Biology: The Dynamic Science
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Russell/Benington/McMillan/Engstrom/Shakerley's "Biology: The Dynamic Science," 6th Edition, makes things clear and easy to learn, trimming unnecessary details and focusing on big ideas that matter most. Figures are simple and highlight key concepts so you won’t get lost in extra information. Learning objectives and end-of chapter summaries connect to sections and show which objectives they cover -- making it easy to study and know what’s important. Additional research in evolutionary and cellular biology keeps content fresh and shows how science works in real life. The text, along with MindTap, emphasizes and applies science as a process. The authors explain complex ideas and describe how biologists collect and interpret evidence to test hypotheses, as well as provide applications, develop quantitative analysis and mathematical reasoning skills and build conceptual understanding.
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Unit I: MOLECULES AND CELLS.
2. Life, Chemistry, and Water.
3. Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life.
4. Cells.
5. Membranes and Transport.
6. Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions.
7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.
8. Photosynthesis.
9. Cell Communication.
10. Cell Division and Mitosis.
Unit II: GENETICS.
11. Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction.
12. Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance.
13. Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics.
14. DNA Structure and Replication.
15. Gene Expression: From DNA to Protein.
16. Regulation of Gene Expression.
17. Bacterial and Viral Genetics.
18. DNA Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications.
19. Genomes and Proteomes.
Unit III: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.
20. Development of Evolutionary Thinking.
21. Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations.
22. Speciation.
23. Paleobiology and Macroevolution.
24. Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life.
Unit IV: BIODIVERSITY.
25. The Origin of Life.
26. Bacteria and Archaea: The Primary Domains.
27. Eukaryotes: Two Domains United.
28. Seedless Plants.
29. Seed Plants.
30. Fungi.
31. Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes.
32. Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives.
Unit V: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
33. The Plant Body.
34. Transport in Plants.
35. Plant Nutrition.
36. Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants.
37. Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment.
Unit VI: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
38. Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology.
39. Neurons and Synapses.
40. Nervous Systems.
41. Sensory Systems.
42. The Endocrine System.
43. Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements.
44. The Circulatory System.
45. Defenses against Disease.
46. The Respiratory System.
47. Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition.
48. Regulating the Internal Environment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation.
49. Animal Reproduction.
50. Animal Development.
Unit VII: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.
51. Ecology and the Biosphere.
52. Animal Behavior.
53. Population Ecology.
54. Population Interactions and Community Ecology.
55. Ecosystems and Global Change.
56. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
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