Sylvia S. Mader

Concepts of Biology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Instructors consistently ask for a textbook that helps students understand the relationships between the main concepts of biology, so they are not learning facts about biology in isolation. Mader's Concepts of Biology was developed to fill this void. Organized around the main themes of biology, Concepts of Biology guides students to think conceptually about biology and the world around them. Just as the levels of biological organization flow from one level to the next, themes and topics in Concepts of Biology are tied to one another throughout the chapter, and between the chapters and parts. Combined with Dr. Mader's hallmark writing style, exceptional art program, and pedagogical framework, difficult concepts become easier to understand and visualize, allowing students to focus on understanding how the concepts are related.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 795
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 283mm x 228mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 2182g
• ISBN-13: 9780077229979
• ISBN-10: 0077229975
• Artikelnr.: 23140903

Autorenporträt

Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw-Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, which is now in its fifteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Biology is the Study of LifePart I: Organisms are Composed of
CellsChapter 2: Basic Chemistry and Cells Chapter 3: Organic Molecules and
CellsChapter 4: Structure and Function of CellsChapter 5: Dynamic
Activities of Cells Chapter 6: Pathways of PhotosynthesisChapter 7:
Pathways of Cellular RespirationPart II: Genes Control the Traits of
OrganismsChapter 8: Cell Division and ReproductionChapter 9: Patterns of
Genetic InheritanceChapter 10: Molecular Biology of InheritanceChapter 11:
Regulation of Gene ActivityChapter 12: Biotechnology and GenomicsPart III:
Organisms are Related and Adapted to their EnvironmentChapter 13: Darwin
and EvolutionChapter 14: Speciation and EvolutionChapter 15: The History
and Classification of Life on EarthChapter 16: Evolution of Microbial
LifeChapter 17: Evolution of ProtistsChapter 18: Evolution of Plants and
FungiChapter 19: Evolution of AnimalsChapter 20: Evolution of HumansPart
IV: Plants are HomeostaticChapter 21: Plant Organization and
HomeostasisChapter 22: Nutrition and Transport in PlantsChapter 23:
Regulation of Growth and Responses in PlantsChapter 24: Reproduction and
Development of Plants Part V: Animals are HomeostaticChapter 25: Animal
Organization and HomeostasisChapter 26: Coordination by Neural
SignalingChapter 27: Sense OrgansChapter 28: Locomotion and Support
SystemsChapter 29: Circulation and Cardiovascular Systems Chapter 30: Lymph
Transport and ImmunityChapter 31: Digestive Systems and NutritionChapter
32: Gas Exchange and Transport in AnimalsChapter 33: Osmoregulation and
ExcretionChapter 34: Coordination by Hormone SignalingChapter 35:
Reproduction and DevelopmentPart VI: Organisms Live in EcosystemsChapter
36: Population EcologyChapter 37: Behavioral EcologyChapter 38: Community
and Ecosystem Ecology Chapter 39: Major Ecosystems of the BiosphereChapter
40: Conservation of Biodiversity