Understanding Biology, 2nd Edition
- Length: 1088 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
- Publication Date: 2017-01-23
- ISBN-10: 1259592413
- ISBN-13: 9781259592416
- Sales Rank: #75025 (See Top 100 Books)
A concise and engaging biology text for biology majors, Understanding Biology partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamentals concepts to help students better understand biology and focus on developing scientific skills.
Condensed chapters are centered on a learning path that serves to connect concepts within a chapter. The learning path begins with learning outcomes, which help students understand the core skills and concepts they should develop. Inquiry and Analysis cases help students build scientific skills, while scaffold end of chapter assessment ensures they not only grasp core concepts, but can also critically analyze and apply what they’ve learned. “Connecting the Concepts,” a synthesis feature that ends every part, helps students understand the connections between biological concepts, thus helping them “see” the big picture.
Table of Contents
PART I: The Molecular Basis of Life
Chapter 1 The Science Of Biology
Chapter 2 The Nature Of Molecules And The Properties Of Water
Chapter 3 The Chemical Building Blocks Of Life
PART II: Biology of the Cell
Chapter 4 Cell Structure
Chapter 5 Membranes
Chapter 6 Energy And Metabolism
Chapter 7 How Cells Harvest Energy
Chapter 8 Photosynthesis
Chapter 9 Cell Communication
Chapter 10 How Cells Divide
PART III: Genetic and Molecular Biology
Chapter 11 Sexual Reproduction And Meiosis
Chapter 12 Patterns Of Inheritance
Chapter 13 The Chromosomal Basis Of Inheritance
Chapter 14 Dna: The Genetic Material
Chapter 15 Genes And How They Work
Chapter 16 Control Of Gene Expression
Chapter 17 Biotechnology
Chapter 18 Genomics
PART IV: Evolution
Chapter 19 Genes Within Populations
Chapter 20 The Evidence For Evolution
Chapter 21 The Origin Of Species
PART V: The Diversity of Life
Chapter 22 Systematics And Phylogeny
Chapter 23 Prokaryotes And Viruses
Chapter 24 Protists
Chapter 25 Fungi
Chapter 26 Plants
Chapter 27 Animal Diversity
Chapter 28 Vertebrates
PART VI: Plant Form and Function
Chapter 29 Plant Form
Chapter 30 Flowering Plant Reproduction
Chapter 31 The Living Plant
PART VII: Animal Form and Function
Chapter 32 The Animal Body And How It Moves
Chapter 33 The Nervous System
Chapter 34 Fueling The Body’S Metabolism
Chapter 35 Maintaining Homeostasis
Chapter 36 Reproduction And Development
PART VIII Ecology and Behavior
Chapter 37 Behavioral Biology
Chapter 38 Ecology Of Individuals And Populations
Chapter 39 Community Ecology
Chapter 40 The Living World
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