Animal and plant anatomy; 11v.9780761476627 Animal and plant anatomy Plant anatomy The area of plant science concerned with the internal structure of plants. It deals both with mature structures and with their origin and development. ; 11v. Marshall Cavendish 2006 1584 pages $539.95 Hardcover QL805 Aimed at a young adult audience, this 11-volume reference set provides an introduction to the comparative anatomical biology of animals and plants in the form of 83 articles focusing on specific organisms--including, for the purposes of example, albatross, bacteria, coelacanth coelacanth: see lobefin; fish. coelacanth Any lobe-finned bony fish of the order Crossopterygii. Members of an extinct suborder are considered to have been the ancestors of land vertebrates. , earthworm earthworm, terrestrial, cylindrical segmented worm of the class Oligochaeta. There are 2,200 earthworm species, found all over the world except in arid and arctic regions and ranging in size from 1 in. (2.5 cm) to the 11-ft (330-cm) giant worms of the tropics. , human, jellyfish jellyfish, common name for the free-swimming stage (see polyp and medusa), of certain invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria (the coelenterates). The body of a jellyfish is shaped like a bell or umbrella, with a clear, jellylike material filling most of the , marsh grass, mushroom, porcupine porcupine, in zoology porcupine, member of either of two rodent families, characterized by having some of its hairs modified as bristles, spines, or quills. , sea horse, tarantula tarantula (tərăn`chələ), name applied chiefly to several species of the large, hairy spiders of the families Theraphosidae and Dipluridae of North and South America. The body of a tarantula may be as much as 3 in. (7. , venus flytrap, virus, wildebeest wildebeest: see gnu. , and zebra--and a further ten articles discussing cell biology and genetics and the major anatomical organ systems. The former articles offer general discussion of the anatomy and taxonomy of the particular species and separate discussions of its external and internal anatomy and its major organic systems (although the articles on plants and invertebrates typically discuss all aspects of internal anatomy together). The latter overview articles provide more detailed, but general, information on the biological functioning of the various organic systems. The articles are copiously illustrated with color anatomical drawings and a significant number of color photographs showing external anatomy, microscope images, and the like. They also contain information boxes that may focus on a particular anatomical detail, offer comparative perspectives on other species, or look at predator and prey relationships. The final volume contains two articles on biological diversity and the study of anatomy, a glossary, and a guide to print and Internet resources. It also contains a comprehensive index and six specialist indexes covering behavior, habitats, and ecology; biological classification; biological systems; geographical place-names; microbiology, cell biology, and genetics; and scientific names. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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