Overview

Each chapter of this beautifully written book begins with a story, taken from today’s headlines, that sets the stage for a thoughtful, student-centered tour of essential biological concepts.    For courses in Introductory Biology, for non-majors biology students.   This book provides students with all the tools they need to become scientifically literate citizens. And it does students the favor of providing no more than what is necessary to achieve this, since the “Brief Guide” really is brief — in terms of its page-count, the number of topics it covers, and the depth of its coverage.  The book’s name actually is doubly apt, in that it is a kind of guide. It attempts to engage students in the subject of biology through an informal, metaphorical, and narrative style. Just as an instructor pauses periodically during a lecture to make sure students understand a tricky point, so the Brief Guide takes the time to bring students along in a step-by-step fashion with a friendly style to make sure no one gets lost along the way.  

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Author:   David Krogh
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 10.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 10.20cm
Weight:   1.383kg
ISBN:  

9780131859647

ISBN 10:   0131859641
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   23 February 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Science and the Real World Unit 1: Essential Parts: Atoms, Molecules, and Cells 2. Chemistry and Life 3. Biological Molecules 4. Exploring Life's Home: The Cell 5. On Life's Edge: The Plasma Membrane Unit 2: Energy and Life 6. Powering Life: An Introduction to Energy 7. Supplying the Body with Energy 8. The Green World's Gift: Photosynthesis Unit 3: How Life Goes On: Genetics 9. Genetics, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis 10. Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis 11. Mendel and His Discoveries 12. Genetic Inheritance and Health 13. DNA Structure and Replication 14. How Proteins are Made 15. Biotechnology Unit 4: Life's Organizing Principle: Evolution and the Diversity of Life 16. How Life Was Shaped: An Introduction to Evolution 17. The Means of Evolution: Microevolution 18. Macroevolution: The Origin of Species 19. The History of Life on Earth 20. Microbes: The Diversity of Life 1 21. Fungi and Plants: The Diversity of Life 2 22. Animals: The Diversity of Life 3 Unit 5: The Living World as a Whole: Ecology 23. Populations and Communities in Ecology 24. Ecosystems and Biomes Unit 6: What Makes the Organism Tick? Human Anatomy and Physiology 25. The Human Body and Three of Its Systems 26. The Nervous and Endocrine Systems 27. The Immune System 28. Transport and Exchange 29. Human Reproduction Unit 7: Plant Anatomy and Physiology 30. Flowering Plants

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