Let's review : biology

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Main Author: Hunter, G. Scott.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Barron's Educational Series, c1995.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Barron's review course series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Similarity and diversity in living things
  • The characteristics of life
  • Diversity among living things
  • Similarity among living things
  • Life functions of living things
  • The life function of nutrition
  • The life function of transport
  • The life function of respiration
  • The life function of excretion
  • The life function of regulation
  • The life function of locomotion
  • Life functions of human beings
  • The life function of nutrition
  • The life function of transport
  • The life function of respiration
  • The life function of excretion
  • The life function of regulation
  • The life function of locomotion
  • Reproduction and growth of living things
  • Reproduction by asexual means
  • Reproduction by sexual means
  • Understanding genes and heredity
  • The historical development of genetic theory
  • Some mayor genetic patterns
  • Changes in genetic information by mutation
  • Practical applications of genetic theory
  • Influence of environment on heredity
  • Understanding human heredity
  • Modern genetic concepts
  • Species and evolution
  • Organic evolution
  • The historical development of evolution theory
  • Heterotroph hypothesis of the origins of life
  • Living things and their environment
  • The science of ecology
  • Levels of biological organization in ecology
  • The basic unit of ecological study-the ecosystem
  • The interactions between humen beings and the biosphere
  • Laboratory skills and current events in biology
  • Glossary of prominent scientists
  • Glossary of biological terms