Handbook of Life Sciences
Language: English
Published by New India Pub 2010, pbk, 2010
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Contents Foreword Message Preface 1 Exploring life 2 Chemistry of life 3 The chemistry of organic molecules 4 Cell processes 5 Cell membrane 6 Cell its source of energy 7 Photosynthesis 8 Cellular respiration 9 Cellular reproduction 10 Sexual reproduction 11 Mendelian inheritance 12 Chromosomes 13 Chromosomal inheritance 14 DNA structure and function 15 Chemistry of gene 16 Gene activity how genes work 17 Regulation of gene activity and gene mutations 18 Biotechnology 19 Darwin and evolution 20 Evolution 21 Origin of life 22 Classification of living things 23 Viruses bacteria and Archaea 24 The protists 25 The fungi 26 Evolution and diversity of plants 27 Structural organization of plants 28 Nutritional transport in plants 29 Growth and development in plants 30 Reproduction in plants 31 Introduction to invertebrates 32 The protostomes 33 The deuterostomes 34 Animal organization and homeostasis 35 Human evolution 36 Circulation 37 Lymph transport and immunity 38 Digestion and nutrition 39 Respiration 40 Body fluid regulation and excretion 41 Neurons and nervous systems 42 Sense organs 43 Support systems and locomotion 44 Hormones and the endocrine system 45 Reproduction 46 Development 47 Animal behaviour 48 Ecology of populations 49 Community ecology 50 Ecosystems and human interferences 51 The biosphere 52 Conservation biology Answers Multiple choice questions From the Foreword Life science is perhaps the most intricate branch among all the branches of science It began with the quest about living beings what are the types how they evolved how they sustain and reproduce what is the base of life and in essence what is the life in itself In the efforts to resolve these questions life science itself have bifurcated in to cell biology microbiology botany taxonomy physiology metaboliomics proteomics immunology breeding genetics biotechnology nanobiotechnology and what not These offshoots are stemmed into life science While working in any of these branches its perquisite to have a basic understanding of the huge subject called life science It covers the inventions from DNA to Dionosorse from whale to thermophilic microbes few kilometers beneath the earth crust life breathing below 40 degree C to life sustaining in Sahranian heat Institutive thought bubbles up from the mind filled with impeccable understanding of the subject The content of this text is objectively prepared to impart fundamental knowledge of life science to the reader Each chapter begins with the brief summary to pick up and percolate the theory followed by objective questions to test the level of grasping In all this document contain 52 chapters delivered in more than 700 pages Seemingly this is a bigger volume but the subject is huge too The different array of quizzes will provide good mental grounding of the subject and it will also built up the confidence about the understanding of the subject The purpose behind floating this collection is to provide grasping from all facets of this particular branch of science It is required for the students teachers trainers researchers and professionals too 898 pp.…
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- Title
- Handbook of Life Sciences
- Author
- Sunil Patel, Rukam S. Tomar, Harsukh Gajera, B.A. Golakiya and Manoj V Parakhia
- Publisher
- New India Pub 2010, pbk
- Publication year
- 2010
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9380235119
- ISBN 13
- 9789380235110
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