Painless biology Learning biology has never been so easy... or so painless!
Book - 2022
"Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Biology provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format." --
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New York, NY :
Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Subtitle from cover.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- xii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781506280134
- How to Use This Book
- Chapter 1. Science and Biology
- What Is Science?
- What Is Biology?
- How Do We Explore Biology?
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 2. Cells
- What Are Cells?
- Levels of Classification
- Diversity of Cells
- What Are the Parts of Cells?
- What Happens When Cells Don't Work Correctly?
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 3. Biological Chemistry
- What Are Atoms?
- What Are Molecules?
- What Are Chemical Bonds?
- Water and pH
- Biological Macromolecules
- Specialized Biological Molecules
- Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 4. Cellular Transport
- What Is Cellular Transport?
- Cell Membrane Structure
- What Is Passive Transport?
- What Is Active Transport?
- What Happens When Cell Membranes Don't Work Correctly?
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 5. Metabolism and Energy
- The Relationship Between Metabolism and Energy
- Energy
- Photosynthesis
- Chemosynthesis
- Cellular Respiration
- Energy-storing Macromolecules
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 6. Human Anatomy
- The Human Body
- Basic Anatomy and Physiology
- Planes and Directional Terms
- Body Cavities and Membranes
- Microanatomy and Macroanatomy
- Skeletal System
- Muscular System
- Integumentary System
- Cardiovascular System
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- Urinary System
- Nervous System
- Endocrine System
- Lymphatic and Immune Systems
- Reproductive System
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 7. Cellular Reproduction
- Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
- The Cell Cycle
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Telomeres
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 8. Basic Genetics
- What Is Genetics?
- What Are Traits and How Do They Work?
- What Is DNA and How Does It Work?
- What Are Chromosomes and How Do They Work?
- What Are Genes and How Do They Work?
- What Are Alleles and How Do They Work?
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 9. Mendelian Genetics
- Basic Mendelian Inheritance
- Gregor Mendel
- Simple Mendelian Inheritance
- Punnett Squares
- Complex Patterns of Inheritance
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 10. Molecular Genetics
- A Brief History of the Study of Genetics
- Nucleic Acid
- DNA Replication
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 11. Genetic Disorders
- Basics of Genetic Disorders
- Dominant Disorders
- Recessive Disorders
- Sex-linked Disorders
- Polygenic and Multifactorial Disorders
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Genetic Screening
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 12. Genetic Technology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- DNA Microarrays
- Home DNA Tests
- mRNA Vaccines
- Genetic Engineering
- Cloning
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 13. Ecological Relationships
- Relationships Between Species
- Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
- Habitat and Niche
- Feeding Relationships
- Food Webs
- Species Interactions
- Symbiotic Relationships
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 14. Ecology and Planet Earth
- Levels of Organization
- Biomes
- Communities and Succession
- Ecological Relationships and Energy Flow
- Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 15. Population Biology and Human Ecology
- How Populations Grow and Change
- Limits to Growth
- Human Population Growth
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 16. Evolution and Nature Selection
- Evidence of Life on Earth
- Charles Darwin
- Theory of Natural Selection
- Evidence of Evolution
- Human Evolution
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Chapter 17. Human Impacts on Earth
- The Anthropocene Era
- Conservation Biology Impacts
- Human Intellect Impacts
- Vocabulary
- Brain Ticklers-The Answers
- Index