Biology / by René Fester Kratz, PhD. -- 3rd edition. -- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2017. – (58.1/K89/3rd ed.)

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Biology Basics

CHAPTER 1: Exploring the Living World

CHAPTER 2: HOW Life Is Studied

CHAPTER 3: The Chemistry of Life

CHAPTER 4: The Living Cell

CHAPTER 5: Acquiring Energy to Run the Motor

Part 2: Let's Talk about Sex, Baby: Cell Reproduction and Genetics

CHAPTER 6: Dividing to Conquer: Cell Division

CHAPTER 7: Making Mendel Proud: Understanding Genetics

CHAPTER 8: Reading the Book of Life: DNA and Proteins

CHAPTER 9: Engineering the Code: DNA Technology

Part 3: It's a Small, Interconnected World

CHAPTER 10: Exploring the Living World: Biodiversity and Classification

CHAPTER 11: Observing How Organisms Get Along

CHAPTER 12: Evolving Species in an Ever-Changing World

Part 4: Systems Galore! Animal Structure and Function

CHAPTER 13: Pondering the Principles of Physiology

CHAPTER 14: Moving and Shaking: Skeletal and Muscular Systems

CHAPTER 15: Going with the Flow: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

CHAPTER 16: Checking Out the Plumbing: Animal Digestive and Excretory Systems

CHAPTER 17: Fighting Back: Human Defenses

CHAPTER 18: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems, Messengers Extraordinaire

CHAPTER 19: Reproduction 101: Making More Animals

Part 5: It's Not Easy Being Green: Plant Structure and Function

CHAPTER 20: Living the Life of a Plant

CHAPTER 21: Probing into Plant Physiology

Part 6: The Part of Tens

CHAPTER 22: Ten Great Biology Discoveries

CHAPTER 23: Ten Ways Biology Affects Your Life

Index