Biology : Concepts and Connections with Mybiology

by Campbell, Neil A.

• ISBN13: 9780805366259
• ISBN10: 0805366253
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This pioneering textbook invites students into the world of introductory biology, encouraging them to explore while providing tools to help them grasp the material. Designed to engage introductory students and make biology relevant to their lives, BIOLOGY: Concepts and Connections, Third Edition, emphasizes concepts through unique modules. Each module combines exceptional art, text that walks students through illustrations, accompanying interactive media, and compelling real-world connections. Every chapter begins with an interesting story and an outline of the topics and concepts that lie ahead. Major headings help students navigate the concept-based modules, which link logically together. After each module, a question prompts students to test their understanding. The text is the cornerstone of a fully-integrated learning package, including print and interactive media supplements, that promotes understanding of biology's important connections to our lives and to other natural sciences.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Scientific Study of Life.

I. THE LIFE OF THE CELL.

2. The Chemical Basis of Life.
3. The Molecules of Cells.
4. A Tour of the Cell.
5. The Working Cell.
6. How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy.
7: Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food.

II. CELLULAR REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS.

8. The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance.
9. Patterns of Inheritance.
10. Molecular Biology of the Gene.
11. The Control of Gene Expression.
12. DNA Technology and the Human Genome.

III. CONCEPTS OF EVOLUTION.

13. How Populations Evolve.
14. The Origin of Species.
15. Tracing Evolutionary History.

IV. THE EVOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

16. The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists.
17. Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land.
18. The Evolution of Animal Diversity.
19. Human Evolution.

V. ANIMALS: FORM AND FUNCTION.

20. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function.
21. Nutrition and Digestion.
22. Respiration: The Exchange of Gases.
23. Circulation.
24. The Immune System.
25. Control of the Internal Environment.
26. Chemical Regulation.
27. Reproduction and Embryonic Development.
28. Nervous Systems.
29. The Senses.
30. How Animals Move.

VI. PLANTS: FORM AND FUNCTION.

31. Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development.
32. Plant Nutrition and Transport.
33. Control Systems in Plants.

VII. ECOLOGY.

34. The Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments.
35. Population Dynamics.
36. Communities and Ecosystems.
37. Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment.
38. Conservation Biology.