Biology: How Life Works

Rethinking introductory biology means rethinking the text, the visual program, and the assessments, and Biology: How Life Works is the first book to have developed all three pillars in tandem. The result is focused, streamlined textbook enhanced by authentically integrated media and assessments all supporting the common goal of conceptual learning.

1. Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary Foundations Case 1: The First Cell: Life's Origins 2. The Molecules of Life 3. Nucleic Acids and the Encodin of Biological Information 4. Translation and Protein Structure 5. Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes and Cell Compartments 6. Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy 7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy from Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules 8. Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build Carbohydrates Case 2: Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad 9. Cell Communication 10. Cell Form and Function: Cytoskeleton, Cellular Junctions, an Extracellular Matrix 11. Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and Cancer Cas 3: You, from A to T: Your Personal Genome 12. DNA Replication and Manipulation 13. Genomes 14. Mutation and DNA Repair 15. Genetic Variation 16. Mendelian Inheritance 17. Beyond Mendel: Sex Chromosomes, Linkage, and Organelles 18. Th Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits 19. Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation 20. Genes and Development Case 4: Malaria: Coevolution of Human and a Parasite 21. Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over Time 22. Species and Speciation 23. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils 24. Human Origins and Evolution 25. Cycling Carbon Case 5: The Human Microbiome: Diversity Within 26. Bacteria and Archaea 27. Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity 28. Being Multicellular Case 6: Agriculture: Feeding a Growing Population 29. Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land 3 Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young 31. Plant Growth and Development: Building the Plant Body 32. Plant Defense: Keeping with World Green 33. Plant Diversity 34. Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity Case 7 Predator-Prey: A Game of Life and Death 35. Animal Nervous Systems 36. Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function 37. Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons