Biology : The Unity and Diversity of Life

by Starr,Cecie

• ISBN13: 9780538739771
• ISBN10: 0538739770
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2009-08-07
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

By using an issues-oriented approach, the new edition of this respected text grabs student interest with real-life issues that hit home. This text includes new coverage and pedagogy that encourages students to think critically about hot-button issues and includes outstanding new features that take students beyond memorization and encourage them to ask questions in new ways as they learn to interpret data. Show students how biology matters – Biology's connections to real life are reflected in every chapter of this new edition, beginning with opening Impacts,Issues essays—a brief case study on a biology-related isue or research finding and is revisited throughout the chapter, reminding students of the real-world significance of basic concepts. Additional, online exercises promote critical thinking about issues students will face as consumers, parents, and citizens. Link concepts from chapter to chapter – Links to Earlier Concepts appear near the Key Concepts, to help students remember what they've learned in earlier chapters and apply it to the new material to come. At the beginning of each section, students are reminded of the earlier link that is most appropriate for their current study.

Table of Contents

Invitation to Biology

Principles Of Cellular Life

Life's Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts--Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Principles Of Inheritance

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Principles Of Evolution

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information About Species

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Evolution And Biodiversity

Viruses and Prokaryotes

"Protists"--The Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution--The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution--The Chordates

Plants and Animals--Common Challenges

How Plants Work

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Plant Growth and Development

How Animals Work

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Principles Of Ecology

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Structure and Biodiversity

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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