Life. the Science of Biology

Description

The Eleventh Edition of Life: The Science of Biology is engaging, active, and focused on teaching the skills that students need in the majors biology course. New pedagogical features grab students’ attention and give them a clear learning path throughthe text. Active learning is a priority throughout the text and media, including in the brand new and unique Active Learning Guide, giving instructors the support they need to encourage students to "learn by doing." Life continues and improves its focuson experiments and data, ensuring that students learn the skills they need to succeed in their careers. It is this potent combination of expertly crafted pedagogy and engagement that make this new edition the best resource for biology students.

The Eleventh Edition of Life: The Science of Biology retains its reputation as the book with the highest quality content, clarity of language, and experimental emphasis, and the new focus and features make it a Life worth investigating. 

Table of contents

Part ONE    The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis
 1 Studying Life 
 2 Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life 
 3 Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids 
 4 Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life 

Part TWO   Cells
 5 Cells: The Working Units of Life 
 6 Cell Membranes  
 7 Cell Communication and Multicellularity 

Part THREE   Cells and Energy
 8 Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism  
 9 Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy  
10 Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight  

Part FOUR   Genes and Heredity
11 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division  
12 Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes  
13 DNA and Its Role in Heredity  
14 From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression  
15 Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine  
16 Regulation of Gene Expression  

Part FIVE   Genomes 
17 Genomes  
18 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology  
19 Genes, Development, and Evolution  

Part SIX   The Patterns and Processes of Evolution 
20 Processes of Evolution  
21 Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies  
22 Speciation  
23 Evolution of Genes and Genomes  
24 The History of Life on Earth  

Part SEVEN   The Evolution of Diversity 
25 Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses  
26 The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes  
27 Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land  
28 The Evolution of Seed Plants  
29 The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi  
30 Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans  
31 Protostome Animals  
32 Deuterostome Animals  

Part EIGHT   Flowering Plants: Form and Function 
33 The Plant Body  
34 Transport in Plants  
35 Plant Nutrition  
36 Regulation of Plant Growth  
37 Reproduction in Flowering Plants  
38 Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges 

Part NINE   Animals: Form and Function 
39 Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation  
40 Animal Hormones  
41 Immunology: Animal Defense Systems   
42 Animal Reproduction  
43 Animal Development  
44 Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems  
45 Sensory Systems  
46 The Mammalian Nervous System  
47 Musculoskeletal Systems  
48 Gas Exchange  
49 Circulatory Systems  
50 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption  
51 Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion  
52 Animal Behavior  

Part TEN   Ecology 
53 The Physical Environment and Biogeography of Life   
54 Populations 
55 Species Interactions  
56 Communities  
57 Ecosystems   
58 A Changing Biosphere