Snedden, Robert.

The diversity of life : from single cells to multicellular organisms / Robert Snedden. - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Cell & life .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47).

A dazzling diversity -- What's in a name? -- Living kingdoms -- All together now -- Mutations -- Genetic drift -- Natural selection -- Adaptation -- Ripples in the gene pool -- Speciation -- Simple beginnings -- A tour of the kingdoms -- Protistans -- Fungi -- Plants -- Plant evolution -- Animals -- A brief history of life -- The end of the line -- The threat to diversity.

ISBN: 158810673X

LCCN: 2001008582

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biological diversity.

LC Class. No.: QH541.15.B56 / S64 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 570