Handbook of Life Sciences

Contents: Foreword. Message. Preface. 1. Exploring life. 2. Chemistry of life. 3. The chemistry of organic molecules. 4. Cell processes. 5. Cell membrane. 6. Cell: its source of energy. 7. Photosynthesis. 8. Cellular respiration. 9. Cellular reproduction. 10. Sexual reproduction. 11. Mendelian inheritance. 12. Chromosomes. 13. Chromosomal inheritance. 14. DNA structure and function. 15. Chemistry of gene. 16. Gene activity: how genes work. 17. Regulation of gene activity and gene mutations. 18. Biotechnology. 19. Darwin and evolution. 20. Evolution. 21. Origin of life. 22. Classification of living things. 23. Viruses, bacteria and Archaea. 24. The protists. 25. The fungi. 26. Evolution and diversity of plants. 27. Structural organization of plants. 28. Nutritional transport in plants. 29. Growth and development in plants. 30. Reproduction in plants. 31. Introduction to invertebrates. 32. The protostomes. 33. The deuterostomes. 34. Animal organization and homeostasis. 35. Human evolution. 36. Circulation. 37. Lymph transport and immunity. 38. Digestion and nutrition. 39. Respiration. 40. Body fluid regulation and excretion. 41. Neurons and nervous systems. 42. Sense organs. 43. Support systems and locomotion. 44. Hormones and the endocrine system. 45. Reproduction. 46. Development. 47. Animal behaviour. 48. Ecology of populations. 49. Community ecology. 50. Ecosystems and human interferences. 51. The biosphere. 52. Conservation biology. Answers (Multiple choice questions). 

From the Foreword: "Life science is perhaps the most intricate branch among all the branches of science. It began with the quest about living beings, what are the types, how they evolved, how they sustain and reproduce, what is the base of life and in essence what is the life in itself? In the efforts to resolve these questions, life science itself have bifurcated in to cell biology, microbiology, botany taxonomy, physiology, metaboliomics, proteomics, immunology, breeding, genetics, biotechnology, nanobiotechnology and what not? These, offshoots are stemmed into life science. While working in any of these branches, its perquisite to have a basic understanding of the huge subject called life science. It covers the inventions from DNA to Dionosorse; from whale to thermophilic microbes few kilometers beneath the earth crust; life breathing below -40 degree C to life sustaining in Sahranian heat. Institutive thought bubbles up from the mind filled with impeccable understanding of the subject. The content of this text is objectively prepared to impart fundamental knowledge of life science to the reader. Each chapter begins with the brief summary to pick up and percolate the theory followed by objective questions to test the level of grasping. In all, this document contain 52 chapters delivered in more than 700 pages. Seemingly, this is a bigger volume but the subject is huge too. The different array of quizzes will provide good mental grounding of the subject and it will also built up the confidence about the understanding of the subject. The purpose behind floating this collection is to provide grasping from all facets of this particular branch of science. It is required for the students, teachers, trainers, researchers, and professionals too."