Title:
Biology : a self-teaching guide
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Publication Information:
New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1989
ISBN:
9780471625810
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Summary
Summary
A general introduction to the fundamentals of biology, presented in the easily accessible self-instructional STG format. Coverage includes evolution, cell biology, metabolism, animal physiology, botany and ecology, in a readable, structured approach. Contains many helpful examples, problems and illustrations.
Author Notes
Steven D. Garber, Ph.D., has taught biology at Cornell University, the City University of New York, and Rutgers University. He has worked as a biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, the National Park Service, Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the New York City Parks Department
Table of Contents
| How to Use This Book | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| 1 Origin of Life | p. 1 |
| 2 Cell Structure | p. 11 |
| 3 Cell Division | p. 51 |
| 4 Reproduction | p. 69 |
| 5 Cellular Respiration | p. 91 |
| 6 Photosynthesis | p. 107 |
| 7 Homeostasis | p. 129 |
| 8 Hormones | p. 143 |
| 9 The Brain and the Nervous System | p. 165 |
| 10 Bones and Muscles | p. 189 |
| 11 Internal Transport: Plants and Invertebrates | p. 205 |
| 12 Circulatory System | p. 219 |
| 13 Blood | p. 235 |
| 14 Viruses and Subviruses | p. 251 |
| 15 Monera | p. 259 |
| 16 Protista | p. 271 |
| 17 Fungi | p. 275 |
| 18 Plant Kingdom: Plantae | p. 285 |
| 19 Animal Kingdom: Animalia | p. 307 |
| Index | p. 341 |
