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Concepts of biology

1 online resource (624 pages) : · "Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course."--Page 5 · Resource simultaneously available in high- and low-resolution PDF files, direct-access HTML version, EPUB format, DAISY 3.0 text with images, DAISY 3.0 text without images, BRF (Braille Refreshable Format), and iBooks format · Includes index · Introduction to biology -- Chemistry of life -- Cell structure and function -- How cells obtain energy -- Photosynthesis -- Reproduction at the cellular level -- The cellular basis of inheritance -- Patterns of inheritance -- Molecular biology -- Biotechnology -- Evolution and its processes -- Diversity of life -- Diversity of microbes, fungi, and protists -- Diversity of plants -- Diversity of animals -- The body's systems -- The immune system and disease -- Animal reproduction and management -- Population and community ecology -- Ecosystems and the biosphere -- Conservation and biodiversity · Low-resolution PDF file (revision CB-1-002-DW, viewed November 20, 2014); title from title page of low-resolution PDF file

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