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Biology : the unity and diversity of life / Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, c1987Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: XIX, 776, 50 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 053406924X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH 308.2 .S73 1987
Contents:
Unit One. Unifying concepts in biology -- Unit Two. The cellular basis of life -- Unit Three. The ongoing flow of life -- Unit Four. Plant systems and their control -- Unit Five. Animal systems and their control -- Unit Six. Evolution -- Unit Seven. Diversity: evolutionary force, evolutionary product -- Unit Eight. Ecology and bahavior.
Summary: Contains end of chapter summaries to reinforce major concepts. Authors attempted to make chapters short enough to read in one sitting. Contains 1300 pieces of art to link illustrations to the text and case studies to show how general concepts apply to specific situations. Students taking introductory biology will not already know enough about biology to spot all key concepts in page after page of text. Major summary statements are boxed and printed in bold face for emphasis. Review questions are keyed to italic and boldfaced sentences as a way of reinforcing the main concepts. Contents in brief section gives an overview of the units contained in the full blown contents section.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Relegation Room Gen. Ed - CEAS GC QH 308.2 .S73 1987 c.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.3 Available NULIB000005121

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit One. Unifying concepts in biology -- Unit Two. The cellular basis of life -- Unit Three. The ongoing flow of life -- Unit Four. Plant systems and their control -- Unit Five. Animal systems and their control -- Unit Six. Evolution -- Unit Seven. Diversity: evolutionary force, evolutionary product -- Unit Eight. Ecology and bahavior.

Contains end of chapter summaries to reinforce major concepts. Authors attempted to make chapters short enough to read in one sitting. Contains 1300 pieces of art to link illustrations to the text and case studies to show how general concepts apply to specific situations. Students taking introductory biology will not already know enough about biology to spot all key concepts in page after page of text. Major summary statements are boxed and printed in bold face for emphasis. Review questions are keyed to italic and boldfaced sentences as a way of reinforcing the main concepts. Contents in brief section gives an overview of the units contained in the full blown contents section.

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