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Neil A. Campbell (19462004) earned his M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. His research focused on desert and coastal plants. Neil's 30 years of teaching included introductory biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college's first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. For many years he was also a visiting scholar at UC Riverside. Neil was the founding author of Biology: A Global Approach.
Lisa A. Urry is Professor of Biology and Co-Chair of the Biology Department at Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California. After earning a B.A. at Tufts University, she completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lisa has conducted research on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Deeply committed to p
Table of Contents
- Biology and Its Themes
Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY
- Atoms and Molecules
- The Chemistry of Water
- Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
- Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
- Energy and Life
Unit 2 Cell Biology
- Cell Structure and Function
- Cell Membranes
- Cellular Signaling
- Cell Respiration
- Photosynthetic Processes
- Mitosis
Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE
- Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
- Mendelian Genetics
- Linkage and Chromosomes
- Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
- Expression of Genes
- Control of Gene Expression
- DNA Technology
- The Evolution of Genomes
Unit 4 Evolution
- How Evolution Works
- Phylogenetic Reconstruction
- Microevolution
- Species and Speciation
- Macroevolution
Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
- Introduction to Viruses
- Prokaryotes
- The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
- Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
- Seed Plants
- Introduction to Fungi
- An Introduction to Animal Diversity
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- Plant Structure and Growth
- Transport in Vascular Plants
- Plant Nutrition
- Reproduction of Flowering Plants
- Plant Signals and Behavior
Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- The Animal Body
- Chemical Signals in Animals
- Animal Digestive Systems
- Animal Transport Systems
- Animal Excretory Systems
- Animal Reproductive Systems
- Development in Animals
- Animal Defenses Against Infection
- Electrical Signals in Animals
- Neural Regulation in Animals
- Sensation and Movement in Animals
Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE
- An Overview of Ecology
- Behavioral Ecology
- Populations and Life History Traits
- Biodiversity and Communities
- Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
- Conservation and Global Ecology
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