20世纪是人类历史上知识“大爆炸”的时代。例如,在这个世界之初,人类对“光合作用”的了解,只限于叶绿素利用太阳能使二氧化碳与水反应生成碳水化合物和氧气这个概念,在这个世纪之末,我们已经厘清了光合作用所包含的大量复杂的化学反应,以及促进这些反应的各种酶,还发现了大部分的酶是如何与遗传基因相到对应的。
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Bature of Science:Disease Detective Solves Mystery
Chapter 1 Living Things
1 What Is Life?
2 Integrating Earth Science:The Origin of Life
3 Classifying Organisms
4 The Six Kingdoms
Chapter 2 Viruses and Bacteria
1 Viruses
2 Bacteria
3 Integrating Health:Viruses,Bacteria,and Your Health
Chapter 3 Protists and Fungi
1 Protists
2 Integrating Environmental Science:Algal Blooms
3 Fungi
Chapter 4 Introduction to Plants
1 The Plant Kingdom
2 Integrating Physics:Photosynthesis and Light
3 Mosses,Liverworts,and Hornworts
4 Ferns and Their Relatives
Chapter 5 Seed Plants
1 The Characteristics of Seed Plants
2 Gymnosperms
3 Angiosperms
4 Plant Responses and Growth
5 Integrating Technology:Feeding the World
Interdisciplinary Exploration:Corn-The Amazing Grain
Reference Section
Skills Handbook
Think Like a Scientist
Making Measurements
Conducting a Scientific Investigation
Thinking Critically
Organizing Information
Creating Data Tables and Graphs
Appendix A:Laboratory Safety
Appendix B:Using the Microscope
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments