Biology The Unity and Diversity of Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Starr, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780534388003
• ISBN10: 0534388000
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-06
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart are among the most successful authors in introductory, biological science instruction because of their lively approach, engaging writing style, current coverage of the breadth of biology's topics, and their unique illustrations. In this Tenth Edition of Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, the authors use the important connections among molecular structure, biological function, and evolution to encourage student understanding instead of memorization. For example, Chapter 1 includes a preview of life's unity and diversity with an evolutionary perspective. Similar sections in Chapters 3, 5, and 6, on the structure and function of enzymes and other molecules, prepare students for chapters on cell structure and metabolism, genetics, evolution, anatomy, and physiology. This background prepares students to understand the power of comparative molecular studies in clarifying evolutionary relationships. Connections essays (28 in all) focus on this new integration of molecular structure, function, and evolution. The first essay (1.4) answers an important question: How can life display both unity and diversity? It shows how the theory of evolution by natural selection connects the two. Other essays consider evolutionary interplays between infectious agents and their hosts; cloning and genetically engineered mammals, the evolution of life over the past 3.8 billion years, and archaeopteryx and the ancestry of whales (to show that interpreting the past scientifically requires an intellectual shift). Improvements in the media package meet the high standards instructors have come to expect. There is a new version of the complimentary Interactive Concepts in Biology Student CD-ROM with nearly 800 interactions to clarify and reinforce key concepts. For instructors, there is a Multimedia Manager with art and graphics from the text already in PowerPoint format, as well as CNN Today video clips (294 in all), now available digitally.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1: Concepts and Methods in Biology

Part I: Principles of Cellular Life

2: Chemical Foundations for Cells

3. Carbon Compounds In Cells

4. Cell Structure and Function

5. A Closer Look At Cell Membranes

6. Ground Rules of Metabolism

7. How Cells Acquire Energy

8. How Cells Release Stored Energy

Part II: PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE

9. Cell Division and Mitosis

10. Meiosis

11. Observable Patterns of Inheritance

12. Human Genetics

13. DNA Structure and Function

14. From DNA to Proteins

15. Controls Over Genes

16. Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering

Part III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION

17. Microevolution

18. Speciation

19. The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

20. The Origin and Evolution of Life

Part IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY

21. Prokaryotes and Viruses

22. Protistans

23. Plants

24. Fungi

25. Animals: The Invertebrates

26. Animals: The Vertebrates

27. Biodiversity in Perspective

28. How Plants and Animals Work

Part V: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

29. Plant Tissues

30. Plant Nutrition and Transport

31. Plant Reproduction

32. Plant Growth and Development

Part V: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

33. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

34. Integration and Control: Nervous Systems

35. Sensory Reception

36. Integration: Endocrine Control

37. Protection, Support, and Movement

38. Circulation

39. Immunity

40. Respiration

41. Digestion and Human Nutrition

42. The Internal Environment

43. Principles of Reproduction and Development

44. Human Reproduction And Development

Part VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

45. Population Ecology

46. Social Interactions

47. Community Interactions

48. Ecosystems

49. The Biosphere

50. Perspective on Humans and the Biosphere