Schaum's outlines : biology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Fried, George H., 1926-1990 (Author), Hademenos, George J. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : McGraw-Hill, [2019]
Edition:	Fifth edition.
Series:	Schaum's outline series.
Subjects:	Biology > Outlines, syllabi, etc. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Unit I. Fundamentals of biology
1. The basic structure of science
The methods of science
Biology as a science
The significance of evolution
Organization of life
2. The chemistry of life : an inorganic perspective
Atoms, molecules, and chemical bonding
Chemical reactions and the concept of equilibrium
Colligative properties of solutions
The laws of thermodynamics
The special case of water
Maintaining stable pH in living systems
3. The chemistry of life : the organic level
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Structure and functions of lipids
The chemical basis of living systems
Unit II. Biology of the cell
4. The cellular organization of life
The cell doctrine
Cellular organization
Cellular organelles
Plant and animal cells : tissue organization
Cell size and its constraints
Movement into and out of the cell
5. Energy transformations
Energy and life
Thermodynamics
Cell metabolism
Bioenergetics
6. Photosynthesis
The light reaction
The dark reaction (Calvin-Benson Cycle)
Photorespiration
The C4 pathway
Structure and function in the chloroplast
Unit III. Genetics and inheritance
7. The nature of the gene
The concept of information processing in the cell
The search for the chemical bases of inheritance
Encoding information : the language of the gene
Processing the information : protein synthesis
Reproduction of information : DNA replication
Modification of information : mutation
Genetic engineering
8. Cell reproduction
Cell cycles and life cycles
The chromosomes as packaged genes
Mitosis
Meiosis
A possible mechanism for crossing over
Sexual reproduction and genetic variability
9. The mechanism of inheritance
Pre-Mendelian concepts
Mendel's Laws
Linkage
Mapping the chromosomes
Sex linkage
Variations in gene expression
Chromosomes and gene expression
Treating genetic diseases
10. Control mechanisms in genetics
The Operon Hypothesis
Cistron, recon, and muton
Gene regulation in eukaryotes
Cancer as a genetic aberration
11. Embryology
Animal development
Human development
Plant development
Control of differentiation
Major contributions to the field of embryology
12. Animal reproduction
An evolutionary survey
Male reproductive system in humans
Female reproductive system in humans
Sexual response in humans
Contraception
Sexual preference
Sexual dysfunction
Unit IV. Plant biology
13. Basic structure and function in vascular plants
Plant nutrition
Movement of water and minerals in xylem
Movement of food through the phloem
14. Interactions of vascular plants with their environment
Tropisms
Plant hormones
Photoperiodism
Plant diseases.
Unit V. Animal biology
15. Homeostasis : regulation of physiological functions
Feedback control
Regulation of temperature
Regulation of blood sugar
16. Animal nutrition and the digestive system
Food procurement
Digestion and absorption
The vertebrate liver
Diet and health
Special case of the vitamins
Obesity and eating disorders
Deficiency diseases
17. The excretory system
Excretion in invertebrates
Structure of the vertebrate kidney
Functioning of the vertebrate kidney
Human kidney function
Homeostatic function of the kidney
Accessory excretory structures
18. The circulatory system
Comparative cardiovascular systems of vertebrates
The human heart
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
Control of blood pressure
Constituents of blood and lymph
Osmoregulation
19. Immunology
The human immune systems
The immune response
Hybridomas
AIDS
Human blood groups
20. The respiratory system
Mechanisms of external respiration
Mammalian respiration
regulation of breathing
Exchange of O2 and CO2 in the blood
21. Hormones and the endocrine system
Early endocrine systems
Vertebrate endocrine systems
Mode of action of hormones
22. The nervous system
Phylogenetic development of the nervous system
The neuron as the functional unit of nervous activity
The neural impulse
The synapse
Reflex arc
Receptors and effectors
Special sense organs
Brain and spinal cord
Autonomic nervous system
23. The musculoskeletal system: support and movement
Invertebrate support systems
The vertebrate endoskeleton
Anatomy and physiology of vertebrate muscle
24. Animal behavior
What is behavior?
Components of behavior
Cyclic behavior patterns
Sexual behavior
Social organization
Modes of communication
Biological determinism and behavior
Unit VI. Evolution and ecology
25. Evolution : the process
Abrief history of the concept of change in organisms
The notion of a gene pool : Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Natural selection : a modern synthesis
Punctuated equilibrium
Molecular biology of evolutionary change
Control of gene pools
Speciation
Microevolution versus macroevolution
26. Ecology
Anatomy of an ecosystem
Types of ecosystems
Stability and ecological succession
Biomass and species dispersal
Upsetting the stability of an ecosystem
27. Origin of life
The Oparin Hypothesis
Heterotroph to autotroph
Origin of cells
Unit VII. Biological diversity
28. The kingdom Monera (the prokaryotes)
Archaebacteria and eubacteria
The significance and origin of organelles
Bacteria, the ecosphere, and human interactions
29. The kingdom Protista
Protozoans
Algal protists
Fungilike protists
30. The kingdom Fungi
Basic structure of fungi
Divisions of fungi
Reproductive strategies of the fungi
Fungi as friends and foes
31. The kingdom Plantae
Bryophytes and the challenge of a terrestrial environment
The vascular plants
Seed plants
Economic importance of plants
The Green Revolution
32. The kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom parazoa : the sponges
Radiata : cnidaria and ctenophora
Bilateria : deuterostomes and protostomes
Acoelomates
Pseudocoelomates : rotifera and nematoda
Protostome coelomates
Deuterostome coelomates
33. The primates
Primate lineages
Primate characteristics
Humankind and its destiny
Misconceptions of the evolutionary relationship between humans and apes.