Biology for the informed citizen: with physiology

620 Pages·2014·93.886 MB·English

by  Bozzone, Donna M

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Biology for the
Informed Citizen
WITH PHYSIOLOGY
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Biology for the
Informed Citizen
WITH PHYSIOLOGY
Donna M. Bozzone
Saint Michael’s College
Douglas S. Green
Saint Michael’s College
New York Oxford
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Contents in Brief
Preface xix
UNIT 1: THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LIFE
CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Biology and Evolution 3
Why Does Biology Matter to You?
CHAPTER 2 The Nature of Science 33
How Do We Know How the World Works?
UNIT 2: REPRODUCTION, INHERITANCE, AND EVOLUTION
CHAPTER 3 Human Development 59
How Do Cells Make a Person?
CHAPTER 4 Inheritance, Genes, and Physical Characteristics 91
Does Disease Have a Genetic Basis?
CHAPTER 5 Cancer 127
How Can It Be Prevented, Diagnosed, and Treated?
CHAPTER 6 Reproduction 155
What Kind of Baby Is It?
CHAPTER 7 Plants, Agriculture, and Genetic Engineering 185
Can We Create Better Plants and Animals?
CHAPTER 8 Health Care and the Human Genome 217
How Will We Use Our New Medical and Genetic Skills?
CHAPTER 9 Evolution 245
How Do Species Arise and Adapt?
CHAPTER 10 The Evolution of Disease 283
Why Do We Get Sick?
UNIT 3: PHYSIOLOGY: THE BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
CHAPTER 11 Homeostasis 313
Why Is It Important That the Body Maintain Its Internal Balance?
CHAPTER 12 Circulation and Respiration 343
What If Your Body Doesn’t Get the Oxygen It Needs?
CHAPTER 13 The Nervous System 377
Does Your Brain Determine Who You Are?
CHAPTER 14 Infectious Disease and the Immune System 411
How Are Invaders Repelled, Evaded, or Killed?
CHAPTER 15 Nutrition, Activity, and Wellness 439
How Can We Live a Healthy Lifestyle?
UNIT 4: INTERACTING WITH NATURE
CHAPTER 16 Ecology 471
How Do We Benefi t from a Functional Ecosystem?
CHAPTER 17 Biodiversity and Human Aff airs 499
How Is the Human Race Like a Meteorite?
CHAPTER 18 Human Population Growth 531
How Many People Can a Single Planet Hold?
Answers to Selected Questions 560
Glossary 561
Credits 571
Index 575 vii
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