Features
- Introduce students to basic biological concepts
- Teach and assess students’ scientific literacy and reasoning skills
- Engage non-science majors by emphasizing the relevance of biology to everyday life
- Show students the connections between key biological themes
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Biology Today
Unit 1: Cells
Chapter 2: Essential Chemistry for Biology
Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life
Chapter 4: A Tour of the Cell
Chapter 5: The Working Cell
Chapter 6: Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food
Chapter 7: Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
Unit 2: Genetics
Chapter 8: Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells
Chapter 9: Patterns of Inheritance
Chapter 10: The Structure and Function of DNA
Chapter 11: How Genes Are Controlled
Chapter 12: DNA Technology
Unit 3: Evolution and Diversity
Chapter 13: How Populations Evolve
Chapter 14: How Biological Diversity Evolves
Chapter 15: The Evolution of Microbial Life
Chapter 16: The Evolution of Plants and Fungi
Chapter 17: The Evolution of Animals
Unit 4: Ecology
Chapter 18: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 19: Population Ecology
Chapter 20: Communities and Ecosystems
Unit 5: Animal Structure and Function
Chapter 21: Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
Chapter 22: Nutrition and Digestion
Chapter 23: Circulation and Respiration
Chapter 24: The Body’s Defenses
Chapter 25: Hormones
Chapter 26: Reproduction and Development
Chapter 27: Nervous, Sensory, and Locomotor Systems
Unit 6: Plant Structure and Function
Chapter 28: The Life of a Flowering Plant
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- Stock: In Stock
- Model: 9781292102368
- Weight: 2.05kg
- Dimensions: 32.40cm x 23.70cm x 6.00cm
- ISBN: 9781292102368
