Life's Structure and Function

Life’s Structure and Function, as a part of the Glencoe Science 15-Book Series, provides students with accurate and comprehensive coverage of cells and cellular processes. The strong content coverage integrates a wide range of hands-on experiences, critical-thinking opportunities, and real-world applications. The modular approach allows you to mix and match books to meet your curricula.

Contents:

Exploring and Classifying Life—6
Section 1 What is science? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Section 2 Living Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Section 3 Where does life come from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Section 4 How are living things classified? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Lab Classifying Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Lab: Design Your Own
Using Scientific Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Cells—38
Section 1 Cell Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Lab Comparing Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Section 2 Viewing Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Section 3 Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Lab: Design Your Own
Comparing Light Microscopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Cell Processes—66
Section 1 Chemistry of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Section 2 Moving Cellular Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Lab Observing Osmosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Section 3 Energy of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Lab Photosynthesis and Respiration . . . . . . . . . . .88
Cell Reproduction—96
Section 1 Cell Division and Mitosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Lab Mitosis in Plant Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Section 2 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Section 3 DNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Lab: Use the Internet
Mutations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Heredity—126
Section 1 Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Lab Predicting Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Section 2 Genetics Since Mendel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Section 3 Advances in Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Lab: Design Your Own
Tests for Color Blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Adaptations over Time—154
Section 1 Ideas About Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Lab Hidden Frogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Section 2 Clues About Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Section 3 The Evolution of Primates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Lab: Design Your Own
Recognizing Variation in a Population . . . . . . .176