The living world. / Field and laboratory manual
Lab manual for Biology: God's living creation
George B. Johnson
- 3rd ed.
- London: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
- xx, 796 p.: ill. (col.);
Contents: The study of life -- Evolution and ecology -- The chemistry of life --Cells -- Energy and life -- How cells divide -- Foundations of genetics -- How genes work -- Gene technology -- Genomics -- Evolution and natural selection -- How e name living things -- The first single-celled creatures -- Advent of eukaryotes -- Evolution of multicellular life -- Evolution of plants -- Plant form and function -- Plant reproduction and growth -- Evolution of the animal phyla -- History of the vertebrates -- How humans evolved -- The animal body and how it moves -- Circulation and respiration -- The path of food through the animal body -- How the animal defends itself -- The nervous system -- Chemical signaling within the animal body -- Reproduction and development -- Ecosystems -- Living in ecosystems -- Planet under stress --