![]() 作者:Peter H. Raven/George B. Johnson 出版社: McGraw-Hill 出版年: 2010-1-13 页数: 1279 定价: USD 180 装帧: Hardcover ISBN: 9780078936494 目录 · · · · · ·Cover......Page 1Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 22 1.1 The Science of Life......Page 30 1.2 The Nature of Science......Page 33 · · · · · ·() Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 22 1.1 The Science of Life......Page 30 1.2 The Nature of Science......Page 33 1.3 An Example of Scientific Inquiry: Darwin and Evolution......Page 37 1.4 Unifying Themes in Biology......Page 41 2 The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water......Page 46 2.1 The Nature of Atoms......Page 47 2.2 Elements Found in Living Systems......Page 51 2.3 The Nature of Chemical Bonds......Page 52 2.4 Water: A Vital Compound......Page 54 2.5 Properties of Water......Page 57 2.6 Acids and Bases......Page 58 3 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life......Page 62 3.1 Carbon: The Framework of Biological Molecules......Page 63 3.2 Carbohydrates: Energy Storage and Structural Molecules......Page 67 3.3 Nucleic Acids: Information Molecules......Page 70 3.4 Proteins: Molecules with Diverse Structures and Functions......Page 73 3.5 Lipids: Hydrophobic Molecules......Page 82 4.1 Cell Theory......Page 88 4.2 Prokaryotic Cells......Page 92 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells......Page 94 4.4 The Endomembrane System......Page 98 4.5 Mitochondria and Chloroplasts: Cellular Generators......Page 102 4.6 The Cytoskeleton......Page 104 4.7 Extracellular Structures and Cell Movement......Page 108 4.8 Cell-to-Cell Interactions......Page 111 5.1 The Structure of Membranes......Page 117 5.2 Phospholipids: The Membrane’s Foundation......Page 121 5.3 Proteins: Multifunctional Components......Page 122 5.4 Passive Transport Across Membranes......Page 125 5.5 Active Transport Across Membranes......Page 128 5.6 Bulk Transport by Endocytosis and Exocytosis......Page 131 6 Energy and Metabolism......Page 136 6.1 The Flow of Energy in Living Systems......Page 137 6.2 The Laws of Thermodynamics and Free Energy......Page 138 6.3 ATP: The Energy Currency of Cells......Page 141 6.4 Enzymes: Biological Catalysts......Page 142 6.5 Metabolism: The Chemical Description of Cell Function......Page 146 7 How Cells Harvest Energy......Page 151 7.1 Overview of Respiration......Page 152 7.2 Glycolysis: Splitting Glucose......Page 156 7.3 The Oxidation of Pyruvate to Produce Acetyl-CoA......Page 159 7.4 The Krebs Cycle......Page 160 7.5 The Electron Transport Chain and Chemiosmosis......Page 163 7.6 Energy Yield of Aerobic Respiration......Page 166 7.7 Regulation of Aerobic Respiration......Page 167 7.8 Oxidation Without O[sub(2)]......Page 168 7.9 Catabolism of Proteins and Fats......Page 169 7.10 Evolution of Metabolism......Page 171 8.1 Overview of Photosynthesis......Page 176 8.2 The Discovery of Photosynthetic Processes......Page 178 8.3 Pigments......Page 180 8.4 Photosystem Organization......Page 183 8.5 The Light-Dependent Reactions......Page 185 8.6 Carbon Fixation: The Calvin Cycle......Page 189 8.7 Photorespiration......Page 192 9.1 Overview of Cell Communication......Page 197 9.2 Receptor Types......Page 200 9.3 Intracellular Receptors......Page 202 9.4 Signal Transduction Through Receptor Kinases......Page 203 9.5 Signal Transduction Through G Protein-Coupled Receptors......Page 208 10 How Cells Divide......Page 215 10.1 Bacterial Cell Division......Page 216 10.2 Eukaryotic Chromosomes......Page 218 10.3 Overview of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle......Page 221 10.4 Interphase: Preparation for Mitosis......Page 222 10.5 M Phase: Chromosome Segregation and the Division of Cytoplasmic Contents......Page 223 10.6 Control of the Cell Cycle......Page 227 11.1 Sexual Reproduction Requires Meiosis......Page 236 11.2 Features of Meiosis......Page 238 11.3 The Process of Meiosis......Page 239 11.4 Summing Up: Meiosis Versus Mitosis......Page 244 12.1 The Mystery of Heredity......Page 250 12.2 Monohybrid Crosses: The Principle of Segregation......Page 253 12.3 Dihybrid Crosses: The Principle of Independent Assortment......Page 257 12.4 Probability: Predicting the Results of Crosses......Page 259 12.5 The Testcross: Revealing Unknown Genotypes......Page 260 12.6 Extensions to Mendel......Page 261 13 Chromosomes, Mapping, and the Meiosis–Inheritance Connection......Page 268 13.1 Sex Linkage and the Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance......Page 269 13.2 Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination......Page 270 13.4 Genetic Mapping......Page 273 13.5 Selected Human Genetic Disorders......Page 278 14.1 The Nature of the Genetic Material......Page 285 14.2 DNA Structure......Page 288 14.3 Basic Characteristics of DNA Replication......Page 292 14.4 Prokaryotic Replication......Page 295 14.5 Eukaryotic Replication......Page 300 14.6 DNA Repair......Page 302 15.1 The Nature of Genes......Page 307 15.2 The Genetic Code......Page 311 15.3 Prokaryotic Transcription......Page 313 15.4 Eukaryotic Transcription......Page 316 15.5 Eukaryotic pre-mRNA Splicing......Page 318 15.6 The Structure of tRNA and Ribosomes......Page 320 15.7 The Process of Translation......Page 322 15.8 Summarizing Gene Expression......Page 326 15.9 Mutation: Altered Genes......Page 328 16.1 Control of Gene Expression......Page 333 16.2 Regulatory Proteins......Page 334 16.3 Prokaryotic Regulation......Page 337 16.4 Eukaryotic Regulation......Page 341 16.5 Eukaryotic Chromatin Structure......Page 345 16.6 Eukaryotic Posttranscriptional Regulation......Page 346 16.7 Protein Degradation......Page 351 17.1 DNA Manipulation......Page 356 17.2 Molecular Cloning......Page 359 17.3 DNA Analysis......Page 364 17.4 Genetic Engineering......Page 370 17.5 Medical Applications......Page 372 17.6 Agricultural Applications......Page 375 18.1 Mapping Genomes......Page 381 18.2 Whole-Genome Sequencing......Page 385 18.3 Characterizing Genomes......Page 387 18.4 Genomics and Proteomics......Page 391 18.5 Applications of Genomics......Page 396 19.1 The Process of Development......Page 401 19.2 Cell Division......Page 402 19.3 Cell Differentiation......Page 404 19.4 Nuclear Reprogramming......Page 409 19.5 Pattern Formation......Page 412 19.6 Morphogenesis......Page 419 20.1 Genetic Variation and Evolution......Page 425 20.2 Changes in Allele Frequency......Page 427 20.3 Five Agents of Evolutionary Change......Page 430 20.4 Fitness and Its Measurement......Page 434 20.5 Interactions Among Evolutionary Forces......Page 435 20.6 Maintenance of Variation......Page 436 20.7 Selection Acting on Traits Affected by Multiple Genes......Page 438 20.8 Experimental Studies of Natural Selection......Page 440 20.9 The Limits of Selection......Page 442 21 The Evidence for Evolution......Page 446 21.1 The Beaks of Darwin’s Finches: Evidence of Natural Selection......Page 447 21.2 Peppered Moths and Industrial Melanism: More Evidence of Selection......Page 449 21.3 Artificial Selection: Human-Initiated Change......Page 451 21.4 Fossil Evidence of Evolution......Page 453 21.5 Anatomical Evidence for Evolution......Page 457 21.6 Convergent Evolution and the Biogeographical Record......Page 459 21.7 Darwin’s Critics......Page 461 22 The Origin of Species......Page 465 22.1 The Nature of Species and the Biological Species Concept......Page 466 22.2 Natural Selection and Reproductive Isolation......Page 470 22.3 The Role of Genetic Drift and Natural Selection in Speciation......Page 472 22.4 The Geography of Speciation......Page 473 22.5 Adaptive Radiation and Biological Diversity......Page 475 22.6 The Pace of Evolution......Page 480 22.7 Speciation and Extinction Through Time......Page 481 23.1 Systematics......Page 485 23.2 Cladistics......Page 487 23.3 Systematics and Classification......Page 490 23.4 Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology......Page 493 23.5 Phylogenetics and Disease Evolution......Page 499 24.1 Comparative Genomics......Page 503 24.2 Whole-Genome Duplications......Page 506 24.3 Evolution Within Genomes......Page 510 24.4 Gene Function and Expression Patterns......Page 513 24.5 Nonprotein-Coding DNA and Regulatory Function......Page 514 24.6 Genome Size and Gene Number......Page 515 24.7 Genome Analysis and Disease Prevention and Treatment......Page 516 24.8 Crop Improvement Through Genome Analysis......Page 518 25.1 Overview of Evolutionary Developmental Biology......Page 521 25.2 One or Two Gene Mutations, New Form......Page 524 25.3 Same Gene, New Function......Page 525 25.4 Different Genes, Convergent Function......Page 527 25.5 Gene Duplication and Divergence......Page 528 25.6 Functional Analysis of Genes Across Species......Page 529 25.7 Diversity of Eyes in the Natural World: A Case Study......Page 530 26 The Tree of Life......Page 536 26.1 Origins of Life......Page 537 26.2 Classification of Organisms......Page 541 26.3 Grouping Organisms......Page 543 26.5 Origin of Plants......Page 549 26.6 Sorting out the Animals......Page 551 27 Viruses......Page 557 27.1 The Nature of Viruses......Page 558 27.2 Bacteriophages: Bacterial Viruses......Page 562 27.3 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)......Page 564 27.4 Other Viral Diseases......Page 568 27.5 Prions and Viroids: Subviral Particles......Page 570 28 Prokaryotes......Page 574 28.1 The First Cells......Page 575 28.2 Prokaryotic Diversity......Page 576 28.3 Prokaryotic Cell Structure......Page 580 28.4 Prokaryotic Genetics......Page 583 28.5 Prokaryotic Metabolism......Page 588 28.6 Human Bacterial Disease......Page 589 28.7 Beneficial Prokaryotes......Page 592 29 Protists......Page 596 29.1 Eukaryotic Origins and Endosymbiosis......Page 597 29.2 Defining Protists......Page 600 29.3 Diplomonads and Parabasalids: Flagellated Protists Lacking Mitochondria......Page 601 29.4 Euglenozoa: A Diverse Group in Which Some Members Have Chloroplasts......Page 602 29.5 Alveolata: Protists with Submembrane Vesicles......Page 605 29.6 Stramenopila: Protists with Fine Hairs......Page 609 29.7 Rhodophyta: Red Algae......Page 611 29.9 Protists Without a Clade......Page 612 30.1 Defining Plants......Page 617 30.2 Chlorophytes and Charophytes: Green Algae......Page 620 30.3 Bryophytes: Dominant Gametophyte Generation......Page 622 30.4 Tracheophyte Plants: Roots, Stems, and Leaves......Page 625 30.6 Pterophytes: Ferns and Their Relatives......Page 627 30.7 The Evolution of Seed Plants......Page 631 30.8 Gymnosperms: Plants with “Naked Seeds”......Page 632 30.9 Angiosperms: The Flowering Plants......Page 635 31.1 Defining Fungi......Page 643 31.2 Microsporidia: Unicellular Parasites......Page 647 31.3 Chytridiomycota and Relatives: Fungi with Flagellated Zoospores......Page 648 31.4 Zygomycota: Fungi that Produce Zygotes......Page 649 31.6 Basidiomycota: The Club (Basidium) Fungi......Page 651 31.7 Ascomycota: The Sac (Ascus) Fungi......Page 652 31.8 Ecology of Fungi......Page 654 31.9 Fungal Parasites and Pathogens......Page 658 32 Overview of Animal Diversity......Page 662 32.1 Some General Features of Animals......Page 663 32.2 Evolution of the Animal Body Plan......Page 665 32.3 The Classification of Animals......Page 669 32.4 The Roots of the Animal Tree of Life......Page 674 33 Noncoelomate Invertebrates......Page 678 33.1 Parazoa: Animals That Lack Specialized Tissues......Page 679 33.2 Eumetazoa: Animals with True Tissues......Page 681 33.3 The Bilaterian Acoelomates......Page 685 33.4 The Pseudocoelomates......Page 690 34.1 Phylum Mollusca: The Mollusks......Page 695 34.2 Phylum Nemertea: The Ribbon Worms......Page 701 34.3 Phylum Annelida: The Annelids......Page 702 34.4 The Lophophorates: Bryozoa and Brachiopoda......Page 705 34.5 Phylum Arthropoda: The Arthropods......Page 707 34.6 Phylum Echinodermata: The Echinoderms......Page 716 35 Vertebrates......Page 722 35.1 The Chordates......Page 723 35.2 The Nonvertebrate Chordates......Page 724 35.3 The Vertebrate Chordates......Page 725 35.4 Fishes......Page 727 35.5 Amphibians......Page 732 35.6 Reptiles......Page 735 35.7 Birds......Page 741 35.8 Mammals......Page 745 35.9 Evolution of the Primates......Page 750 36 Plant Form......Page 758 36.1 Organization of the Plant Body: An Overview......Page 759 36.2 Plant Tissues......Page 762 36.3 Roots: Anchoring and Absorption Structures......Page 768 36.4 Stems: Support for Above-Ground Organs......Page 772 36.5 Leaves: Photosynthetic Organs......Page 776 37 Vegetative Plant Development......Page 782 37.1 Embryo Development......Page 783 37.2 Seeds......Page 789 37.3 Fruits......Page 790 37.4 Germination......Page 793 38 Transport in Plants......Page 798 38.1 Transport Mechanisms......Page 799 38.2 Water and Mineral Absorption......Page 802 38.3 Xylem Transport......Page 805 38.4 The Rate of Transpiration......Page 807 38.5 Water-Stress Responses......Page 809 38.6 Phloem Transport......Page 810 39 Plant Nutrition and Soils......Page 815 39.1 Soils: The Substrates on Which Plants Depend......Page 816 39.2 Plant Nutrients......Page 819 39.3 Special Nutritional Strategies......Page 821 39.4 Carbon–Nitrogen Balance and Global Change......Page 824 39.5 Phytoremediation......Page 826 40.1 Physical Defenses......Page 831 40.2 Chemical Defenses......Page 834 40.3 Animals that Protect Plants......Page 838 40.4 Systemic Responses to Invaders......Page 839 41 Sensory Systems in Plants......Page 843 41.1 Responses to Light......Page 844 41.2 Responses to Gravity......Page 848 41.3 Responses to Mechanical Stimuli......Page 850 41.4 Responses to Water and Temperature......Page 852 41.5 Hormones and Sensory Systems......Page 854 42 Plant Reproduction......Page 868 42.1 Reproductive Development......Page 869 42.2 Flower Production......Page 871 42.3 Structure and Evolution of Flowers......Page 877 42.4 Pollination and Fertilization......Page 880 42.5 Asexual Reproduction......Page 886 42.6 Plant Life Spans......Page 888 43 The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation......Page 892 43.1 Organization of the Vertebrate Body......Page 893 43.2 Epithelial Tissue......Page 894 43.3 Connective Tissue......Page 897 43.4 Muscle Tissue......Page 899 43.6 Overview of Vertebrate Organ Systems......Page 901 43.7 Homeostasis......Page 905 43.8 Regulating Body Temperature......Page 907 44 The Nervous System......Page 916 44.1 Nervous System Organization......Page 917 44.2 The Mechanism of Nerve Impulse Transmission......Page 919 44.3 Synapses: Where Neurons Communicate with Other Cells......Page 925 44.4 The Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord......Page 930 44.5 The Peripheral Nervous System: Sensory and Motor Neurons......Page 938 45 Sensory Systems......Page 944 45.1 Overview of Sensory Receptors......Page 945 45.2 Mechanoreceptors: Touch and Pressure......Page 946 45.3 Hearing, Vibration, and Detection of Body Position......Page 949 45.4 Chemoreceptors: Taste, Smell, and pH......Page 954 45.5 Vision......Page 957 45.6 The Diversity of Sensory Experiences......Page 962 46 The Endocrine System......Page 966 46.1 Regulation of Body Processes by Chemical Messengers......Page 967 46.2 Actions of Lipophilic Versus Hydrophilic Hormones......Page 972 46.3 The Pituitary and Hypothalamus: The Body’s Control Centers......Page 975 46.4 The Major Peripheral Endocrine Glands......Page 980 46.5 Other Hormones and Their Effects......Page 984 47 The Musculoskeletal System......Page 990 47.1 Types of Skeletal Systems......Page 991 47.2 A Closer Look at Bone......Page 992 47.3 Joints and Skeletal Movement......Page 996 47.4 Muscle Contraction......Page 998 47.5 Modes of Animal Locomotion......Page 1004 48 The Digestive System......Page 1010 48.1 Types of Digestive Systems......Page 1011 48.2 The Mouth and Teeth: Food Capture and Bulk Processing......Page 1013 48.3 The Esophagus and the Stomach: The Early Stages of Digestion......Page 1014 48.4 The Intestines: Breakdown, Absorption, and Elimination......Page 1016 48.5 Variations in Vertebrate Digestive Systems......Page 1019 48.6 Neural and Hormonal Regulation of the Digestive Tract......Page 1022 48.7 Accessory Organ Function......Page 1023 48.8 Food Energy, Energy Expenditure, and Essential Nutrients......Page 1024 49 The Respiratory System......Page 1030 49.1 Gas Exchange Across Respiratory Surfaces......Page 1031 49.2 Gills, Cutaneous Respiration, and Tracheal Systems......Page 1033 49.3 Lungs......Page 1035 49.4 Structures and Mechanisms of Ventilation in Mammals......Page 1038 49.5 Transport of Gases in Body Fluids......Page 1041 50.1 The Components of Blood......Page 1047 50.2 Invertebrate Circulatory Systems......Page 1051 50.3 Vertebrate Circulatory Systems......Page 1052 50.4 The Four-Chambered Heart and the Blood Vessels......Page 1055 50.5 Characteristics of Blood Vessels......Page 1059 50.6 Regulation of Blood Flow and Blood Pressure......Page 1063 51.1 Osmolarity and Osmotic Balance......Page 1067 51.2 Osmoregulatory Organs......Page 1069 51.3 Evolution of the Vertebrate Kidney......Page 1071 51.4 Nitrogenous Wastes: Ammonia, Urea, and Uric Acid......Page 1073 51.5 The Mammalian Kidney......Page 1074 51.6 Hormonal Control of Osmoregulatory Functions......Page 1079 52.1 Innate Immunity......Page 1084 52.2 Adaptive Immunity......Page 1090 52.3 Cell-Mediated Immunity......Page 1095 52.4 Humoral Immunity and Antibody Production......Page 1097 52.5 Autoimmunity and Hypersensitivity......Page 1104 52.6 Antibodies in Medical Treatment and Diagnosis......Page 1106 52.7 Pathogens That Evade the Immune System......Page 1108 53.1 Animal Reproductive Strategies......Page 1113 53.2 Vertebrate Fertilization and Development......Page 1116 53.3 Structure and Function of the Human Male Reproductive System......Page 1120 53.4 Structure and Function of the Human Female Reproductive System......Page 1123 53.5 Contraception and Infertility Treatments......Page 1127 54 Animal Development......Page 1134 54.1 Fertilization......Page 1135 54.2 Cleavage and the Blastula Stage......Page 1139 54.3 Gastrulation......Page 1141 54.4 Organogenesis......Page 1145 54.5 Vertebrate Axis Formation......Page 1151 54.6 Human Development......Page 1154 55 Behavioral Biology......Page 1161 55.1 The Natural History of Behavior......Page 1162 55.2 Nerve Cells, Neurotransmitters, Hormones, and Behavior......Page 1163 55.3 Behavioral Genetics......Page 1164 55.4 Learning......Page 1166 55.5 The Development of Behavior......Page 1168 55.6 Animal Cognition......Page 1170 55.7 Orientation and Migratory Behavior......Page 1171 55.8 Animal Communication......Page 1173 55.9 Behavioral Ecology......Page 1176 55.10 Reproductive Strategies and Sexual Selection......Page 1179 55.11 Altruism......Page 1183 55.12 The Evolution of Group Living and Animal Societies......Page 1186 56.1 The Environmental Challenges......Page 1191 56.2 Populations: Groups of a Single Species in One Place......Page 1194 56.3 Population Demography and Dynamics......Page 1197 56.4 Life History and the Cost of Reproduction......Page 1200 56.5 Environmental Limits to Population Growth......Page 1202 56.6 Factors That Regulate Populations......Page 1204 56.7 Human Population Growth......Page 1207 57 Community Ecology......Page 1214 57.1 Biological Communities: Species Living Together......Page 1215 57.2 The Ecological Niche Concept......Page 1217 57.3 Predator–Prey Relationships......Page 1221 57.4 The Many Types of Species Interactions......Page 1225 57.5 Ecological Succession, Disturbance, and Species Richness......Page 1231 58 Dynamics of Ecosystems......Page 1236 58.1 Biogeochemical Cycles......Page 1237 58.2 The Flow of Energy in Ecosystems......Page 1243 58.3 Trophic-Level Interactions......Page 1248 58.4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability......Page 1252 58.5 Island Biogeography......Page 1255 59.1 Ecosystem Effects of Sun, Wind, and Water......Page 1259 59.2 Earth’s Biomes......Page 1264 59.3 Freshwater Habitats......Page 1267 59.4 Marine Habitats......Page 1270 59.5 Human Impacts on the Biosphere: Pollution and Resource Depletion......Page 1274 59.6 Human Impacts on the Biosphere: Climate Change......Page 1279 60 Conservation Biology......Page 1285 60.1 Overview of the Biodiversity Crisis......Page 1286 60.2 The Value of Biodiversity......Page 1290 60.3 Factors Responsible for Extinction......Page 1293 60.4 Approaches for Preserving Endangered Species and Ecosystems......Page 1304 Appendix A......Page 1310 Glossary......Page 1344 Credits......Page 1368 Index......Page 1374 · · · · · · () |
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