Science 101: Biology

TheUltimateIllustratedGuideforNonscientists"Science101:Biology"providesallthebasicsofbiologyintwelveeasychapters,rangingfromsuchfundamentalquestionsas"Whatislife?"totheessentialsofanatomy,physiology,ecology,genetics,andevolution.Thisbookalsocoverspubliccontroversiessuchasstem-cellresearchandintelligentdesigntheory.Aclearandengagingtextdescribesallformsoflife,frombacteriatoplantsandanimalsChaptersonbreakingnewsinbiologyandthehistoryofbiology,withanemphasisontherelevanceofbiologyforsocietyMorethan250full-colorphotographsandillustrationsReadyReferencesectionwithat-a-glancechartsanddiagrams