Biology

Biologyisdesignedformulti-semesterbiologycoursesforsciencemajors.Itisgroundedonanevolutionarybasisandincludesexcitingfeaturesthathighlightcareersinthebiologicalsciencesandeverydayapplicationsoftheconceptsathand.

Tomeettheneedsoftoday’sinstructorsandstudents,somecontenthasbeenstrategicallycondensedwhilemaintainingtheoverallscopeandcoverageoftraditionaltextsforthiscourse.Instructorscancustomizethebook,adaptingittotheapproachthatworksbestintheirclassroom.

Biologyalsoincludesaninnovativeartprogramthatincorporatescriticalthinkingandclickerquestionstohelpstudentsunderstand—andapply—keyconcepts.

Features:
-Studyprogress
-Quizprogress
-8Studyunits
-256Lessons
-47Quizzes
-676Practicequestions
-440Flashcards
-2350Glossaries

Unit1:TheChemistryofLife.Ouropeningunitintroducesstudentstothesciences,includingthescientificmethodandthefundamentalconceptsofchemistryandphysicsthatprovideaframeworkwithinwhichlearnerscomprehendbiologicalprocesses.

Unit2:TheCell.Studentswillgainsolidunderstandingofthestructures,functions,andprocessesofthemostbasicunitoflife:thecell.

Unit3:Genetics.OurcomprehensivegeneticsunittakeslearnersfromtheearliestexperimentsthatrevealedthebasisofgeneticsthroughtheintricaciesofDNAtocurrentapplicationsintheemergingstudiesofbiotechnologyandgenomics.

Unit4:EvolutionaryProcesses.Thecoreconceptsofevolutionarediscussedinthisunitwithexamplesillustratingevolutionaryprocesses.Additionally,theevolutionarybasisofbiologyreappearsthroughoutthetextbookingeneraldiscussionandisreinforcedthroughspecialcall-outfeatureshighlightingspecificevolution-basedtopics.

Unit5:BiologicalDiversity.Thediversityoflifeisexploredwithdetailedstudyofvariousorganismsanddiscussionofemergingphylogeneticrelationships.Thisunitmovesfromvirusestolivingorganismslikebacteria,discussestheorganismsformerlygroupedasprotists,anddevotesmultiplechapterstoplantandanimallife.

Unit6:PlantStructureandFunction.Ourplantunitthoroughlycoversthefundamentalknowledgeofplantlifeessentialtoanintroductorybiologycourse.

Unit7:AnimalStructureandFunction.Anintroductiontotheformandfunctionoftheanimalbodyisfollowedbychaptersonspecificbodysystemsandprocesses.Thisunittouchesonthebiologyofallorganismswhilemaintaininganengagingfocusonhumananatomyandphysiologythathelpsstudentsconnecttothetopics.

Unit8:Ecology.Ecologicalconceptsarebroadlycoveredinthisunit,withfeatureshighlightinglocalized,real-worldissuesofconservationandbiodiversity.