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Boost grades with an illustrated Biology study guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school. FREE Cell chapter in the trial version.
Audience
Intended for everyone interested in Biology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.
Features
- Fully illustrated.
- Written in clear, concise format.
- Detailed description on cell components and biochemical processes.
- Mendelian Genetics and Molecular biology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Plants
- Chemical Review
- Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms.
- Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases
- Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
- Add bookmarks
- Use your down time to prepare for an exam.
- Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
Table of Contents
Chapters: I. Cells, Types, Components, Viruses II. Cell Reproduction III. Mendelian Genetics IV. Molecular Biology V. Human Anatomy VI. Plants and Ecology
Appendices: General Index Chemical Review Biomolecules Lab Techniques Basic Ecology Glossary Invasive Species Glossary
I. Cell
Cell: Cell membrane | Cytoskeleton | Genetic material | Organelles | Prokaryotic cells | Eukaryotic cells | Growth and metabolism | Creation of new cells | Protein synthesis | Origins of cells | History
Types of Cells: Prokaryotes | Bacteria | Groups | Gram-positive | Gram-negative | Cyanobacteria | Archaea | Eukaryotes | Comparison of eukaryotic and procariotic cells | Plant Cells | Comparison of animal and plant cells
Bacterial cell structure: Cell envelope | Cytoplasmic membrane | Surface structures | Intracellular structures | Endospores
Cell Components: Cell wall | Cell membrane | Chloroplast | Cilium | Centriole | Centrosome | Glyoxysome | Cytoplasm | Cytoskeleton | Endoplasmic reticulum | Flagellum | Golgi apparatus | Lysosome | Melanosome | Mitochondria | Mitotic spindle | Nucleus | Nucleolus | Peroxisome | Plasmodesmata | Plastid | Ribosome | Vacuole | Vesicle
Cellular Respiration: Aerobic respiration | Theoretical yields | Anaerobic respiration | Fermentation-| ATP
Mitochondria: Functions | Oxidative phosphorylation | Oxidative decarboxylation | Electron transport | Mitochondrial DNA | Reproduction | Origin
Cell Membrane: Phospholipids | Cholesterol | Diffusion | Osmosis | Electrochemical gradient | Membrane permeability | Passive transport | Facilitated diffusion | Ion channel | Active transport | The ATP-Dependent Na/K Pump | V-ATPase | Exocytosis | Endocytosis | Cell wall | Cell envelope | Chitin | Peptidoglycan
Viruses: Discovery | Origins | Classification | Structure | Replication | Lifeform debate | Viruses and disease | Applications | Etymology
II. Cell Reproduction
Cell division: Prokaryotic binary fission | Bacterial conjugation | Eukaryotic Cell Cycle | Mitosis: Prophase | Prometaphase | Metaphase | Anaphase | Telophase | Cytokinesis | Meiosis | Genetic recombination | Chromosomal crossover | Fertilization | Cell Cycle Regulation | Apoptosis | Cancer
III. Mendelian Genetics
Introduction | Phenotype | Mendel's Law of Segregation (First Law) | Mendel's law of independent assortment (Second Law) | Background | Mendelian mutation
IV. Molecular Biology
Genome: Gene | Chromosomes | Homologous chromosomes | Karyotype | Locus | Chromatin: Euchromatin | Heterochromatin | Histone | Nucleosome | Somatic Cell | Gametes: Ovum | Sperm | Human Genome | Mutation