Biology
The Unity and Diversity of Life
Résumé
Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart are among the most successful authors in introductory, biological science instruction because of their approach, engaging writing style, current coverage of the breadth of biology's topics, and their unique illustrations.
In this 10th edition of Biology: The Unity and
Diversity of Life, the authors use the important
connection between molecular biology structure, function,
and evolution to encourage student understanding instead of
memorization.
For example, Chapter 1 includes a preview of life's unity
and diversity with an evolutionary perspective.
Similar sections in Chapters 3, 5, and 6, on the structure
and function of enzymes and other molecules prepare
students for chapters on cell structure and metabolism,
genetics, evolution, anatomy, and physiology.
This background, prepares students to understand the power
of comparative molecular studies in clarifying evolutionary
relationships. Connection essays (28 in all) focus on this
new integration of molecular structure, function, and
evolution.
The first essay (1.4) answers an important question: How can life display unity and diversity? It shows how the theory of evolution by natural selection connects the two. Other essays consider archaeopteryx and the ancestry of whales (to show that interpreting the past scientifically requires an intellectual shift), evolutionary interplays between infectious agents and their hosts, cloning genetically engineered mammals, and the evolution of life over the past 3.8 billion years.
Improvements in the media package meet the high standards instructors have come to expect. There is a new version of the complementary Interactive Concepts in Biology Student CD-ROM with nearly 800 interactions to clarify and reinforce text concepts. For instructors, there is a Multimedia Manager with art and graphics from the text already in PowerPoint format as well as CNN Today Video clips (294 in all), which are now available digitally.
Contents
Introduction
- Concepts and Methods in Biology
- Chemical Foundations for Cells
- Carbon Compounds In Cells
- Cell Structure and Function
- A Closer Look At Cell Membranes
- Ground Rules of Metabolism
- How Cells Acquire Energy
- How Cells Release Stored Energy
- Cell Division and Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Observable Patterns of Inheritance
- Human Genetics
- DNA Structure and Function
- From DNA to Proteins
- Controls Over Genes
- Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering
- Microevolution
- Speciation
- The Macroevolutionary Puzzle
- The Origin and Evolution of Life
- Prokaryotes and Viruses
- Protistans
- Plants
- Fungi
- Animals: The Invertebrates
- Animals: The Vertebrates
- Biodiversity in Perspective
- How Plants and Animals Work
- Plant Tissues
- Plant Nutrition and Transport
- Plant Reproduction
- Plant Growth and Development
- Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
- Integration and Control: Nervous Systems
- Sensory Reception
- Integration: Endocrine Control
- Protection, Support, and Movement
- Circulation
- Immunity
- Respiration
- Digestion and Human Nutrition
- The Internal Environment
- Principles of Reproduction and Development
- Human Reproduction And Development
- Population Ecology
- Social Interactions
- Community Interactions
- Ecosystems
- The Biosphere
- Perspective on humans and the Biosphere
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Thomson |
| Auteur(s) | Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart |
| Parution | 15/04/2003 |
| Édition | 10eme édition |
| Nb. de pages | 958 |
| Format | 23,7 x 28,5 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 2350g |
| Intérieur | Quadri |
| EAN13 | 9780534274139 |
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