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 BSCS Biology: An Ecological Approach
BSCS Green Version, 10th Edition (introductory biology: Kendall/Hunt Publishing 2006)
Table of Contents
Unit One
- The World of Life
- 1. The Web of Life
- Interactions Among Living Things
- Matter and Energy-The Foundations of Life
- Studying the Living World
- Investigations
- The Powers of Observation
- You and the Web of Life
- Field Observations
- How Do Flowers Attract Bees? A Study of Experimental Methods
- 2. Populations
- Individuals, Populations, and Environment
Carrying Capacity
- Human Populations
- Investigations
- Studies of Population Growth
- Water-A Necessity of Life
- The Pasture: Introduction to the Tragedy of the Commons
- 3. Communities and Ecosystems
- Life in a Community
- Ecosystem Structure
Ecosystem Stability and Human Influences
- Investigations
- Abiotic Environment-A Comparative Study
- Competition: An Example and Some Simulations
- Acid Rain and Seed Germination
- 4. Matter and Energy in the Web of Life
- Matter and Energy
- Energy for Life
- Life Is Based on Carbon
Carbon Cycling
- Investigations
- Organisms and pH
- Compounds in Living Organisms
- Enzyme Activity
Unit Two
- Continuity of Life
- 5. The Cell
- Cells Are the Units of Life
Cell Structure
- Cell Functions
- Cell Division
- Investigations
- Observing Cells
- Diffusion Through a Membrane
- Cell Size and Diffusion
- Mitosis and Cytokinesis
- 6. Continuity Through Reproduction
- Reproduction
- Formation of Reproductive Cells
- The Human Reproductive System
- Investigations
- A Model of Meiosis
- 7. Continuity Through Development
- Regulated Development
- Animal Development
- Cancer
- Investigations
- Yeast Life Cycle
- 8. Heredity and Genetic Variation
- The Hereditary Role of Genetic Material
- Patterns of Inheritance
Genes and Chromosomes
Gene Expression
Biotechnology
- Investigations
- Probability
- DNA Replication and Transcription to RNA
- A Dihybrid Cross
- 9. Evolution: Patterns and Diversity
- Diversity, Variation, and Evolution
- Evolution and Natural Selection
Evolution and Genetics
- Investigations
- Natural Selection-A Simulation
- A Step in Speciation
Unit Three
- Diversity and Adaptation in the Biosphere
- 10. Ordering Life in the Biosphere
- Biological Classification
- The Kingdoms of Organisms
- The Origin of Life
- Investigations
- DNA Sequences and Classification
- 11. Prokaryotes and Viruses
- Prokaryotes
- Disease
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Investigations
- Distribution of Microorganisms
- Control of Eubacteria
- Screening for AIDS
- 12. Eukaryotes: Protists and Fungi
- Autotrophic Protists
Protozoa: Animal-like Protists
- Fungi
- Fungi in a Community
- Investigations
- Variety Among Protists and Cyanobacteria
- Life in a Single Cell
- Growth of Fungi
- 13. Eukaryotes: Plants
- The Evolution of Land Plants
- Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants
- Seed Plants
- Investigations
- Increasingly Complex Characteristics
- Reproductive Structures and Life Cycles
- Fruits and Seeds
- 14. Eukaryotes: Animals
- The Animal Way of Life
- Diversity and Adaptation in Animals
- Life Functions in Animals
- Investigations
- Temperature and Circulation
Unit Four
- Functioning Organisms in the Biosphere
- 15. The Human Animal: Food and Energy
- Ingestion and Digestion
- Cellular Respiration
- Nutrition
- Investigations
- Food Energy
- Assessing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
- 16. The Human Animal: Maintenance of Internal Environment
- Circulation
Immunity
- Respiration and Excretion
- Temperature Regulation
- Investigations
- Exercise and Pulse Rate
- The Alpine Slide Mystery
- Exercise and Carbon Dioxide Production
- The Kidney and Homeostasis
- 17. The Human Animal: Coordination
- The Muscular System
- The Nervous System
- The Endocrine System
- Stress, Drugs, and the Human Body
- Investigations
- Muscles and Muscle Fatigue
- Sensory Receptors and Response to Stimuli
- 18. The Flowering Plant: Form and Function
- Leaf Structure
- Stems and Conduction
- Roots and Absorption
- Plant Growth
- Investigations
- Water and Turgor Pressure
- Leaves, Stems and Roots: Structural Adaptations
- Seeds and Seedlings
- 19. The Flowering Plant: Maintenance and Coordination
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis and the Environment
- Hormonal and Environmental Control of Plant Growth
- Investigations
- Gas Exchange and Photosynthesis
- Tropisms
Unit Five
- Patterns in the Biosphere
- 20. Behavior, Selection, and Survival
- Behavior and Selection
- The Environment and Survival
- Investigations
- Conditioning
- Environmental Selection: Antibiotic Resistance
- Environmental Tolerance
- 21. Ecosystems of the Past
- Reconstructing the Past
- Evolution and Plate Tectonics
- A Sampling of Paleoecosystems
- The Emergence of Humans
- Investigations
- Evolution and Time
- Archeological Interpretation
- 22. Biomes Around the World
- Climate, Ecosystems, and Biomes
- Biomes Characterized by Seasonal or Constant High Levels of Solar Energy
- Biomes with Low Amounts of Precipitation
Biomes with Variable Amounts of Precipitation
Ecosystems Are Not Permanent
- Human Influence on Biomes
- Investigations
- Climatograms
- Long-Term Changes in an Ecosystem
- Effects of Fire on Biomes
- 23. Aquatic Ecosystems
- Standing Freshwater Ecosystems
- Flowing Freshwater Ecosystems
- Ocean Ecosystems
- Human Influences on Aquatic Ecosystems
- Investigations
- A Field Study of a Stream
- Effects of Salinity on Aquatic Organisms
- Crisis in the Gulf of Maine
- 24. Managing Human-Affected Ecosystems
- Human Culture and Technology
- Change and the FFuture
- Investigations
- Views of the Earth from Afar
- The World as a Commons
- Having an Impact
Appendix 1: General Procedures for the Laboratory
Appendix 2: Supplementary Investigations
Appendix 3: Tables
Appendix 4: A Catalog of Living Things
Glossary
Index
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