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Biology / Brad R. Batdorf, Elizabeth A. Lacy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Batdorf, Brad R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biology--Study and teaching (Secondary).
- Biology.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 674 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Greenville, S.C. : BJU Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- In the Biology Student Text, students will see God's power and glory in creation as they learn about cellular biology, genetics, taxonomy, microbiology, botany, zoology, and human anatomy. When studying topics such as Creation and evolution, human cloning, abortion, and stem cell research, students are pointed to Scripture as the ultimate authority and are encouraged to develop a biblical perspective about these topics. - Publisher.
- Contents:
- Unit 1 : The science of life. The science of life and the God of life
- The chemistry of life
- Introduction to cells
- Cellular processes
- Genetics
- Advanced genetics
- Biotechnology
- The history of life
- Unit 2 : The science of organisms. The classification of organisms
- Bacteria and viruses
- The kingdom protista
- The kingdom fungi
- The plant kingdom
- The life processes of plants
- The invertebrates
- The arthropods
- The ectothermic vertebrates
- The endothermic vertebrates
- Ecology
- Unit 3 : The study of human life. Introduction to human anatomy and physiology
- Incoming substances
- Internal transport
- The nervous system
- Hormones and the human mind
- Human reproduction
- Appendixes. Major biomes of the world
- A modern classification system
- Metric system conversions and unit abbreviations
- Index to combining forms
- Glossary.
- ISBN:
- 9781606820179
- 1606820176
- OCLC:
- 681755067
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