Biology for dummies. ([2015])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Biology for dummies. ([2015])
- Main Title:
- Biology for dummies
- 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.
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- 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).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.124207
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