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.