Biological Science
Exploring the Science of Life
Scott, Jon;
Cameron, Gus;
Goodenough, Anne;
Hawkins, Dawn;
Koenig, Jenny;
Luck, Martin;
Papachristodoulou, Despo;
Snape, Alison;
Yeoman, Kay;
Goodwin, Mark;
Edition number: 1
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 29 July 2022
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| ISBN13: | 9780198783688 |
| ISBN10: | 019878368X |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 1416 pages |
| Size: | 273x220x47 mm |
| Weight: | 3045 g |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
Life and its Exploration: Foundational Principles
Topic 1: Exploring the science of life
Topic 2: The emergence of life on Earth
Topic 3: Defining Life
Topic 4: Evolutionary processes
Topic 5: The diversity, organisation, and classification of life
Quantitative Toolkits
Quantitative Toolkit 1: Understanding data
Quantitative Toolkit 2: Size and scale
Quantitative Toolkit 3: Describing data
Quantitative Toolkit 4: Ratio and proportion
Quantitative Toolkit 5: Understanding samples
Quantitative Toolkit 6: Designing experiments
Quantitative Toolkit 7: Assessing patterns
Quantitative Toolkit 8: Formulae and equations
Quantitative Toolkit 9: Rates of change
Module 1 LIFE AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
Building blocks: molecules and macromolecules
Energy: powering biochemical processes
Information: genes and genomes
Mendelian genetics
Reading the genome: gene expression and protein synthesis
Proteins and proteomes
Metabolism: energy capture and release from food
Molecular tools and techniques
Module 2 LIFE AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL
Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Microbial diversity
The growth, measurement, and visualisation of cells
Microbes in life: harnessing their power
Microbes as agents of infectious disease
Viruses
Module 3 THE HUMAN ORGANISM: TISSUES, ORGANS, AND SYSTEMS
Physiology overview
Communication and control 1: introducing the nervous and endocrine systems
Communication and control 2: sensory systems
Communication and control 3: controlling organ systems
Muscle and movement
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Exercise physiology
Renal system
Digestive system
Reproductive system
Immune system
Module 4 ORGANISMAL DIVERSITY: STRUCTURE, ADAPTATION, AND SURVIVAL
The structure of living organisms
Body plans
Interaction with the external environment
Movement, locomotion, and migration
Defence against predation and invasion
Reproduction and development
Module 5 ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS
Fundamental concepts: ecology, evolution, species, and speciation
Genes: evolutionary change in alleles, genotypes, and phenotypes
Populations: quantifying demographics and modelling change
Communities: species interactions and biodiversity metrics
Ecosystems: abiotic interactions and environmental processes
Challenges: key threats to ecosystems
Solutions: managing, conserving, and restoring ecosystems
Topic 1: Exploring the science of life
Topic 2: The emergence of life on Earth
Topic 3: Defining Life
Topic 4: Evolutionary processes
Topic 5: The diversity, organisation, and classification of life
Quantitative Toolkits
Quantitative Toolkit 1: Understanding data
Quantitative Toolkit 2: Size and scale
Quantitative Toolkit 3: Describing data
Quantitative Toolkit 4: Ratio and proportion
Quantitative Toolkit 5: Understanding samples
Quantitative Toolkit 6: Designing experiments
Quantitative Toolkit 7: Assessing patterns
Quantitative Toolkit 8: Formulae and equations
Quantitative Toolkit 9: Rates of change
Module 1 LIFE AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
Building blocks: molecules and macromolecules
Energy: powering biochemical processes
Information: genes and genomes
Mendelian genetics
Reading the genome: gene expression and protein synthesis
Proteins and proteomes
Metabolism: energy capture and release from food
Molecular tools and techniques
Module 2 LIFE AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL
Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Microbial diversity
The growth, measurement, and visualisation of cells
Microbes in life: harnessing their power
Microbes as agents of infectious disease
Viruses
Module 3 THE HUMAN ORGANISM: TISSUES, ORGANS, AND SYSTEMS
Physiology overview
Communication and control 1: introducing the nervous and endocrine systems
Communication and control 2: sensory systems
Communication and control 3: controlling organ systems
Muscle and movement
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Exercise physiology
Renal system
Digestive system
Reproductive system
Immune system
Module 4 ORGANISMAL DIVERSITY: STRUCTURE, ADAPTATION, AND SURVIVAL
The structure of living organisms
Body plans
Interaction with the external environment
Movement, locomotion, and migration
Defence against predation and invasion
Reproduction and development
Module 5 ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS
Fundamental concepts: ecology, evolution, species, and speciation
Genes: evolutionary change in alleles, genotypes, and phenotypes
Populations: quantifying demographics and modelling change
Communities: species interactions and biodiversity metrics
Ecosystems: abiotic interactions and environmental processes
Challenges: key threats to ecosystems
Solutions: managing, conserving, and restoring ecosystems
