Biology Essentials For Dummies - Softcover

René Fester Kratz; Donna Rae Siegfried

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118072677 ISBN 13: 9781118072677

Publisher: For Dummies, 2011

Synopsis

Just the core concepts you need to score high in your biology course

Biology Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the core concepts you need to succeed in an introductory biology course. From identifying the structures and functions of plants and animals to grasping the crucial discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology, this easy-to-follow guide lets you skip the suffering and score high at exam time.

• Get down to basics — master the fundamentals, from understanding what biologists study to how living things are classified

• The chemistry of life — find out what you need to know about atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, acids, bases, and more

• Conquer and divide — discover the ins and outs of asexual and sexual reproduction, including cell division and DNA replication

• Jump into the gene pool — grasp how proteins make traits happen, and easily understand DNA transcription, RNA processing, translation, and gene regulation

Open the book and find:

• An overview of cells and their substructures

• Elementary chemistry

• The key facts about reproduction and DNA

• The 411 on energy and organisms

• What you need to know about evolution

• Coverage of ecosystems and populations

• Ten great biology discoveries

Learn:

• Core concepts taught in an introductory biology course

• The structures and functions of plants and animals

• The key discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology

About this title

About the Author

Rene Fester Kratz, PhD and Donna Rae Siegfried are the authors of Biology For Dummies.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118072677
• ISBN 13: 9781118072677
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192