Marine BiologyThe new, sixth edition of Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology and takes a global, non-regional perspective, emphasizing that the world's oceans and seas are an integrated system that cannot be understood by looking in any one person's own backyard. For many students this is a new perspective. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for non-majors. |
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Page 96
... called chromosomes that contain most of the cell's DNA . The nucleus thus contains the cell's genetic information and directs most of its activities . The nucleus can be thought of as the cell's headquarters . Instead of occurring ...
... called chromosomes that contain most of the cell's DNA . The nucleus thus contains the cell's genetic information and directs most of its activities . The nucleus can be thought of as the cell's headquarters . Instead of occurring ...
Page 106
... called gametes . Usually each of the gametes comes from a different parent . Organisms that reproduce sexually have a special kind of tissue called germ tissue . While all the other cells in the body divide only by mitosis , germ cells ...
... called gametes . Usually each of the gametes comes from a different parent . Organisms that reproduce sexually have a special kind of tissue called germ tissue . While all the other cells in the body divide only by mitosis , germ cells ...
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... called the zooplankton . Animals that can swim well enough to oppose the currents are called the nekton . Most nektonic animals are vertebrates , mainly fishes and ma- rine mammals . There are a few nektonic invertebrates , however ...
... called the zooplankton . Animals that can swim well enough to oppose the currents are called the nekton . Most nektonic animals are vertebrates , mainly fishes and ma- rine mammals . There are a few nektonic invertebrates , however ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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