Biology For Dummies, 3rd Edition (For Dummies (Lifestyle))
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Biology For Dummies, 3rd Edition (For Dummies (Lifestyle))
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Through genetics, you can understand why your skin is a certain color or why some traits seem to run in your family. You’re a high school student taking biology, possibly in preparation for an advanced placement test or college entrance examination. Each chromosome consists of hundreds of different blueprints that contain the instructions for your cells’ worker molecules (which are mostly proteins).
Our goal is to show you how biology connects to your life and to give you a preview of the topics we explore in greater detail later in this book. Cheat Sheets, and helpful tables and diagrams, it cuts right to the chase with fast-paced, easy-to-absorb explanations of the life processes common to all organisms.Through it, you discover that even single-celled organisms have their complexities, from their unique structures to their diverse metabolisms.
Written in plain English and packed with dozens of enlightening illustrations, this reference guide covers the most recent developments and discoveries in evolutionary, reproductive, and ecological biology. It's also complemented with lots of practical, up-to-date examples to bring the information to life. Following the path of a traditional introductory course, Biomechanics for Dummies covers the terminology and fundamentals of biomechanics, bone, joint, and muscle composition and function, motion analysis and control, kinematics and kinetics, fluid mechanics, stress and strain, applications of biomechanics, and black and white medical illustrations. Digestion involves the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food molecules into their smallest subunits. Human beings are somewhat unique among living things in that we can make conscious choices about how many offspring we have.You need to know the effects different microbes have on different systems, and how certain microbes are integral to ecosystem health. p>\n\n
The nervous system consists of two main systems, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system. Made up of ovaries, fallopian tubes, a uterus, a cervix, a vagina, and a vulva if you’re female, and testes, a scrotum, vas deferens, a prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and a penis if you’re male (see Chapter 19). Discover how living things work Think like a biologist and use scientific methods Understand lifecycle processes Whether you're enrolled in a biology class or just want to know more about this fascinating and ever-evolving field of study, Biology For Dummies will help you unlock the mysteries of how life works. A thorough explanation of the tenets of biomechanics At once a basic and applied science, biomechanics focuses on the mechanical cause-effect relationships that determine the motions of living organisms.
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