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OverviewKEY BENEFIT: With a proven and effective tradition of engaging readers with real-world applications, high-interest case studies, and inquiry-based pedagogy, Biology: Life on Earth fosters a lifetime of discovery and scientific understanding. Maintaining the conversational, question-and-answer presentation style that has made the text a best-seller, the Eleventh Edition continues to incorporate true and relevant Case Studies throughout each chapter, along with new, more extensive guidance for developing critical thinking skills and scientific literacy. For coverage of plant and animal anatomy & physiology, an alternate edition, Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, Eleventh Edition, is also available. KEY TOPICS: An Introduction to Life on Earth; Atoms, Molecules, and Life; Biological Molecules; Cell Structure and Function; Cell Membrane Structure and Function; Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell; Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis; Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration; The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction; Patterns of Inheritance; DNA: The Molecule of Heredity; Gene Expression and Regulation; Biotechnology; Principles of Evolution; How Populations Evolve; The Origin of Species; The History of Life; Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity; The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses; The Diversity of Protists; The Diversity of Plants; The Diversity of Fungi; Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates; Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates; Animal Behavior; Population Growth and Regulation; Community Interactions; Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems; Earth's Diverse Ecosystems; Conserving Earth's Biodiversity; Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body; Circulation; Respiration; Nutrition and Digestion; The Urinary System; Defense Against Disease; Chemical Control of the Animal Body; The Endocrine System; The Nervous System; The Senses; Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeletonl Animal Reproduction; Animal Development; Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport; Plant Reproduction and Development; Plant Responses to the Environment MARKET: For anyone interested in Biology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald Audesirk , Teresa Audesirk , Bruce ByersPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 11th edition Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 28.40cm Weight: 2.434kg ISBN: 9780133923001ISBN 10: 0133923002 Pages: 1024 Publication Date: 01 January 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 9781292158167 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Life on Earth Unit 1: THE LIFE OF THE CELL 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life 3. Biological Molecules 4. Cell Structure and Function 5. Cell Membrane Structure and Function 6. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell 7. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis 8. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration Unit 2: INHERITANCE 9. Cellular Reproduction 10. Meiosis: The Basis of Sexual Reproduction 11. Patterns of Inheritance 12. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity 13. Gene Expression and Regulation 14. Biotechnology Unit 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE 15. Principles of Evolution 16. How Populations Evolve 17. The Origin of Species 18. The History of Life 19. Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity 20. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses 21. The Diversity of Protists 22. The Diversity of Plants 23. The Diversity of Fungi 24. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates 25. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates Unit 4. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY 26. Animal Behavior 27. Population Growth and Regulation 28. Community Interactions 29. Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems 30. Earth's Diverse Ecosystems 31. Conserving Earth's Biodiversity Unit 5. ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 32. Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body 33. Circulation 34. Respiration 35. Nutrition and Digestion 36. The Urinary System 37. Defense Against Disease 38. Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The Endocrine System 39. The Nervous System 40. The Senses 41. Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton 42. Animal Reproduction 43. Animal Development Unit 6. PLANT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 44. Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport 45. Plant Reproduction and Development 46. Plant Responses to the Environment Biology Life on Earth, Eleventh Edition includes Chapters 1-30 Biology Life on Earth with Physiology, Eleventh Edition includes Chapters 1-46ReviewsAuthor InformationTERRY AND GERRY AUDESIRK grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral students at the University of Washington's marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system. They are now emeritus professors of biology at the University of Colorado Denver, where they taught introductory biology and neurobiology from 1982 through 2006. In their research, funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, they investigated the mechanisms by which neurons are harmed by low levels of environmental pollutants and protected by estrogen. Terry and Gerry share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, walking near their home in Steamboat Springs, and attempting to garden at 7,000 feet in the presence of hungry deer and elk. They are long-time members of many conservation organizations. Their daughter, Heather, provides another welcome focus to their lives. BRUCE E. BYERS is a midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, where he is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He's been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches introductory biology courses for both nonmajors and majors; he also teaches courses in ornithology and animal behavior. A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His current research focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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