Biology: Life on Earth Plus Masteringbiology with Etext -- Access Card Package
Autor Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byersen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 dec 2009
The fully revised Biology: Life on Earth, Ninth Edition, has the same friendly writing style appreciated by thousands of students, but with greater emphasis on engaging, real-world applications. New to this edition are “Case Study Continued” sections, which connect a chapter’s case study to relevant biological topics covered in the chapter, and “Have you ever wondered?” features that respond to commonly asked questions from students. Thoroughly revised illustrations and expanded critical thinking questions have been added to each chapter and are supplemented by the powerful new MasteringBiology® program that helps students make effective use of their study time outside of the classroom.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780321681522
ISBN-10: 0321681525
Pagini: 696
Dimensiuni: 221 x 282 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.72 kg
Ediția:00009Nouă
Editura: CUMMINGS
Locul publicării:San Francisco, United States
ISBN-10: 0321681525
Pagini: 696
Dimensiuni: 221 x 282 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.72 kg
Ediția:00009Nouă
Editura: CUMMINGS
Locul publicării:San Francisco, United States
Cuprins
1. An Introduction to Life on Earth
I. LIFE OF THE CELL
2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life
3. Biological Molecules
4. Cell Structure and Function
5. Cell Membrane Structure and Function
6. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell
7. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis
8. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration
II. INHERITANCE
9. The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction
10. Patterns of Inheritance
11. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
12. Gene Expression and Regulation
13. Biotechnology
III. EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE
14. Principles of Evolution
15. How Organisms Evolve
16. The Origin of Species
17. The History of Life
18. Systematics: Seeking Order Amidst Diversity
19. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses
20. The Diversity of Protists
21. The Diversity of Plants
22. The Diversity of Fungi
23. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates
24. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates
IV. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY
25. Animal Behavior
26. Population Growth and Regulation
27. Community Interactions
28. How Do Ecosystems Work?
29. Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems
30. Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity
I. LIFE OF THE CELL
2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life
3. Biological Molecules
4. Cell Structure and Function
5. Cell Membrane Structure and Function
6. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell
7. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis
8. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration
II. INHERITANCE
9. The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction
10. Patterns of Inheritance
11. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
12. Gene Expression and Regulation
13. Biotechnology
III. EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE
14. Principles of Evolution
15. How Organisms Evolve
16. The Origin of Species
17. The History of Life
18. Systematics: Seeking Order Amidst Diversity
19. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses
20. The Diversity of Protists
21. The Diversity of Plants
22. The Diversity of Fungi
23. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates
24. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates
IV. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY
25. Animal Behavior
26. Population Growth and Regulation
27. Community Interactions
28. How Do Ecosystems Work?
29. Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems
30. Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity
Notă biografică
Terry and Gerry Audesirk grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral fellows at the University of Washington’s marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system. The Audesirks joined the faculty of the University of Colorado, Denver, in 1982, where they taught introductory biology and neurobiology, and researched mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity and the effects of estrogen on cultured neurons until their retirement in 2006.
Terry and Gerry share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. After retirement, they moved to a ranch near Steamboat Springs, where they enjoy hiking, horseback riding, and snowshoeing. Long-time members of many conservation organizations, they do volunteer work with the Nature Conservatory.
Bruce E. Byers, a midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches courses in ornithology and evolution.
A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His current research focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day.
Terry and Gerry share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. After retirement, they moved to a ranch near Steamboat Springs, where they enjoy hiking, horseback riding, and snowshoeing. Long-time members of many conservation organizations, they do volunteer work with the Nature Conservatory.
Bruce E. Byers, a midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches courses in ornithology and evolution.
A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His current research focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day.
Caracteristici
- An Engaging Case Study opens each chapter and is followed with new “Case Study Continued” sections that carry the thread of the case study through the chapter, concluding with a “Case Study Revisited” section that ends the chapter by tying up the main themes of the Case Study.
- Major sections are introduced as questions, to encourage students to find answers within a section, while minor subheadings are presented as summary statements of important biology concepts.
- Boxed essays in every chapter relate chapter topics to everyday issues and events that students will likely have heard about in the news:
- Health Watch essays explore topics relevant to human health.
- Earth Watch essays discuss important environmental challenges and possible solutions.
- Scientific Inquiry essays delve into important scientific research, giving students a better appreciation of “how we know what we know.”
- Links to Everyday Life features do just that–link topics covered in the book to the student’s life, such as by providing practical advice for avoiding E. coli food contamination (Chapter 19), as well as suggestions for actions that individuals can take to minimize impacts on the environment (Chapter 30).
- Critical thinking questions help students to think beyond the text. (Suggested answers and hints are provided in the Instructor Resource Guide).
- Figure caption questions ask the student to think critically about the topic covered in the art, and to apply what they’ve learned from the figure to a new situation. Answers to the figure caption questions appear at the end of the text.
- Consider This questions in the end-of-chapter “Case Study Revisited” section provide thought-provoking questions for the student to consider in relation to the Case Study.
- Applying the Concepts questions at the end of each chapter challenge the student to synthesize information beyond the chapter material, and has them apply this knowledge to new situations.
Caracteristici noi
- “Have you ever wondered?” features appear in each chapter, and pose high-interest questions that students might very well have asked themselves or instructors, along with simple and clear scientific explanations for each question. Examples include “why do bruises turn colors?” (Chapter 12) and “why are backaches so common?” (Chapter 14).
- An invigorated art program not only draws students into learning the material, but also teaches concepts more effectively by providing:
- Numbered steps that break down complex processes into more manageable steps.
- Integrated comments that focus the student’s attention on key points within a figure.
- Greater consistency in color and illustration format, which makes it easier for students to make connections among figures.
- “Case Study Continued” sections appear two to three times per chapter, and connect the chapter-opening case study to relevant biological concepts.
- NEW Case Studies for the Ninth Edition include the blood doping scandal at the 2008 Tour de France (Chapter 8), and concerns about threatened Monarch butterfly populations (Chapter 30).
- Updated boxed essays include:
- New “Health Watch” boxes added to Unit 3 "Evolution and Diversity of Life” and Unit 4 (Behavior and Ecology), covering topics such as the impact of some photosynthetic microorganisms on human health (Chapter 26).
- New “Earth Watch” boxes include an examination into the pros and cons of biofuels (Chapter 7), and a look at how how human actions might be speeding the evolution of Earth’s organisms (Chapter 14).
- New “Scientific Inquiry” essay topics include the evolution of the “one gene, one protein” hypothesis (Chapter 12) and an exploration into the relationship between a parasitic roundworm and its host ant Chapter 27).
- Expanded BioEthics questions are provided within relevant essay boxes, figure captions, and end-of-chapter “Applying the Concepts” sections, challenging students to carefully consider both sides of a bioethical issue.
- Fill-in-the-Blank questions have been added to the end of each chapter (an answer key is provided at the back of the book).
- Chapters in key sections have been reorganized, to improve the pacing and flow of topics:
- The chapters in Unit 2, Inheritance, now begin with Cellular Reproduction (Chapter 9), followed by Patterns of Inheritance (Chapter 10), DNA (Chapter 11), Gene Expression and Regulation (Chapter 12), and conclude—as before—with Biotechnology (Chapter 13).
- Separate chapters discuss The Nervous System (Chapter 38) and The Senses (Chapter 39), to make the amount of content in each chapter more manageable for the student.
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