Homework Helpers: Biology

by Matthew Distefano

Overview

Biology is a science full of terms and concepts that range from the hard-to-imagine, such as the structure of an atom, to those we see every day, such as the structure of our own face in the mirror. How are these ideas and concepts related? What's the best way to learn and remember them? Where can a student having trouble find the help he or she needs? Designed to be used with the class textbook (or in place of a totally incomprehensible one!), Homework Helpers: Biology is a user-friendly review book that will make any student -- or those trying to help him or her -- feel like he or she has a private biology tutor. Concepts from the most obvious to the most complex are presented and explained in everyday English with a wide variety of diagrams, charts, and illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601638526
Publisher:	Career Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/04/2009
Series:	Homework Helpers Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Matthew Distefano has a degree in Biology and a MS in Curriculum and Teaching from Fordham University in Bronx, New York. He has been teaching Science for more than 18 years, and is currently teaching Biology and Chemistry at Fordham Preparatory School in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 Studying Biology 11

Lesson 1-1 Thinking Like a Scientist 11

Lesson 1-2 Science Equipment17

Lesson 1-3 Identifying Life 25

Chapter 2 Chemistry of Life 37

Lesson 2-1 Basic Chemistry 37

Lesson 2-2 Chemical Bonding 42

Lesson 2-3 Organic Chemistry 49

Lesson 2-4 Enzymes and Chemical Reactions 55

Chapter 3 The Cell 69

Lesson 3-1 The Discovery of the cell 69

Lesson 3-2 The Cell Is the Unit of Structure and Function 72

Lesson 3-3 Transport and the Cell 77

Lesson 3-4 Reproduction and Division of the Cell 81

Lesson 3-5 Energy in the Cell 88

Lesson 3-6 Autotrophic Cells: Photosynthesis 94

Chapter 4 Genetics 111

Lesson 4-1 The Work of Gregor Mendel 111

Lesson 4-2 The Work of Thomas H. Morgan 120

Lesson 4-3 Molecular Genetics 124

Lesson 4-4 Gene and Chromosomal Mutations 128

Chapter 5 Evolution 143

Lesson 5-1 Studying the Past 143

Lesson 5-2 Scientific Evidences of Evolution 149

Lesson 5-3 Theories of Evolution 152

Lesson 5-4 Human Evolution 154

Chapter 6 Ecology 169

Lesson 6-1 How Is Life Connected? 169

Lesson 6-2 The Movement of Energy in the Environment 170

Lesson 6-3 The Movement of Materials in the Environment 173

Lesson 6-4 Organism Interaction 176

Lesson 6-5 Biomes of Earth 179

Chapter 7 The Human Body 197

Lesson 7-1 Human Nutrition 197

Lesson 7-2 Human Transport 201

Lesson 7-3 Human Breathing 206

Lesson 7-4 Human Excretory System 209

Lesson 7-5 Human Nervous System 211

Lesson 7-6 Human Endocrine System 218

Lesson 7-7 Human Senses 224

Lesson 7-8 Human Locomotion 228

Lesson 7-9 Human Reproduction 231

Lesson 7-10 Human Defense System 235

Lesson 7-11 Human Disease 239

Chapter 8 A Survey of Life 269

Lesson 8-1 How Is Life Classified? 269

Lesson 8-2 The Animal Kingdom 273

Lesson 8-3 The Plant Kingdom 277

Lesson 8-4 Plant Structure 278

Lesson 8-5 Plant Reproduction 283

Lesson 8-6 Plant Growth 287

Lesson 8-7 Plant Responses 290

Lesson 8-8 The Fungi Kingdom 292

Lesson 8-9 The Protista Kingdom 294

Lesson 8-10 The Bacteria Kingdoms 296

Glossary 317

Index 329

About the Author 335