Biology Workbook For Dummies (eBook)

Rene Fester Kratz, PhD, is a biology instructor at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington.

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting the Basics 7

Chapter 1: Figuring Out the Scientific Method 9

Chapter 2: Solving Problems in the Chemistry of Life 21

Chapter 3: Identifying Cell Parts and Understanding TheirFunctions 43

Chapter 4: Tracking the Flow of Energy and Matter 55

Part II: Creating the Future with Cell Division and Genetics79

Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer: Recognizing the Phases of CellDivision 81

Chapter 6: Predicting Future Generations with MendelianGenetics 101

Chapter 7: Taking Genetics to the DNA Level 113

Chapter 8: Going Straight to the Source with DNATechnology 131

Part III: Making Connections with Ecology and Evolution143

Chapter 9: Organizing the Living World 145

Chapter 10: Connecting Organisms in Ecosystems 153

hapter 11: Evaluating the Effects of Evolution 169

Part IV: Getting to Know the Human Body 177

Chapter 12: Building Bodies with the Skeletal and MuscularSystems 179

Chapter 13: Giving Your Body What It Needs: The Respiratory andCirculatory Systems 189

Chapter 14: Processing Food with the Digestive and ExcretorySystems 201

Chapter 15: Fighting Enemies with the Immune System 211

Chapter 16: Sending Messages with the Nervous and EndocrineSystems 221

Chapter 17: Making Babies with the Reproductive System 231

Part V: Going Green with Plant Biology 243

Chapter 18: Studying Plant Structures 245

Chapter 19: Pondering Problems in Plant Physiology 261

Part VI: The Part of Tens 271

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting an A in Biology 273

Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Great Biology Websites 277

Index 281