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Life: The Science of Biology David M. Hillis

Life: The Science of Biology By David M. Hillis

Life: The Science of Biology by David M. Hillis


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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.

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Life: The Science of Biology by David M. Hillis

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 through the text. Active learning is a priority throughout the text and media, giving instructors the support they need to encourage students to 'learn by doing'. Life continues and improves its focus on 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.

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CIN1319010164VG
9781319010164
1319010164
Life: The Science of Biology by David M. Hillis
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Macmillan Learning
20161201
1268
N/A
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