Description
A concise and engaging biology text for biology majors, Understanding Biology partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamental concepts to help students better understand biology and focus on developing scientific skills.
Condensed chapters are centered on a learning path that serves to connect concepts within a chapter. The learning path begins with learning outcomes, which help students understand the core skills and concepts they should develop. Inquiry and Analysis cases help students build scientific skills, while scaffold end of chapter assessment ensures they not only grasp core concepts, but can also critically analyze and apply what they’ve learned.“Make the Connection,” a synthesis feature that ends every unit, helps students understand the connections between biological concepts, thus helping them “see” the big picture.
New Features
Every chapter opens with a Learning Path that walks through the main chapterconcepts. This helps students understand where the material fits in the context of other concepts in the chapter.
Every concept is broken down into sections that cover skills or ideas students should master. Learning objectives at the beginning of each section tell students exactly what you should be able to do by the end of the section.
Concept Review questions allow students to check their understanding before moving onto the next concept.
At the end of the chapter, each concept is assessed at three different levels. Understand, Apply, Synthesize.
New Features
Every chapter opens with a Learning Path that walks through the main chapterconcepts. This helps students understand where the material fits in the context of other concepts in the chapter.
Every concept is broken down into sections that cover skills or ideas students should master. Learning objectives at the beginning of each section tell students exactly what you should be able to do by the end of the section.
Concept Review questions allow students to check their understanding before moving onto the next concept.
At the end of the chapter, each concept is assessed at three different levels. Understand, Apply, Synthesize.
Table of Contents Part I The Molecular Basis of Life
1--The Science of Biology
2--The Nature of Moleculars and the Properties of Water
3--The Chemical Building Blocks of Life Part II The Biology of the Cell
4--Cell Structure
5--Membranes
6--Energy and Metabolism
7--How Cells Harvest Energy
8--Photosynthesis
9--Cell Communication
10--How Cells Divide Part III Genetic and Molecular Biology
11--Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
12--Patterns of Inheritance
13--The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
14--DNA: The Genetic Material
15--Genes and How They Work
16--Control of Gene Expression
17--Biotechnology
18--Genomics Part IV Evolution
19--Genes Within Populations
20--The Evidence for Evolution
21--The Origin of Species Part V The Diversity of Life
22--Systematics and Phylogeny
23--Prokaryotes and Viruses
24--Protists
25--Fungi
26--Plants
27--Animal Diversity
28--Vertebrates Part VI Plant Form and Function
29--Plant Form
30--Plant Reproduction
31--The Living Plant Part VII Animal Form and Function
32--The Animal Biology and How It Moves
33--The Nervous System
34--Fueling the Body's Metabolism
35--Maintaining Homeostasis
36--Reproduction and Development Part VIII Ecology and Behavior
37--Behavioral Biology
38--Ecology of Populations
39--Community Ecology
40--The Living World