(eBook PDF) Understanding Biology 3rd Edition By Kenneth Mason

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1260240908
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1260240900
• Author: Kenneth Mason (Author), Tod Duncan (Author), Jonathan Losos (Author)

A concise and engaging biology text for biology majors, Understanding Biology partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamentals concepts to help students better understand biology and focus on developing scientific skills. This approach utilizes the Vision and Change guidelines of Core Concepts and Core Skills while helping students begin the process of becoming a scientist.

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. “Connecting the Concepts,” a synthesis feature that ends every part, helps students understand the connections between biological concepts, thus helping them “see” the big picture.

Table contents:

Chapter 1    The Science of Biology

Chapter 2    The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water

Chapter 3    The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Chapter 4    Cell Structure

Chapter 5    Membranes

Chapter 6    Energy and Metabolism

Chapter 7    How Cells Harvest Energy

Chapter 8    Photosynthesis

Chapter 9    Cell Communication

Chapter 10    How Cells Divide

Chapter 11    Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Chapter 12    Patterns of Inheritance

Chapter 13    The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

Chapter 14    DNA: The Genetic Material

Chapter 15    Genes and How They Work

Chapter 16    Control of Gene Expression

Chapter 17    Biotechnology

Chapter 18    Genomics

Chapter 19    Genes Within Populations

Chapter 20    The Evidence for Evolution

Chapter 21    The Origin of Species

Chapter 22    Systematics and Phylogeny

Chapter 23    Prokaryotes and Viruses

Chapter 24    Protists

Chapter 25    Fungi

Chapter 26    Plants

Chapter 27    Animal Diversity

Chapter 28    Vertebrates

Chapter 29    Plant Form

Chapter 30    Flowering Plant Reproduction

Chapter 31    The Living Plant

Chapter 32    The Animal Body and How It Moves

Chapter 33    The Nervous System

Chapter 34    Fueling the Body’s Metabolism

Chapter 35    Maintaining Homeostasis

Chapter 36    Reproduction and Development

Chapter 37    Behavioral Biology

Chapter 38    Ecology of Individuals and Populations

Chapter 39    Community Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics

Chapter 40    The Living World