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" The handy biology answer book / "
Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney.
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853595
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Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L.
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The handy biology answer book /\ Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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Detroit :: Visible Ink Press,, [2015]
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, ©2015
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"Handy" series
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xiii, 479 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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1578594901
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: 9781578594900
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9781578595242
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9781578595259
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9781578595266
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Previous edition: The handy biology answer book (Detroit : Visible Ink Press, 2004).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-435) and index.
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| Contents
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Basics of biology -- Cellular basics -- Bacteria, viruses, and protists -- Fungi -- Plant diversity -- Plant structure, function, and use -- Aquatic and land animal diversity -- Anatomy : animals inside -- Physiology : animal function and reproduction -- Animal behavior -- DNA, RNA, Chromosomes, and genes -- Heredity, natural selection, and evolution -- Environment and ecology -- Biology in the laboratory -- Biology and you.
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Gene therapy. Forensic DNA profiling. Biochemistry. Biotechnology. Cloning. Stem Cells. Super Bugs. Genetically modified food. Botany. Zoology. Sex. The study of life and living organisms is ancient, broad and ongoing. Biology combines the Greek word for life, bios, with the suffix -ology, or science/study/knowledge of. The new, completely revised and updated The Handy Biology Answer Book, examines, explains, and traces mankind's understanding of this important topic. This handy reference is the go-to guide for students and the more learned alike. It answers questions in plain English on all aspects of human, animal, plant, and microbial biology. It also introduces the scientists behind the breathtaking advances.
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Biology, Miscellanea.
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Biology.
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570
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QH349.H36 2015
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Svarney, Thomas E.
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