Biology for dummies. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Rene Fester Kratz and Donna Rae Siegfried.
• Other Names: Kratz, René Fester; Siegfried, Donna Rae
• Contents: Biology basics. Exploring the living world ; How life is studied ; The chemistry of life ; The living cell ; Acquiring energy to run the motor -- Cell reproduction and genetics : let's talk about sex, baby. Dividing to conquer : cell division ; Making Mendel proud : understanding genetics ; Reading the Book of Life : DNA and proteins ; Engineering the code : DNA technology -- It's a small, interconnected world. Biodiversity and classification ; Observing how organisms get along ; Evolving species in an ever-changing world -- Systems galore! : animal structure and function. Pondering the principles of physiology ; Moving and shaking : skeletal and muscular systems ; Going with the flow : respiratory and circulatory systems ; Checking out the plumbing : animal digestive and excretory systems ; Fighting back : human defenses ; The nervous and endocrine systems, messengers extraordinaire ; Reproduction 101 : making more animals -- It's not easy being green : plant structure and function. Living the life of a plant ; Probing into plant physiology -- The part of tens. Ten great biology discoveries ; Ten ways biology affects your life.
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 366 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 570; Biology -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Biology -- Study and teaching; NATURE / Reference; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General; Handbooks and manuals; Handbooks and manuals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119345381; 1119345383
• Related ISBNs: 9781119173786; 1119173787
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.