Description 
                    The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on how things work and why things happen the way they do. The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to enhance the content of the textbook. 
                
             
            
                
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        49443 
      
    
    
	  		
			EAN13  
			9780077280086 
		
	  
	  		
			ISBN  
			9780077280086 
		
	  
	  
		  	
  
  
  
      
  
      
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
					  
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			  				Publication date 
				2009 
			  				Issue number 
				6 
			  				Cover 
				hard cover 
			  				Dimensions (mm) 
				236 x 285 
			  				Weight (g) 
				2141 
			  			 
		   
			  
    
      
         
  
  	    
 
            
                            
                    Part 1  The Study of Life Chapter 1  The Science of Biology Chapter 2  Evolution and Ecology Part 2  The Living Cell Chapter 3  The Chemistry of Life Chapter 4  Molecules of Life Chapter 5  Cells Chapter 6  Energy and Life Chapter 7  Photosynthesis:: Acquiring Energy from the Sun Chapter 8  How Cells Harvest Energy  from Food Part 3  The Continuity of Life Chapter 9  Mitosis Chapter 10  Meiosis  Chapter 11  Foundations of Genetics Chapter 12  DNA:: The Genetic Material Chapter 13  How Genes Work Part 4  The New Biology Chapter 14  Gene Technology Chapter 15  Genomics Chapter 16  The Revolution in Cell Technology Part 5  The Evolution and Diversity of Life Chapter 17  Evolution and Natural Selection Chapter 18  How We Name Living Things Chapter 19  The First Single-Celled Creatures Chapter20  Advent of the Eukaryotes Chapter 21  Fungi Invade the Land Part 6  Plant Life Chapter 22  Evolution of Plants Chapter 23  Plant Form and Function Chapter 24  Plant Reproduction and Growth Part 7  Evolution of Animal Life Chapter 25  Evolution of the Animal Phyla Chapter 26  History of the Vertebrates 27  How Humans Evolved Part 8  Animal Life Chapter 28  The Animal Body and How It Moves Chapter 29  Circulation Chapter 30  Respiration Chapter 31  The Path of Food Through the Animal Body Chapter 32  Maintaining the Internal Environment Chapter 33  How the Body Defends Itself Chapter 34  The Nervous System Chapter 35  Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body Chapter 36  Reproduction and Development Part 9  The Living Environment Chapter 37  Ecosystems Chapter 38  Populations and Communities Chapter 39  Behavior and the Environment Chapter 40  Planet Under Stress