Schaum's outlines : (Record no. 594401)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 1030385634 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | US-DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190612122631.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 180406s2019 nyua b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781260120783 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 1260120783 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)1030385634 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)1030477208 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | YDX |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | YDX |
| Modifying agency | TOH |
| -- | OCLCQ |
| -- | TXI |
| -- | B@L |
| -- | AU |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QH315.5 |
| Item number | .F75 2019 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fried, George, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1926- |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Schaum's outlines : |
| Remainder of title | biology / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | George H. Fried, George J. Hademenos |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Biology |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Fifth edition |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | McGraw-Hill, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | ©2019. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | ©2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 504 pages ; |
| Other physical details | Illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 28 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | unmediated |
| Media Type Code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | volume |
| Carrier Type Code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Schaum's outlines series |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Unit I. Fundamentals of biology -- 1. The basic structure of science -- The methods of science -- Biology as a science -- The significance of evolution -- Organization of life -- 2. The chemistry of life : an inorganic perspective -- Atoms, molecules, and chemical bonding -- Chemical reactions and the concept of equilibrium -- Colligative properties of solutions -- The laws of thermodynamics -- The special case of water -- Maintaining stable pH in living systems -- 3. The chemistry of life : the organic level -- Carbohydrates -- Proteins -- Structure and functions of lipids -- The chemical basis of living systems -- Unit II. Biology of the cell -- 4. The cellular organization of life -- The cell doctrine -- Cellular organization -- Cellular organelles -- Plant and animal cells : tissue organization -- Cell size and its constraints -- Movement into and out of the cell -- 5. Energy transformations -- Energy and life -- Thermodynamics -- Cell metabolism -- Bioenergetics -- 6. Photosynthesis -- The light reaction -- The dark reaction (Calvin-Benson Cycle) -- Photorespiration -- The C4 pathway -- Structure and function in the chloroplast -- Unit III. Genetics and inheritance -- 7. The nature of the gene -- The concept of information processing in the cell -- The search for the chemical bases of inheritance -- Encoding information : the language of the gene -- Processing the information : protein synthesis -- Reproduction of information : DNA replication -- Modification of information : mutation -- Genetic engineering -- 8. Cell reproduction -- Cell cycles and life cycles -- The chromosomes as packaged genes -- Mitosis -- Meiosis -- A possible mechanism for crossing over -- Sexual reproduction and genetic variability -- 9. The mechanism of inheritance -- Pre-Mendelian concepts -- Mendel's Laws -- Linkage -- Mapping the chromosomes -- Sex linkage -- Variations in gene expression -- Chromosomes and gene expression -- Treating genetic diseases -- 10. Control mechanisms in genetics -- The Operon Hypothesis -- Cistron, recon, and muton -- Gene regulation in eukaryotes -- Cancer as a genetic aberration -- 11. Embryology -- Animal development -- Human development -- Plant development -- Control of differentiation -- Major contributions to the field of embryology -- 12. Animal reproduction -- An evolutionary survey -- Male reproductive system in humans -- Female reproductive system in humans -- Sexual response in humans -- Contraception -- Sexual preference -- Sexual dysfunction -- Unit IV. Plant biology -- 13. Basic structure and function in vascular plants -- Plant nutrition -- Movement of water and minerals in xylem -- Movement of food through the phloem -- 14. Interactions of vascular plants with their environment -- Tropisms -- Plant hormones -- Photoperiodism -- Plant diseases |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Unit V. Animal biology -- 15. Homeostasis : regulation of physiological functions -- Feedback control -- Regulation of temperature -- Regulation of blood sugar -- 16. Animal nutrition and the digestive system -- Food procurement -- Digestion and absorption -- The vertebrate liver -- Diet and health -- Special case of the vitamins -- Obesity and eating disorders -- Deficiency diseases -- 17. The excretory system -- Excretion in invertebrates -- Structure of the vertebrate kidney -- Functioning of the vertebrate kidney -- Human kidney function -- Homeostatic function of the kidney -- Accessory excretory structures -- 18. The circulatory system -- Comparative cardiovascular systems of vertebrates -- The human heart -- Arteries, veins, and capillaries -- Control of blood pressure -- Constituents of blood and lymph -- Osmoregulation -- 19. Immunology -- The human immune systems -- The immune response -- Hybridomas -- AIDS -- Human blood groups -- 20. The respiratory system -- Mechanisms of external respiration -- Mammalian respiration -- regulation of breathing -- Exchange of O2 and CO2 in the blood -- 21. Hormones and the endocrine system -- Early endocrine systems -- Vertebrate endocrine systems -- Mode of action of hormones -- 22. The nervous system -- Phylogenetic development of the nervous system -- The neuron as the functional unit of nervous activity -- The neural impulse -- The synapse -- Reflex arc -- Receptors and effectors -- Special sense organs -- Brain and spinal cord -- Autonomic nervous system -- 23. The musculoskeletal system: support and movement -- Invertebrate support systems -- The vertebrate endoskeleton -- Anatomy and physiology of vertebrate muscle -- 24. Animal behavior -- What is behavior? -- Components of behavior -- Cyclic behavior patterns -- Sexual behavior -- Social organization -- Modes of communication -- Biological determinism and behavior -- Unit VI. Evolution and ecology -- 25. Evolution : the process -- Abrief history of the concept of change in organisms -- The notion of a gene pool : Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium -- Natural selection : a modern synthesis -- Punctuated equilibrium -- Molecular biology of evolutionary change -- Control of gene pools -- Speciation -- Microevolution versus macroevolution -- 26. Ecology -- Anatomy of an ecosystem -- Types of ecosystems -- Stability and ecological succession -- Biomass and species dispersal -- Upsetting the stability of an ecosystem -- 27. Origin of life -- The Oparin Hypothesis -- Heterotroph to autotroph -- Origin of cells -- Unit VII. Biological diversity -- 28. The kingdom Monera (the prokaryotes) -- Archaebacteria and eubacteria -- The significance and origin of organelles -- Bacteria, the ecosphere, and human interactions -- 29. The kingdom Protista -- Protozoans -- Algal protists -- Fungilike protists -- 30. The kingdom Fungi -- Basic structure of fungi -- Divisions of fungi -- Reproductive strategies of the fungi -- Fungi as friends and foes -- 31. The kingdom Plantae -- Bryophytes and the challenge of a terrestrial environment -- The vascular plants -- Seed plants -- Economic importance of plants -- The Green Revolution -- 32. The kingdom Animalia -- Subkingdom parazoa : the sponges -- Radiata : cnidaria and ctenophora -- Bilateria : deuterostomes and protostomes -- Acoelomates -- Pseudocoelomates : rotifera and nematoda -- Protostome coelomates -- Deuterostome coelomates -- 33. The primates -- Primate lineages -- Primate characteristics -- Humankind and its destiny -- Misconceptions of the evolutionary relationship between humans and apes |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Provides an overview of the fundamentals of biology, covering cells, genetics, plant and animal biology, ecology, and biological diversity, and featuring practice problems with step-by-step solutions |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biology |
| Form subdivision | Outlines, syllabi, etc |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Source of term | local |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4 |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Print books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hademenos, George J., |
| Relator term | author |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Schaum's outline series |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Alfaisal University | Alfaisal University | On Shelf | 2019-06-12 | QH315.5 .F75 2019 | AU00000000014260 | 2019-06-12 | 165.00 | 2019-06-12 | BOOKS |