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Book SynopsisSucceed in your biology course with this updated Sixth Edition of BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITHOUT PHYSIOLOGY. Packed with real-world applications, the book offers chunked content in a clear, straightforward writing style, beautiful art and a variety of in-text learning tools. The accompanying MindTap for Biology includes multimedia instruction, assessments, videos, personalized study tools and more. With this easy-to-read, engaging text, you'll learn about biology from the perspective of issues relevant to your daily life.
Table of Contents1. Invitation to Biology. Unit I: How Cells Work. 2. Molecules of Life. 3. Cell Structure. 4. Energy and Metabolism. 5. Photosynthesis. 6. Releasing Chemical Energy. Unit II: Genetics. 7. DNA Structure and Function. 8. Gene Expression and Control. 9. How Cells Reproduce. 10. Patterns of Inheritance. 11. Biotechnology. Unit III: Evolution and Diversity. 12. Evidence of Evolution. 13. Processes of Evolution. 14. Prokaryotes, Protists, and Viruses. 15. Plants and Fungi. 16. Animal Evolution. Unit IV: Ecology. 17. Population Ecology. 18. Communities and Ecosystems. 19. The Biosphere and Human Effects.