Screen LibraryBiology demystified
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McGraw-Hill,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 401 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0071410406 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q1 |
| CLC: | Q1 |
| Call Number: | Q1/L427 |
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Includes index. PART 1: GETTING READY FOR BIOLOGY: The coming of biology -- Patterns of life -- Evolution: from dawn to Darwin -- PART 2: THE UNIVERSAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE: Chemicals: the tiniest blocks -- Cells: the "little chambers" in plants and animals -- PART 3: THE FIVE KINGDOMS OF LIFE, PLUS VIRUSES: Bacteria, and the "homeless" viruses -- The protists: "first of all" -- The fungi: not just mushrooms! -- The plants: "Kings and Queens" of the world of green -- Invertebrates as special animals: "Have you no spine?" -- The arthopods: no jointed backbones, but "jointed feet" -- The chordata: animals |