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100 1  $a Vivion, Nichole, $d 1975- $e author.
245 10 $a Biology : $b Review and workbook / $c Nichole Vivion.
250    $a Second edition.
264  1 $a New York, New York : $b McGraw-Hill Education, $c ©2019.
300    $a viii, 244 pages : $b illustrations, charts ; $c 28 cm.
490 1  $a Practice makes perfect
505 00 $g Credits. $g Introduction -- $g I. $t Appendix: Identifying roots for vocabulary building -- $t The study of living things ; $t Fundamentals of chemistry ; $t Biochemistry : carbon and organic macromolecules -- $g II. $t Cell biology. $t The cell and its organelles ; $t Powering life processes : metabolism ; $t Generations of life : mitosis and meiosis -- $g III. $t Genetics. $t DNA and the central dogma of molecular biology ; $t Mendel and classical genetics ; $t Modern genetics and biotechnologies -- $g IV. $t Evolution. $t The origin and evolution of life on earth ; $t Unifying the diversity of life : classification -- $g V. $t Microbes. Straddling the living world : viruses ; $t Prokaryotes old and new : Kingdoms Archaebacteria and Eubacteria ; $t Simple and diverse life : Kingdom Protista -- $g VI. $t Essential and underappreciated organisms. $t The recyclers : Kingdom Fungi ; $t The producers : Kingdom Plantae -- $g VII. $t Animal diversity and morphology. $t The consumers : Kingdom Animalia ; $t The body systems :  human physiology -- $g VIII. $t Synergy of life. $t Organisms in their physical environment : ecology ; $t Organisms living together : populations and communities ; $t Earth and the human factor : the biosphere ; $t Putting it all together -- $t Appendix: Identifying roots for vocabulary building -- $g Answer key -- $g Credits.
520    $a The winning equation for success in Biology is practice, practice, practice. This book will help you see how biology topics are interconnected. Inside are numerous lessons to help you better understand the subject. These lessons are accompanied by dozens of exercises to practice what you've learned, along with a complete answer key to check your work. Throughout this book you will learn the terms to help you understand biology, and you will expand your knowledge of the subject through hundreds of sample questions and their solutions. With the lessons in this book, you will find it easier than ever to grasp biology concepts. And with a variety of exercises for practice, you will gain confidence using your growing biology skills in your classwork and on exams. You'll be on your way to mastering these topics and more: The foundations of life ; The cell and its organelles ; Classic and modern genetics ; The origin and evolution of life ; The diversity of microbes ; The contributions of plants and fungi ; The animal kingdom ; Ecology, populations, and communities ; Biology subjects in the news.
650  0 $a Biology $v Problems, exercises, etc.
650  0 $a Biology $x Study and teaching.
650  0 $a Biology $v Handbooks, manuals, etc.
830  0 $a Practice makes perfect (McGraw-Hill Companies)
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