Biology The Unity and Diversity of Life, Enhanced Homework Edition (with Cover Sheet, Essential Study Skills, and Audio Book PAC, BiologyNOW™-Personal Tutor, InfoTrac 2-Semester, iLrn™ PAC)

by Starr, Cecie; Taggart, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780495102847
• ISBN10: 0495102849
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-13
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

For the 11th edition of BIOLOGY: UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart made it their goal to "solve" some of the toughest Introductory Biology course challenges. We introduce a new issues-oriented approach with engages students in current, motivating biological topics; a built-in cross-referencing system for key topics; and, most importantly, time-saving media resources for instructors. Show students how biology matters – Opening each chapter with engaging essays on hot issues and related online voting, the text highlights the connections between biology and real-life. Online exercises promote critical thinking about issues students will face as consumers, parents and citizens. Link concepts from chapter to chapter - Students often have a difficult time with this, so the authors created a "linking" tool. A list at the start of each chapter reminds students of related topics that were explained earlier. Within chapters, a key icon identifies cross-references to relevant sections in earlier chapters. As students work through the text, they see how topics build upon one another. Monitoring students' progress with ease - BiologyNow offers diagnostic quizzes with automatically graded results that flow directly into your instructor gradebook (iLrn, WebCT or BlackBoard). And, to assess students' progress instantly with in-class quizzes and polls, you can use JoinIn on TurningPoint® content and software. Easier lecture prep - The new PowerLecture tool integrates all chapter assets - art, photos, animations, videos, links to InfoTrac articles, web links and everything else you need into each chapter's lecture slides. This "buffet" of media resources-arranged by chapter section is at your fingertips. Just cut and paste what you want into your lecture file.

Table of Contents

Introduction

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

Microevolutionary Processes

Evolutionary Patterns, Rates, and Trends

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Evolution and Biodiversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

"Protists"--The Simplest Eukaryotes

Plant Evolution

Fungi

Animal Evolution--The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution--The Vertebrates

Biodiversity in Perspective

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Plants and Animals--Common Challenges

How Plants Work

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Animal Structure and function

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

The Internal Environment

Principles of Animal Reproduction and Development

Human Reproduction and Development

Principles of Ecology

Population Ecology

Community Structure and Biodiversity

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Behavioral Ecology.

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