Book
The smart guide to biology
Record details
- ISBN: 193763681X
- ISBN: 9781937636814
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Norman, OK : Smart Guide Publications, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. I. Cells -- 1. The cell -- Our common ancestor -- Chemicals to cells -- The two types of cells -- Basic cell structure -- Membranes -- Cytoplasm -- Genetic material -- 2. How the first cells emerged on Earth -- Carbon -- The first organic molecules -- How chemicals lead to life -- Amino acids and proteins -- Protein structure -- Ribonucleic acid (RNA) -- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) -- The first cell -- 3. The prokaryotic cell -- Bacteria and archaea -- Inside prokaryotes -- Outside prokaryotes -- Diversity in prokaryotes -- Extremophiles -- Cyanobacteria -- The domains of living things -- 4. The eukaryotic cell -- The first eukaryotes -- What is an organelle? -- Protists -- Algae -- Diatoms -- Water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews -- Protozoa -- Algae lead to the first green plants -- 5. How your cells work -- Biological membranes -- Lipid bilayer -- How substances go through membranes -- Energy generation in membranes -- How membranes help cells communicate -- Mitochondria -- The nucleus -- Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) -- Golgi apparatus -- Other parts of your cells -- Peroxisomes -- Lysosomes -- 6. How cells communicate -- Chemotaxis -- Quorum sensing -- Multicellular organisms -- Cell signaling -- Neurons -- Controlling gene expression -- pt. II. Energy -- 7. Introduction to metabolism -- Enzymes -- How enzymes run chemical reactions -- Coenzymes -- Regulating enzymes -- Anabolism and catabolism -- Equilibrium -- ATP : the cell's energy currency -- How ATP stores energy -- How ATP performs work -- How ATP regenerates -- 8. Respiration -- How we get energy from organic fuel -- Glycolysis -- Krebs cycle=citric acid cycle=tricarboxylic acid cycle -- Electron transport -- Phosphorylation : big word and big meaning -- Oxygen -- Respiration's ATP output -- 9. Fermentation -- Getting energy without using oxygen -- Types of fermentation -- Alcohol fermentation -- Lactic acid fermentation -- Mixed acid fermentation -- 10. Photosynthesis -- Photosynthetic organisms -- Cyanobacteria -- Chloroplasts -- Light and photosynthetic pigments -- Photosynthesis in bacteria -- Photosynthesis' two stages -- Light reactions -- Dark reactions -- pt. III. Basics of genetics -- 11. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and chromosomes -- Your cells' DNA -- Complementary strands -- The genetic alphabet -- What is a gene? -- How DNA replicates -- Chromosomes -- How chromosomes control the traits you inherit -- 12. The cell cycle -- Cell division -- Cell division in prokaryotes -- Cell division in eukaryotes -- Mitosis -- The importance of cell cycles -- A typical cell cycle -- How nature controls cell cycles -- Cancer : when the cell cycle goes out of control -- 13. Genetic information travels from genes to proteins -- What does gene expression mean? -- RNA's job in transcription -- RNA's job in translation -- The genetic code -- Other components of gene expression -- Protein : the final product -- 14. Genetics and inheritance -- Heredity, genetics, and inheritance -- Mendelian genetics -- Law of segregation -- Law of independent assortment -- Following traits through generations -- Recessive and dominant traits -- How genes are linked on chromosomes -- Sex-linked genes -- |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QH 308.7 .M33 2014 | 30775305490113 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Smart Guide to Biology
Anne Maczulak is the author of more than 10 books on biology and ecology, including Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria , The Five-Second Rule and Other Myths About Germs , The Smart Guide to Fighting Infections , and The Smart Guide to Nutrition . She has contributed to articles on germophobia in Psychology Today and has been a regular guest on television and radio, speaking to viewers about the good and bad microbes that lurk in households. As a regular guest expert on Martha Stewart Living Radio, she answers questions on disinfectants, infection, food-borne germs, and other topics. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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