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The smart guide to biology / by Maczulak, Anne.;

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 --pt. IV. Adaptation and evolution -- 15. Mutation and other genetic errors -- What is mutation? -- Types of mutation -- What causes mutations? -- Mutation rate -- How mutation leads to adaptation -- An introduction to natural selection -- 16. Evolution and extinction -- Even the theory of evolution evolved! -- Catastrophism -- Gradualism -- Lamarck's ideas on evolution -- Darwin's theory of evolution -- The origin of species -- The relationship between evolution and biodiversity -- Extinction -- Types of extinction -- 17. How we organize species -- Phylogeny, systematics, and taxonomy! Oh my! -- How hierarchies work -- Domains -- Kingdoms -- A taxonomist's life -- How humans fit into taxonomy -- pt. V. Prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and viruses -- 18. Single-celled organisms : bacteria and archaea -- Archaea -- Sulfur users -- Methane producers -- Halophiles -- Archaea without cell walls -- Bacteria -- Photosynthetic bacteria -- Proteobacteria -- Spirochetes -- Purple and green sulfur and nonsulfur bacteria -- Mycobacteria -- Micoplasma -- 19. Algae, protists, and fungi -- Algae -- Protists -- Slime molds -- Fungi -- Multicellular fungi -- Mushrooms -- MOlds -- Yeasts -- 20. Viruses -- Meet a virus -- Bacteriophages : viruses that attack bacteria -- Virus size -- How we classify viruses -- How viruses infect -- The lytic cycle of virus infection -- The lysogenic cycle of virus infection -- Viral diseases -- Other nonliving particles in biology -- Viroids -- Prions -- pt. VI. Complex animals -- 21. Invertebrates -- Characteristics of early organisms -- Sponges : exceptions to the animal body plan -- Invertebrates that do not look like animals -- Invertebrates that look like animals -- Chordata -- 22. The animal body : the nervous system and circulation -- Tissue structure and function -- Epithelial tissue -- Muscle tissue -- Connective tissue -- Nerve tissue -- Body metabolism : how it all works together -- Ecotherms and endotherms -- Thermoregulation -- The nervous system -- Neurons and glia -- The circulatory system -- Open and closed circulatory systems -- Blood vessels -- Blood -- 23. The animal body : the endocrine, immune, and sensory systems -- The endocrine system -- Endocrine glands -- Hormones -- Pheromones -- The immune system -- Components of the immune system -- Cells of the immune system -- Antibodies -- Natural immunity -- Acquired immunity -- The sensory system -- Types of sensory receptors -- Components of the sensory system -- 24. The basics of animal reproduction -- Reproductive cycles -- Asexual reproduction in animals -- Fertilization -- Parts of the female reproductive system -- Parts of the male reproductive system -- Breeding --VII. Plants -- 25. The plant body and plant growth -- Plant diversity -- Early plant life -- Mosses -- Ferns -- Vascular plants -- Anatomy of a plant -- Roots -- Stems -- Leaves -- 26. Seeds and plant life cycles -- What is a plant life cycle? -- Seeds -- Why seeds are important to us -- Life cycle of seed plants -- 27. Flowers, fruits, and pollination -- Parts of a flower -- Carpels -- The stigma -- Stamens -- Other parts of a flower -- Classifying flowers -- Pollination -- Insects and pollination -- Fruits -- An angiosperm life cycle -- 28. Plant sensory and defense systems -- Nature's stimuli sensed by plants -- Plant hormones -- Fruit growth and ripening -- Types of plant defenses -- Plant defenses against herbivores -- Plant defenses against pathogens -- pt. VIII. Environment and ecology -- 29. Environments -- The Earth's environments -- Soil environments -- Water environments -- Ecosystems -- 30. Ecology -- How humans fit into Earth ecology -- Human activities and ecology -- How species interact -- Nutrients cycle through Earth's ecosystems -- Prey and predators -- Biodiversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystems -- Climate and biodiversity -- Deforestation and desertification -- 31. Biodiversity -- The world's biodiversity hotspots -- Endemism -- Ways of protecting biodiversity -- Threats to biodiversity -- The value of biodiversity -- Indicator species -- 32. Today's biology -- Different types of biology -- Molecular biology -- Genomics -- Proteomics -- Conservation biology -- 33. The new frontiers in disease fighting -- How new technologies are developed -- Biotechnology -- Today's new technologies in disease fighting -- Biologics -- Gene therapy -- Which diseases will new technologies target first? -- 34. How to understand biology in the news -- How scientists talk -- Knowing a little statistics can't hurt -- How to spot junk science -- Our perception of biology -- Glossary.The complete roadmap to understanding how the body works, its origins, development, components and ingredients. Unusual blend of science, theory and what it all means. Beginning with how the first cells emerged on Earth, this handy guide gives you clear insight into how organisms work, play, adapt and evolve. Meet DNA and proteins, genetics and inheritance, bacteria, algae, plants, animals, and lots more.

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Allies and enemies : how the world depends on bacteria / by Maczulak, Anne E.(Anne Elizabeth),1954-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Bacteria: they are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient and absolutely essential for all life. The author, a microbiologist who has hunted and worked with an extraordinary array of bacteria, offers a powerful new perspective on Earth's oldest creatures. They are the Earth's bacteria, and they have been here for four billion years. They are our partners, like it or not, even though some of them will happily kill us. This book tells the story of this amazing, intimate partnership.Why the World Needs Bacteria. -- Tricks in bacterial survival -- Bacterial communities -- Under the microscope -- The size of life -- The bacteria of the human body -- The origins of our bacteria -- One planet -- Bacteria in History. -- The ancients -- The legacy of bacterial pathogens -- The plague -- Microbioligists save the day -- Unheralded heroes of bacteriology -- On the front -- Humans Defeat Germs!? (But Not for Long). -- What is an antibiotic? -- Inventing drugs is like making sausage -- Mutant wars -- Bacteria share their DNA -- The opportunists -- Bacteria in Popular Culture. -- Bacteria and art -- Bacteria in the performing arts -- Friends and enemies -- Do bacteria devour art? -- An Entire Industry From a Single Cell. -- E. Coli -- The power of cloning -- A chain reaction -- Bacteria on the street -- Anthrax -- Why we will always need bacteria -- The Invisible Universe. -- Versatility begets diversity -- Cyanobacteria -- Bacterial protein factories -- How to build an ecosystem -- Feedback and ecosystem maintenance -- Macrobiology -- Climate, Bacteria, and a Barrel of Oil. -- The story of oil -- Bacteria power -- How is a cow like a cockroach? -- Microscopic power plants -- The waste problem -- Bacteria on Mars -- Shaping the planet -- How Microbiologists Grow Bacteria. -- Serial dilution -- Counting bacteria -- Logarithms -- Anaerobic microbiology -- Aseptic technique.

Subjects: Bacteria; Microbial biotechnology; Microbiology; Bacteria.; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena.; Bacteriology;

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