Diversity of Life

出版者:Jones & Bartlett Pub

作者:Margulis, Lynn/ Schwartz, Karlene V./ Dolan, Michael/ Delisle, Kathryn (ILT)/ Lyons, Christie (ILT)

页数:248

出版时间:1999-3

价格:$ 112.94

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780763708627

图书标签:Evolution

This sophisticated coloring book is a beautifully detailed illustration of the world's living diversity. It is written for science students, teachers, and anyone else who is curious about the extraordinary variety of living things that inhabit this planet. It opens with an introduction to the classification systems, distinctions between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, an introduction to life cycles, Earth history, and an explanation of how to best use this coloring book. The next section is organized by communities in which the organisms live. The final section details the variety of major groupings - phyla - within each kingdom and shows how the organisms in each are distinguished from one other. This coloring book gives a visual understanding of the enormous diversity of life on this planet and will be an enlightening and educational resource for students from a variety of backgrounds.