Biology

Science for Life

Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden

480 pages, parution le 09/09/2003

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Résumé

For one-semester courses in Introductory Biology, for non-major biology students.

This issues-based, inquiry-driven biology text provides students with the ability and desire to take an active and scholarly interest in the science issues they will regularly face in college and for the rest of their lives. It helps them gain an in-depth understanding of compelling contemporary topics, and provides a motivator for learning the biology that permeates these issues.

Features

Issues oriented approach.
- Keeps students interested, compels them to do the challenging work of learning, and helps them critically evaluate the flood of scientific information that surrounds them.
Sound coverage of the biological concepts in each chapter.
- Models the process of science and how scientists and citizens alike use this process in order to answer questions.
A five-part organization - Part I covers general principles in biology; Part II examines genetics; Part III looks at evolution; Part IV discusses human health; and Part V conclude the book with humans and the environment.
Enables students to practice evaluating the merit of scientific information they receive, and teaches them the skills required to research topics of their choosing more thoroughly.
Chapter-end summaries.
Gives students the opportunity to review and check their understanding of key content in each chapter before moving on.
Chapter-end review questions and application problems.
Reinforces students comprehension; increases their critical thinking skills, helps them extend their inquiry, and apply the basics of what they have learned.
Connecting the Science questions.
Encourages classroom discussion, and serves students with a good starting place for writing term papers.
Visually appealing presentation.
Assists students in understanding complex concepts.
Examples of evolution by natural selection - Throughout each chapter.

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN BIOLOGY.
- Can Science Cure the Common Cold? Introduction to the Scientific Mind.
- The Only Diet You Will Ever Need: Cells and Metabolism.
- Prospecting for Biological Gold: Biodiversity and Classification.
II. THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE.
- Are You Only as Smart as Your Genes? The Science of Inheritance.
- Cancer: The Cell Cycle and Cell Division.
- DNA Detective: DNA and Inheritance.
- Genetic Engineering: Gene Expression, Genetically Modified Organisms.
III. EVOLUTION.
- Where Did We Come From? The Evidence for Evolution.
- Evolving a Cure for AIDS: Natural Selection.
- Who Am I? Species and Races.
IV. HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE.
- Will Mad Cow Disease Become an Epidemic? Immune System, Bacteria and Viruses.
- Gender and Athleticism: Developmental Biology, Reproductive Anatomy and Endocrinology.
- Attention Deficit Disorder: Brain Structure and Function.
V. HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
- Is Earth Experiencing a Biodiversity Crisis? Ecology and Conservation Biology.
- Can Earth Support the Human Population? Population and plant Growth.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Pearson
Auteur(s)	Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden
Parution	09/09/2003
Nb. de pages	480
Format	21,5 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1050g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780130892416
ISBN13	978-0-13-089241-6