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With its first edition, Principles of Life provided a textbook well aligned with the recommendations proposed in BIO 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists and Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education. Now Principles of Life returns in a thoroughly updated new edition that exemplifies the reform that is remaking the modern biology classroom.
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With its first edition,
Principles of Life provided a textbook well aligned with the recommendations proposed in
BIO 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists and
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education.
Now Principles of Life returns in a thoroughly updated new edition that exemplifies the reform that is remaking the modern biology classroom. See what's in the LaunchPad"
Synopsis
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Principles of Life returns in a thoroughly updated new edition that exemplifies the reform that is remaking the modern biology classroom. With the recommendations proposed in the NSF/AAAS mandate Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education clearly in mind, the authors focus on just those concepts that give students both the big picture of biology and the important basics--in only 45 chapters and 940 pages. Throughout, active learning exercises challenge students to analyze data and apply concepts, while new QR codes and direct Web addresses integrated into the text link students immediately to dynamic resources via their smartphones, tablets, or any Web browser. Replacing BioPortal, a "next generation" online learning space called LaunchPad connects teachers and students with powerful course tools, carefully curated content, and an intuitive interface.
Table of Contents
PART 1: CELLS1. Introduction2. The Chemistry and Energy of Life3. Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes4. Cells: The Working Units of Life5. Cell Membranes and Signaling6. Pathways that Harvest and Store Chemical Energy
PART 2: GENETICS7. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division8. Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes9. DNA and Its Role in Heredity10. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression11. Regulation of Gene Expression12. Genomes13. Biotechnology14. Genes, Development, and Evolution
PART 3: EVOLUTION15. Processes of Evolution 16. Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies 17. Speciation 18. The History of Life on Earth
PART 4: DIVERSITY19. Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses20. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes 21. The Evolution of Plants22. The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi23. Animal Origins and Diversity
PART 5: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION24. The Plant Body25. Plant Nutrition and Transport26. Plant Growth and Development 27. Reproduction of Flowering Plants28. Plants in the Environment
PART 6: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION29. Fundamentals of Animal Function30. Nutrition and Digestion31. Breathing32. Circulation33. Muscle and Movement34. Neurons, Sense Organs, and Nervous Systems35. Nervous and Endocrine Control36. Water and Salts: Excretion37. Animal Reproduction38. Animal Development39. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems40. Animal Behavior
PART 7: ECOLOGY41. The Distribution of Earths Ecological Systems42. Populations 43. Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Interactions within and among Species 44. Ecological Communities 45. The Global Ecosystem