What is Life A Guide to Biology 3rd Edition Phelan Test Bank
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What is Life A Guide to Biology 3rd Edition Phelan Test Bank
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 146415774X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1464157745
- Author: Jay Phelan
Having won over a dozen educator awards, Jay Phelan knows how to get students interested in finding out the big questions surrounding us in life, and he can tell the story of how scientists investigate these questions through this third edition text. Through using biology as the starting point, Jay is able to develop the critical thinking skills and scientific literacy that are both essential to students throughout their degree and beyond.
The rigorously updated new edition brings forward features that have made this text such a success, including chapters anchored to intriguing questions about life, with original illustrations and innovative learning tools. Having partnered with LaunchPad, you can access a fully interactive e-book with a wide range of assessment features, bringing Phelan’s work to life. What is Life? is available with LaunchPad. LaunchPad combines an interactive ebook with high-quality multimedia content and ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. See ‘Instructor Resources’ and ‘Student Resources’ for further information.
Table contents:
Part 1 THE FACTS OF LIFE
1. Scientific Thinking | Your best pathway to understanding the world
2. Chemistry | Raw materials and fuel for our bodies
3. Cells | The smallest part of you
4. Energy | From the sun to you in just two steps
Part 2 GENETICS, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR
5. DNA, Gene Expression, and Biotechnology | What is the code, and how is it harnessed?
6. Chromosomes and Cell Division | Continuity and variety
7. Genes and Inheritance | Family resemblance: how traits are inherited
8. Evolution and Natural Selection | Darwin’s dangerous idea
9. Evolution and Behavior | Communication, cooperation, and conflict in the animal world
Part 3 EVOLUTION AND THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
10. The Origin and Diversification of Life on Earth | Understanding biodiversity
11. Animal Diversification | Visibility in motion
12. Plant and Fungi Diversification | Where did all the plants and fungi come from?
13. Evolution and Diversity among the Microbes | Bacteria, archaea, protists, and viruses: the unseen world
Part 4 ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
14. Population Ecology | Planet at capacity: patterns of population growth
15. Ecosystems and Communities | Organisms and their environments
16. Conservation and Biodiversity | Human influences on the environment
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