      827

22 Nutrition and Digestion I At rest and at play: optimizing human physiological functioning  873

23 Nervous and Motor Systems I Actions, reactions, sensations, and addictions: meet your nervous system  917

24 Hormones I Mood, emotions, growth, and more: hormones as master regulators  969

25 Reproduction and Development I From two parents to one embryo to one baby  1003

26 Immunity and Health I How the body defends and maintains itself  1045