Biology workbook for dummies
Book - 2012
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley
[2012]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xiv, 296 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9781118158401
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I. Getting the Basics
- Part II. Creating the Future with Cell Division and Genetics
- Part III. Making Connections with Ecology and Evolution
- Part IV. Getting to Know the Human Body
- Part V. Going Green with Plant Biology
- Part VI. The Part of Tens
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part I. Getting the Basics
- Chapter 1. Figuring Out the Scientific Method
- Developing Hypotheses
- Practicing the Scientific Method
- Designing Experiments
- Making an Experiment Count
- Building Theories
- Answers to Questions on the Scientific Method
- Chapter 2. Solving Problems in the Chemistry of Life
- Mapping Atoms
- Elemental Thinking
- Figuring Out Molecules
- Recognizing Macromolecules
- Staying sweet with carbohydrates
- Getting things done with proteins
- Making plans with nucleic acids
- Storing energy and building boundaries with lipids
- Answers to Questions on the Chemistry of Life
- Chapter 3. Identifying Cell Parts and Understanding Their Functions
- Introducing Cells
- Holding it all together: The plasma membrane
- Getting in and out of cells
- Creating proteins: Ribosomes
- Taking a Tour of Animal Cells
- Checking Out Plant Cells
- Peeking at Prokaryotes
- Answers to Questions on Cells
- Chapter 4. Tracking the Flow of Energy and Matter
- Figuring Out the Role of Food
- Make it or break it
- Feeling energized about energy
- Getting a reaction
- Transferring energy with ATP
- Moving your metabolism with enzymes
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Photosynthesis: Cooking Up Carbohydrates
- Light reactions of photosynthesis: Transforming energy from the ultimate energy source
- Light-independent reactions of photosynthesis: Putting matter and energy together
- Cellular Respiration: Extracting Energy from Food
- Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle: Breaking down glucose to carbon dioxide
- Oxidative Phosphorylation: Transferring energy to ATP
- Answers to Questions on Tracking the Flow of Energy and Matter
- Part II. Creating the Future With Celt Division and Genetics
- Chapter 5. Divide and Conquer: Recognizing the Phases of Cell Division
- Talking 'bout the Generations
- Duplicating and Dividing Your DNA
- Riding the Cell Cycle
- Marching Through Mitosis
- Getting Ready for Sexual Reproduction
- Making Gametes by Meiosis
- Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis
- Answers to Questions on Cell Division
- Chapter 6. Predicting Future Generations with Mendelian Genetics
- Getting Acquainted with the Lingo of Genetics
- Discovering the Laws of Inheritance
- Figuring Out Genetic Puzzles
- Climbing the Branches of Your Family Tree
- Answers to Questions on Genetics
- Chapter 7. Taking Genetics to the DNA Level
- Going with the Flow of Genetic Information
- Making a Copy of the Genetic Code: Transcription
- Locating genes within a chromosome
- Doing transcription one step at a time
- Putting on the finishing touches: RNA processing
- Decoding the Message in mRNA: Translation
- Deciphering mRNA codes with tRNA
- Doing translation one step at a time
- Measuring the Impact of Mutations
- Answers to Questions on the Genetic Code
- Chapter 8. Going Straight to the Source with DNA Technology
- Discovering the Power of DNA Technology
- Cutting DNA with Restriction Enzymes
- Separating Molecules with Gel Electrophoresis
- Copying DNA with PCR
- Reading a Gene with DNA Sequencing
- Answers to Questions on DNA Technology
- Part III. Making Connections With Ecology and Evolution
- Chapter 9. Organizing the Living World
- Examining Relationships
- Classifying Life
- Figuring Out Relationships from Phylogenetic Trees
- Answers to Questions on Classification and Phylogeny
- Chapter 10. Connecting Organisms in Ecosystems
- Ecosystems: Bringing It All Together
- Describing Populations
- Tracking Changes in Populations
- Getting Along with Other Species
- Discovering the Job Descriptions of Organisms
- Following the Flow of Energy through Ecosystems
- Recycling Matter within Ecosystems
- Answers to Questions on Ecosystems
- Chapter 11. Evaluating the Effects of Evolution
- Defining Evolution
- Predicting the Outcome of Natural Selection
- Supporting the Theory of Evolution
- Answers to Questions on Evolution
- Part IV. Getting to Know the Human Body
- Chapter 12. Building Bodies with the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
- Moving Around with Friction and Gravity
- Getting Support from Skeletons and Bones
- This Joint Is Jumpin'
- Flexing Your Knowledge of Muscles
- Answers to Questions on the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
- Chapter 13. Giving Your Body What it Needs: The Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Catching Your Breath: Animal Respiration
- Taking a Breath with the Human Respiratory System
- In with the Good, Out with the Bad: Animal Circulatory Systems
- Navigating the Human Heart and Circulatory System
- Entering the cardiac cycle
- Oxygenating the blood: Pulmonary circulation
- Spreading oxygenated blood around: Systemic circulation
- Answers to Questions on the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Chapter 14. Processing Food with the Digestive and Excretory Systems
- Got Food? Understanding What Happens When Animals Eat
- Moving Along the Human Digestive System
- Filtering Fluids through the Urinary System
- Exploring the Inner Workings of the Human Kidney
- Answers to Questions on the Digestive and Excretory Systems
- Chapter 15. Fighting Enemies with the Immune System
- Microbial Encounters of the Best and Worst Kinds
- Investigating Your Built-in Defenses
- Fighting Back with Adaptive Immunity
- Answers to Questions on the Immune System
- Chapter 16. Sending Messages with the Nervous and Endocrine Systems
- Mapping out Nervous Systems
- Getting on Your Nerves
- Getting in on the Action Potential
- Regulating the Body with Glands and Hormones
- Answers to Questions on the Nervous and Endocrine Systems
- Chapter 17. Making Babies with the Reproductive System
- Identifying the Parts of the Male Reproductive System
- Identifying the Parts of the Female Reproductive System
- Following the Female Ovarian and Menstrual Cycles
- Fertilization through Birth: Developing New Humans
- Answers to Questions on the Human Reproductive System
- Part V. Going Green With Plant Biology
- Chapter 18. Studying Plant Structures
- Peering at the Parts and Types of Plants
- Taking-a Look at Plant Tissues
- Growing Like a Weed: Plant Reproduction
- Answers to Questions on Plant Structures
- Chapter 19. Pondering Problems in Plant Physiology
- Taking Minerals from the Soil
- Pulling Water Through Plants
- Sending Sugars from Sources to Sinks
- Seeding Signals with Plant Hormones
- Answers to Questions on Plant Physiology
- Part VI. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 20. Ten Tips for Getting an A in Biology
- Put in Your Time
- Make Vocabulary Flashcards
- Pace Yourself
- Study Actively, Not Passively
- Phone a Friend
- Test Yourself Before Your Instructor Tests You
- Maximize the Easy Points
- Ask for Help Upfront
- Use Your Resources
- Don't Leave It in the Classroom
- Chapter 21. Ten (Plus One) Great Biology Websites
- Dummies.com
- The Biology Project at the University of Arizona
- Genetic Science Learning Center
- DNA from the Beginning
- Life: The Science of Biology
- The Biology Corner
- Cells Alive!
- The Virtual Cell
- The Virtual Plant Cell
- Quia.com
- HHMI Biolnteractive Holiday Lectures
- Index