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BL
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731138
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b550923
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Michèle Schuster [and others].
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| Title & Author
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Biology for a changing world\ Michèle Schuster [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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New York: W.H. Freeman, ©2012.
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xxiii, 686 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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1429297026
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: 9781429297028
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| Notes
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Includes index.;"W. H. Freeman and Scientific American present a new introduction to biology for non-majors"--Cover.
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| Contents
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unit 1. What is life made of? Chemistry, cells, energy --;Process of science --;Chemistry and molecules of life --;Cell function and structure --;Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes --;Energy flow and photosynthesis --;Dietary energy and cellular respiration. unit 2. How does life perpetuate? Cell division and inheritance --;DNA structure and replication --;Genes to proteins --;Cell division and mitosis --;Mutations and cancer --;Single-gene inheritance and meiosis --;Complex inheritance --;Stem cells and cell differentiation. unit 3. How does life change over time? Evolution and diversity --;Natural selection and adaptation --;Nonadaptive evolution and speciation --;Evidence for evolution --;Life on earth --;Prokaryotic diversity --;Eukaryotic diversity --;Human evolution. unit 4. What makes up our environment? Ecology --;Population ecology --;Community ecology --;Ecosystem ecology --;Sustainability. unit 5. How do organisms work? Physiology --;Overview of physiology --;Digestive system --;Central nervous system --;Reproductive system --;Immune system --;Plant physiology.
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Biology.
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Human biology.
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QH307.2M534 2012
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Michèle Shuster
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Biology for a changing world with core physiology
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