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Book Synopsis

This workbook focuses on key ideas, principles, and concepts that are fundamental to understanding biology. A variety of hands-on activities, such as mapping and modeling, suit different learning styles and help students discover which topics they need more help on. Students learn biology by doing biology.



Table of Contents
Brief Contents

  1. Biology: The Study of Life BioSkills
UNIT 1: The Molecular Origin and Evolution of Life
  1. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
  2. Protein Structure and Function
  3. Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
  4. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
  5. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
UNIT 2: Cell Structure and Function
  1. Inside the Cell
  2. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
  3. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  4. Photosynthesis
  5. Cell–Cell Interactions
  6. The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3: Gene Structure and Expression
  1. Meiosis
  2. Mendel and the Gene
  3. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
  4. How Genes Work
  5. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
  6. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
  7. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
  8. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
  9. Genes, Development, and Evolution
UNIT 4: Evolutionary Patterns and Processes
  1. Evolution by Natural Selection
  2. Evolutionary Processes
  3. Speciation
  4. Phylogenies and the History of Life
UNIT 5: The Diversification of Life
  1. Bacteria and Archaea
  2. Diversification of Eukaryotes
  3. Green Algae and Land Plants
  4. Fungi
  5. An Introduction to Animals
  6. Protostome Animals
  7. Deuterostome Animals
  8. Viruses
UNIT 6: How Plants Work
  1. Plant Form and Function
  2. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
  3. Plant Nutrition
  4. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
  5. Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
UNIT 7: How Animals Work
  1. Animal Form and Function
  2. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
  3. Animal Nutrition
  4. Gas Exchange and Circulation
  5. Animal Nervous Systems
  6. Animal Sensory Systems
  7. Animal Movement
  8. Chemical Signals in Animals
  9. Animal Reproduction and Development
  10. The Immune System in Animals
UNIT 8: Ecology
  1. An Introduction to Ecology
  2. Behavioral Ecology
  3. Population Ecology
  4. Community Ecology
  5. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
  6. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: 04/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9780135276952, 978-0135276952
      ISBN10: 0135276950

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This workbook focuses on key ideas, principles, and concepts that are fundamental to understanding biology. A variety of hands-on activities, such as mapping and modeling, suit different learning styles and help students discover which topics they need more help on. Students learn biology by doing biology.



      Table of Contents
      Brief Contents

      1. Biology: The Study of Life BioSkills
      UNIT 1: The Molecular Origin and Evolution of Life
      1. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
      2. Protein Structure and Function
      3. Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
      4. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
      5. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
      UNIT 2: Cell Structure and Function
      1. Inside the Cell
      2. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
      3. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
      4. Photosynthesis
      5. Cell–Cell Interactions
      6. The Cell Cycle
      UNIT 3: Gene Structure and Expression
      1. Meiosis
      2. Mendel and the Gene
      3. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
      4. How Genes Work
      5. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
      6. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
      7. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
      8. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
      9. Genes, Development, and Evolution
      UNIT 4: Evolutionary Patterns and Processes
      1. Evolution by Natural Selection
      2. Evolutionary Processes
      3. Speciation
      4. Phylogenies and the History of Life
      UNIT 5: The Diversification of Life
      1. Bacteria and Archaea
      2. Diversification of Eukaryotes
      3. Green Algae and Land Plants
      4. Fungi
      5. An Introduction to Animals
      6. Protostome Animals
      7. Deuterostome Animals
      8. Viruses
      UNIT 6: How Plants Work
      1. Plant Form and Function
      2. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
      3. Plant Nutrition
      4. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
      5. Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
      UNIT 7: How Animals Work
      1. Animal Form and Function
      2. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
      3. Animal Nutrition
      4. Gas Exchange and Circulation
      5. Animal Nervous Systems
      6. Animal Sensory Systems
      7. Animal Movement
      8. Chemical Signals in Animals
      9. Animal Reproduction and Development
      10. The Immune System in Animals
      UNIT 8: Ecology
      1. An Introduction to Ecology
      2. Behavioral Ecology
      3. Population Ecology
      4. Community Ecology
      5. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
      6. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

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