Overview

Here is a valuable one-semester course text for non-science majors that delivers! It is concise, focused on material that will enable students to make intelligent choices about the future of the earth, and written in a style that will enable students to make connections to their own lives. Students want to know how science relates to their lives, how the biosphere works, what is wrong with it, and what they can do to make a difference. Now there is a new text that provides the information students need and gives real-life examples that make the learning process more interesting and relevant.

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Author:   Sharon L. Hanks
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.334kg
ISBN:  

9781574440638

ISBN 10:   1574440632
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 May 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

PART 1 SCIENCE What Is Science? Who Does Science and Why? What Is a Scientist? What Do Scientists Do? How Do They Do It? How Do Scientists Analyze Data? What Are the Kinds of Science? What You Need to Know Assignments for Part 1: Science Suggested Readings for Part 1: Science LIFE What Is Life? Where Did Life Come From? How Does Life Change? Assignments for Part 1: Life Suggested Readings for Part 1: Life PART 2 BIOSPHERE What Is It? How Do We Study It? Assignments for Part 2: Biosphere Suggested Readings for Part 2: Biosphere ECOSYSTEM What Is It? Biotic Component General Categories of Organisms How Do We Figure Out How It Works? Population Dynamics The Effects of Overpopulation The Effects of Population Control Efforts The Effects of Introduced Species Assignments for Part 2: Ecosystem: Biotic Component Suggested Readings for Part 2: Ecosystem Abiotic Component o Limiting Factors o Energy o The Food Chain o Soil o Nutrients (biogeochemical cycles) o Carbon Cycle o Water Cycle o Nitrogen Cycle o Phosphorous Cycle o Sulfur Cycle o Oxygen Cycle o Toxic Material o Recycling Assignments for Part 2: Ecosystem: Abiotic Component Suggested Readings for Part 2: Ecosystem: Abiotic Component How Does the Ecosystem Change? Assignments for Part 2: Ecosystem: How Does the Ecosystem Change?

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