Biology 2e for Biol 111 and Biol 112
About This Book
Chapter 1. The Study of Life Introduction Viewed from space, Earth offers no clues about the diversity of life forms that reside there. Scientists believe that the first forms of life on Earth were microorganisms that existed for billions of years in the ocean before plants and animals appeared. The mammals, birds, and flowers so familiar to us are all relatively recent, originating 130 to 250 million years ago. The earliest representatives of the genus Homo, to which we belong, have inhabited t
| Category | science |
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| Subject | Biology, life sciences |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 102 |
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| Institution | St. Francis Xavier University |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- - alpha-helix structure (α-helix)
- 3.1 Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Learning Objectives
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 10.5 Prokaryotic Cell Division
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 14.3 Basics of DNA Replication
- Chapter 15 – Genes and Proteins
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Chapter 17 – Biotechnology and Genomics
- 17.1 Biotechnology
- 17.3 Whole-Genome Sequencing
- 17.4 Applying Genomics
- 17.5 Genomics and Proteomics
- Review Questions
- 18.2 Formation of New Species
- Key Terms
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- - adaptive evolution
- 19.1 Population Evolution
- Review Questions
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- - analogy
- Review Questions
- 21.1 Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
- Key Concepts
- - acellular
- 21.1 Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
- Review Questions
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- 22.1 Prokaryotic Diversity
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 23.3 Groups of Protists
- Key Terms
- Chapter Summary
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- - arbuscular mycorrhiza
- 24.1 Characteristics of Fungi
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- 25.1 Early Plant Life
- Review Questions
- Chapter Outline
- Key Concepts
- 26.1 Evolution of Seed Plants
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- - acoelomate
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- 28.1 Phylum Porifera
- Chapter Outline
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- - Acanthostega
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- 31.1 Nutritional Requirements of Plants
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- Chapter Outline
- Both methods have advantages and disadvantages. Asexual reproduction produces o
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- - abiotic
- 44.1 The Scope of Ecology
- Review Questions
- Key Concepts
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Key Concepts
- Review Questions
- 47.1 The Biodiversity Crisis
- Review Questions
- Critical Thinking Questions