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Title:
Cycles of life [videorecording] : exploring biology / the Annenberg/CPB Project ; Coast Telecourses ; produced by Coastline Community College in cooperation with Wadsworth Publishing Company ... [et al.] ; KOCE-TV ; executive producer, James LeMay ; series producer, Marian Inova.
Author:
LeMay, James.

Inova, Marian.

Lewis, Kate Porter.

Matthews, Pat.

Coast Telecourses (Firm)

Coastline Community College.

KOCE-TV (Television station : Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Publication Information:
[Fountain Valley, CA.] : Coast Learning Systems, [1997].
Call Number:
QH308.2 .C93 1997B PT.1-2
Abstract:
Provides a comprehensive overview of the living world, from the simplest single-cell organisms to the vast web of Earth's ecosystem. Includes the latest discoveries in the field and examines the scientific method, showing how biology is a process of inquiry.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (780 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject Term:

Contents:
Disc 1. Lesson 1. The unity and diversity of life ; Lesson 2. Chemical foundations of life ; Lesson 3. Secrets of the cell ; Lesson 4. The power of metabolism ; Lesson 5. Energy in - energy out ; Lesson 6. Generations : mitosis and meiosis ; Lesson 7. Patterns of inheritance -- Disc 2. Lesson 8. DNA : blueprint of life ; Lesson 9. Proteins : building blocks of life ; Lesson 10. Microevolution ; Lesson 11. Macroevolution ; Lesson 12. Viruses, bacteria and protistans ; Lesson 13. Fungi, plants, and animals ; Lesson 14. Plant structure -- Disc 3. Lesson 15. Plant reproduction ; Lesson 16. Animal structure ; Lesson 17. Circulation : a river of life ; Lesson 18. Immunity ; Lesson 19. Respiration ; Lesson 20. Digestion and fluid balance ; Lesson 21. The neural connection -- Disc 4. Lesson 22. Endocrine control : systems in balance ; Lesson 23. Animal reproduction and development ; Lesson 24. Populations and communities ; Lesson 25. Ecosystems and the biosphere ; Lesson 26. The human factor.
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