Geobiology

by Dawn Sumner

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Geobiology is the study of Earth-life interactions through time. This textbook is the start of a lower division book that uses these interactions to teach the fundamental biological concepts that are essential for geology majors to understand.

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Publisher
University of California, Davis
Subjects
Geosciences
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Life and Earth
  7. 1.1: Daisyworld
  8. 1.2 Interactions Among Organisms
  9. 2: What is life?
  10. 1.1: What is life?
  11. 3: Genes to Enzymes
  12. DNA, RNA, Genes and Chromosomes
  13. DNA Replication
  14. How Asexual Prokaryotes Achieve Genetic Diversity
  15. Mutations
  16. Operon Theory
  17. Protein Synthesis (Translation)
  18. RNA Transcription
  19. What Are Genes?
  20. 4: Tracing the History of Evolution
  21. 4.1: Phylogenetic Trees
  22. 4.2: Limitations of Phylogenetic Trees
  23. 4.3: The Levels of Classification
  24. 5: Structure of life
  25. 3.1: Unique Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells
  26. 3.2: Unique Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells
  27. 3.3: Viruses
  28. 3.3A: Viruses
  29. 3.3B: The Viral Life Cycle
  30. 6: Microbial Metabolism
  31. 8.1: Energy, Matter, and Enzymes
  32. 8.2: Catabolism of Carbohydrates
  33. 8.3: Cellular Respiration
  34. 8.4: Fermentation
  35. 8.5: Catabolism of Lipids and Proteins
  36. 8.6: Photosynthesis and the Importance of Light
  37. 8.7: Biogeochemical Cycles
  38. 7: How Microbes Grow
  39. 5.1: How Microbes Grow
  40. Back Matter
  41. Index
  42. Glossary
  43. Detailed Licensing