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List of contents
UNIT I The Cell
1 Scientific Method
2 Metric Measurement and Microscopy
3 Chemical Composition of Cells
4 Cell Structure and Function
5 How Enzymes Function
6 Photosynthesis
7 Cellular Respiration
UNIT II Genetics
8 Mitosis: Cellular Reproduction
9 Meiosis: Sexual Reproduction
10 Patterns of Inheritance
11 Human Genetics
12 DNA Biology and Technology
UNIT III Evolution
13 Evidence of Evolution
14 Natural Selection
UNIT IV Microbiology and Evolution
15 Bacteria and Protists
16 Fungi
UNIT V Plant Evolution and Biology
17 Nonvascular Plants and Seedless Vascular Plants
18 Seed Plants
19 Organization of Flowering Plants;
20 Water Absorption and Transport in Plants
21 Control of Plant Growth and Responses
22 Reproduction in Flowering Plants
UNIT VI Animal Evolution and Diversity
23 Introduction to Invertebrates
24 Invertebrate Coelomates
25 The Vertebrates
UNIT VII Comparative Animal Biology
26 Animal Organization
27 Basic Mammalian Anatomy I
28 Chemical Aspects of Digestion
29 Basic Mammalian Anatomy II
30 Homeostasis
31 The Nervous System and Senses
32 Musculoskeletal System;
33 Development
UNIT VIII Ecology
34 Sampling Ecosystems
35 Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems
About the author
Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw-Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, which is now in its fifteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology.
