Biology Workbook for Dummies

Biology Workbook For Dummies®\n	About the Author\n	Dedication\n	Author’s Acknowledgments\n	Contents at a Glance\n	Table of Contents\n	Introduction\n		About This Book\n		Conventions Used in This Book\n		Foolish Assumptions\n		How This Book Is Organized\n		Icons Used in This Book\n		Where to Go from Here\n	Part I: Getting the Basics\n		Chapter 1: Figuring Out the Scientific Method\n			Developing Hypotheses\n			Practicing the Scientific Method\n			Designing Experiments\n			Making an Experiment Count\n			Building Theories\n			Answers to Questions on the Scientific Method\n		Chapter 2: Solving Problems in the Chemistry of Life\n			Mapping Atoms\n			Elemental Thinking\n			Figuring Out Molecules\n			Recognizing Macromolecules\n			Answers to Questions on the Chemistry of Life\n		Chapter 3: Identifying Cell Parts and Understanding Their Functions\n			Introducing Cells\n			Taking a Tour of Animal Cells\n			Checking Out Plant Cells\n			Peeking at Prokaryotes\n			Answers to Questions on Cells\n		Chapter 4: Tracking the Flow of Energy and Matter\n			Figuring Out the Role of Food\n			Photosynthesis: Cooking Up Carbohydrates\n			Cellular Respiration: Extracting Energy from Food\n			Answers to Questions on Tracking the Flow of Energy and Matter\n	Part II: Creating the Future with Cell Division and Genetics\n		Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer: Recognizing the Phases of Cell Division\n			Talking ’bout the Generations\n			Duplicating and Dividing Your DNA\n			Riding the Cell Cycle\n			Marching Through Mitosis\n			Getting Ready for Sexual Reproduction\n			Making Gametes by Meiosis\n			Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis\n			Answers to Questions on Cell Division\n		Chapter 6: Predicting Future Generations with Mendelian Genetics\n			Getting Acquainted with the Lingo of Genetics\n			Discovering the Laws of Inheritance\n			Figuring Out Genetic Puzzles\n			Climbing the Branches of Your Family Tree\n			Answers to Questions on Genetics\n		Chapter 7: Taking Genetics to the DNA Level\n			Going with the Flow of Genetic Information\n			Making a Copy of the Genetic Code: Transcription\n			Decoding the Message in mRNA: Translation\n			Measuring the Impact of Mutations\n			Answers to Questions on the Genetic Code\n		Chapter 8: Going Straight to the Source with DNA Technology\n			Discovering the Power of DNA Technology\n			Cutting DNA with Restriction Enzymes\n			Separating Molecules with Gel Electrophoresis\n			Copying DNA with PCR\n			Reading a Gene with DNA Sequencing\n			Answers to Questions on DNA Technology\n	Part III: Making Connections with Ecology and Evolution\n		Chapter 9: Organizing the Living World\n			Examining Relationships\n			Classifying Life\n			Figuring Out Relationships from Phylogenetic Trees\n			Answers to Questions on Classification and Phylogeny\n		Chapter 10: Connecting Organisms in Ecosystems\n			Ecosystems: Bringing It All Together\n			Describing Populations\n			Tracking Changes in Populations\n			Getting Along with Other Species\n			Discovering the Job Descriptions of Organisms\n			Following the Flow of Energy through Ecosystems\n			Recycling Matter within Ecosystems\n			Answers to Questions on Ecosystems\n		Chapter 11: Evaluating the Effects of Evolution\n			Defining Evolution\n			Predicting the Outcome of Natural Selection\n			Supporting the Theory of Evolution\n			Answers to Questions on Evolution\n	Part IV: Getting to Know the Human Body\n		Chapter 12: Building Bodies with the Skeletal and Muscular Systems\n			Moving Around with Friction and Gravity\n			Getting Support from Skeletons and Bones\n			This Joint Is Jumpin’\n			Flexing Your Knowledge of Muscles\n			Answers to Questions on the Skeletal and Muscular Systems\n		Chapter 13: Giving Your Body What It Needs: The Respiratory and Circulatory Systems\n			Catching Your Breath: Animal Respiration\n			Taking a Breath with the Human Respiratory System\n			In with the Good, Out with the Bad: Animal Circulatory Systems\n			Navigating the Human Heart and Circulatory System\n			Answers to Questions on the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems\n		Chapter 14: Processing Food with the Digestive and Excretory Systems\n			Got Food? Understanding What Happens When Animals Eat\n			Moving Along the Human Digestive System\n			Filtering Fluids through the Urinary System\n			Exploring the Inner Workings of the Human Kidney\n			Answers to Questions on the Digestive and Excretory Systems\n		Chapter 15: Fighting Enemies with the Immune System\n			Microbial Encounters of the Best and Worst Kinds\n			Investigating Your Built-In Defenses\n			Fighting Back with Adaptive Immunity\n			Answers to Questions on the Immune System\n		Chapter 16: Sending Messages with the Nervous and Endocrine Systems\n			Mapping out Nervous Systems\n			Getting on Your Nerves\n			Getting in on the Action Potential\n			Regulating the Body with Glands and Hormones\n			Answers to Questions on the Nervous and Endocrine Systems\n		Chapter 17: Making Babies with the Reproductive System\n			Identifying the Parts of the Male Reproductive System\n			Identifying the Parts of the Female Reproductive System\n			Following the Female Ovarian and Menstrual Cycles\n			Fertilization through Birth: Developing New Humans\n			Answers to Questions on the Human Reproductive System\n	Part V: Going Green with Plant Biology\n		Chapter 18: Studying Plant Structures\n			Peering at the Parts and Types of Plants\n			Taking a Look at Plant Tissues\n			Growing Like a Weed: Plant Reproduction\n			Answers to Questions on Plant Structures\n		Chapter 19: Pondering Problems in Plant Physiology\n			Taking Minerals from the Soil\n			Pulling Water Through Plants\n			Sending Sugars from Sources to Sinks\n			Sending Signals with Plant Hormones\n			Answers to Questions on Plant Physiology\n	Part VI: The Part of Tens\n		Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting an A in Biology\n			Put in Your Time\n			Make Vocabulary Flashcards\n			Pace Yourself\n			Study Actively, Not Passively\n			Phone a Friend\n			Test Yourself Before Your Instructor Tests You\n			Maximize the Easy Points\n			Ask for Help Upfront\n			Use Your Resources\n			Don’t Leave It in the Classroom\n		Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Great Biology Websites\n			Dummies.com\n			The Biology Project at the University of Arizona\n			Genetic Science Learning Center\n			DNA from the Beginning\n			Life: The Science of Biology\n			The Biology Corner\n			Cells Alive!\n			The Virtual Cell\n			The Virtual Plant Cell\n			Quia.com\n			HHMI BioInteractive Holiday Lectures\n	Index