Senior Biology 2 Page Listing (2011 Edition)

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ISBN: 978-1-877462-60-3
Pages: 400

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Title Page

ISBN

Preface-Note to teacher-
Acknowledgement

Contents

How to use this workbook

Activity pages

Explanation of terms

Resources information

Using the Internet

IB Guide

AP Guide

Guide to practical work

CONCEPT MAP: DIVERSITY OF ORGANISMS

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Classification 11

The new tree of life

Phlyogenetic systematics

Features of taxonomic groups

Features of the five lingdoms

Classification system

Classification keys

Keying out plant species

Features of microbial groups

Features of macrofungi and plants

Animal symmetry

Features of animal taxa

Key terms mix and match

CONCEPT MAP: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ANIMALS

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Keeping in Balance 34

Principles of homeostasis

Maintaining homeostasis

Nervous regulatory systems

Hormonal regulatory systems

The endocrine system

Cell signaling

Signal transduction

The hypothalamus and pituitary

Hormones of the pituitary

The liver's homeostatic role

The skin's role in homeostasis

Thermoregulation in humans

Mechanisms of thermoregulation

Thermoregulation in mammals

CONTEXT: Hypothermia

Control of blood glucose

Key terms: Mix and Match

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Eating to Live 58

How heterotrophs feed

Saprophytic nutrition

Parasitic nutrition

Food vacuoles and simple guts

The teeth of fish

Denition in mammals

Insect mouthparts

Diversity in tube guts

Mammalian guts

Systems for digestion

Absorbing nutrients

The mouth and pharynx

The human digestive tract

The digestive role of the liver

CONTEXT: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

Key terms: What am I?

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Breath of Life 85

Introduction to gas exchange

Gas exchange in fish

Gas exchange in birds

Gas exchange in insects

Respiratory pigments

Breathing in humans

The human respiratory system

Measuring lung function

Gas transport in humans

Control of breathing

Review of lung function

CONTEXT The effects of high altitude

Key terms: Mix and Match

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Life Blood 103

Transport and Exchange systems

Blood vessels

Capillary networks

Open circulatory systems

Closed circulatory systems

The heart as a pump

Blood

Circulatory fluids in invertebrates

Hemostasis

CONTEXT: The search for blood
substitutes

The human circulatory system

The human Heart

Control of Heart activity

The cardiac cycle

Review of the human heart

CONTEXT: Exercise and blood flow

Key terms Word find

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Defending Against Disease 128

Infection and disease

Transmission of disease

The body's defenses

Targets for defense

Blood group antigens

The action of phagocytes

Inflammation

Fever

The lymphatic system

Acquired immunity

The immune system

Antibodies

Monoclonal Antibodies as medicines

CONTEXT: HIV/AIDS

CONTEXT: Autoimmune diseases

Antibiotics

Key terms: Mix and match

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Regulating Fluid and 152
removing wastes

Comprehension: Birds with runny noses

Osmoregulation in water

Managing fluid balance on land

Managing fluid balance on land

Nitrogenous wastes in animals

Invertebrate excretory systems

Vertebrate excretory systems

Vertebrate excretory systems

Water budget in a desert mammal

Waste products in humans

Water budget in humans

The urinary system

The physiology of the kidney

Control of urine output

CONTEXT: Renal dialysis

CONTEXT: Kidney transplants

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Responding to the Environment 170

Inverterbate nervous systems

Detecting changing states

The vertebrate brain

The mammalian nervous system

The autonomic nervous system

The human brain

CONTEXT: The malfunctioning brain:
Alzheimer's

Dopamine and the brain

Neuron structure and function

Reflexes

Transmission of nerve impulses

Chemical synapses

Integration at synapses

The basis of sensory perception

The structure of the human eye

The physiology of vision

Adaptations for vision

Invertebrate vision

The components of behavior

Simple behaviors

Animal communication

Social organization

Biological rhythms

Migration patterns

Sun compass navigation

Homing in insects

Learned behavior

Learning to sing

Pheromones

Cooperative behavior

Behavior and species recognition

Breeding behavior

Aggression, hierarchies and resources

Key terms: crossword

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Muscles and Movement 212

Animal skeletons

Swimming

Running

Flying

The human skeleton

The Mechanics of Movement

Muscle structure and function

The sliding filament theory

Muscle innervation

Muscle fatigue

CONTEXT: Homeostasis during exercise

Literacy: word find

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The Next Generation 228

Asexual reproduction

Animal sexual reproduction

Animal reproductive strategies

Female reproductive system

The menstrual cycle

Control of the menstrual cycle

Contraception

Male reproductive system

Fertilization and early growth

The placenta

The hormones of pregnancy

Birth and lactation

Sexual development

Growth and development

Literacy: Mix and match

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CONCEPT MAP: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTS

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Plant Structure and 251
Growth Responses

The variety of plants

Uses of Plants

The general structure of plants

Diversity in leaf structure

Angiosperm Leaf structure

Xylem

Phloem

Angiosperm stem structure

Diversity in stem structure

Primary and secondary growth in dicots

Leaf and stem adaptations

Modifications in Plants

Adaptations of xerophytes

Adaptations of hydrophytes

Plant responses

Investigating phototropism

Investigating gravitropism

Auxins, gibberellins, and ABA

Plant rhythms

Photoperiodism in plants

Literacy activity - Crossword

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Plant Support and Transport 280

Support in plants

Angiosperm root structure

Uptake in the root

Mineral requirements in plants

Gas exchange in plants

Gas exchange and stomata

Transpiration

Translocation

Key terms activity

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Plant Reproduction 294

Alternation of generations

Angiosperm reproduction

CONTEXT: Coconut - A most
accomplished traveller

Wind polllinated flowers

Insect pollinated flowers

Pollination and fertilization

Fruits

Seed structure and germination

Seed dispersal

Literacy activity Mix and match

CONCEPT MAP: ECOLOGY AND THE BIOSPHERE

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Habitat and Distribution 308

Biomes

Physical factors and gradients

Habitat

Dingo habitats

Community change with altitude

Transect sampling

Transect sampling

Shoreline zonation

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Population Ecology 322

CONTEXT: The rise and fall of human
populations

Features of populations

Sampling populations

Density and distribution

Quadrat sampling

Quadrat-Based Estimates

Population regulation

Population growth

Life tables and survivorship

Survivorship curves

Population growth curves

Human demographics

r and K selection

Population age structure

Mark and recapture sampling

Population cycles

Literacy mix and match

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Community Ecology 343

Components of an Ecosystem

Food chains

Energy inputs and outputs

Food webs

Cave food webs

Ecological niche

Adaptations to niche

Species interactions

Intraspecific competition

Interspecific competition

Niche differentiation

Predator-prey strategies

Disturbance and community structure

Primary succession

Secondary succession

Wetland succession

CONTEXT: The darkest depths

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Ecosystem Ecology and 367
Human Impact

CONTEXT: The modern Atlantis?

Energy flow in an ecosystem

Ecological pyramids

The carbon cycle

Global warming

Biodiversity and global warming

The nitrogen cycle

The nitrogen cycle

Nitrogen pollution

Monitoring aquatic ecosystems

Loss of Biodiversity

Nature reserves

Literacy mix and match



APPENDIX: Periodical citations

APPENDIX: Index of Greek and Latin roots

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