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Know It All Biology: The 50 Most Elemental Concepts in Biology, Each Explained in Under a Minute [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x181x13 mm, weight: 463 g, Illustrations
  • Serija: Know It All 5
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Sep-2017
  • Leidėjas: Knickerbocker Press,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 1577151593
  • ISBN-13: 9781577151593
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x181x13 mm, weight: 463 g, Illustrations
  • Serija: Know It All 5
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Sep-2017
  • Leidėjas: Knickerbocker Press,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 1577151593
  • ISBN-13: 9781577151593
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Dive into the gene pool and understand all the basics of biology with Know It All Biology. You'll have a scientific groundwork in less than a minute!

The Know-It-All series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about the subjects you really feel you should understand but have never gotten around to studying. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one picture, all digestible in under a minute. 

Know-It-All Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most thought-provoking theories of our ecosystem and ourselves. At a time when discoveries in DNA allow us to feel more connected than ever to the natural world, this is the fastest route to an understanding of the tree of life.

Whether you’re dipping into the gene pool, unlocking cells, or conversing on biodiversity, this is all the knowledge you need to bring life to any dinner-party debate.
Introduction 6(4)
Life
10(22)
Glossary
12(2)
Origins of Life: Viruses
14(2)
Archaea
16(2)
Bacteria
18(2)
Profile: Lynn Margulis
20(2)
Protists
22(2)
Fungi
24(2)
Plants
26(2)
Animals
28(2)
Controversy: Synthetic Life
30(2)
Genes
32(18)
Glossary
34(2)
DNA, RNA, Proteins
36(2)
Mendelian Genetics
38(2)
Population Genetics
40(2)
Epigenetics
42(2)
Genomics & Other Omics
44(2)
Profile: Bill Hamilton
46(2)
Controversy: Genetic Screening
48(2)
Genes to Organisms
50(20)
Glossary
52(2)
Cells & Cell Division
54(2)
Cell Communication
56(2)
Profile: Harald zur Hausen
58(2)
Immunity
60(2)
Neurons
62(2)
Muscles
64(2)
Circulatory System
66(2)
Controversy: Stem Cells
68(2)
Growth & Reproduction
70(20)
Glossary
72(2)
Development & Reproduction: Bacteria
74(2)
Development: Animals
76(2)
Reproduction: Animals
78(2)
Development: Plants
80(2)
Reproduction: Plants
82(2)
Cancer
84(2)
Profile: Elizabeth Blackburn
86(2)
Controversy: GM Organisms
88(2)
Energy & Nutrition
90(20)
Glossary
92(2)
Respiration
94(2)
Profile: Norman Borlaug
96(2)
Photosynthesis
98(2)
Metabolism
100(2)
Nutrition
102(2)
Excretion
104(2)
Cellular Senescence & Death
106(2)
Controversy: Biofuels
108(2)
Evolution
110(20)
Glossary
112(2)
Adaptation & Speciation
114(2)
Sexual Selection
116(2)
Coevolution
118(2)
Profile: Charles Darwin
120(2)
Mutualisms
122(2)
Behavior
124(2)
Global Phylogeny
126(2)
Controversy: Why We Age
128(2)
Ecology
130(22)
Glossary
132(2)
Biogeography
134(2)
Population Ecology
136(2)
Food Webs
138(2)
Ecosystem Energetics
140(2)
Profile: Jane Goodall
142(2)
Climate Change Biology
144(2)
Invasive Species
146(2)
Extinction
148(2)
Controversy: The Anthropocene
150(2)
Appendices
152(2)
Resources 154(2)
Notes on Contributors 156(2)
Index 158(2)
Acknowledgments 160