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Biology for Life: A Guide to Our Living World, 1st Edition
Overview
Biology for Life: A Guide to Our Living World is more than just a textbook. It is biology told through our daily experiences. Helping students attain the biology knowledge needed to make informed decisions in our everchanging world starts with helping them to identify biology in their lives. An exclusive partnership with National Geographic makes the text come alive – both with the inclusion of breathtaking images as well as discoveries of National Geographic Explorers from diverse backgrounds. The approach is student-friendly, putting the needs and perspectives of non-majors first. Study tips, coaching, and the author’s own enthusiasm for the topics encourage student engagement and support learning, all with an eye towards answering the often-asked question: “why do I need to know this?”
- REAL-WORLD APPLICATION Written from the ground up to include vivid, relatable examples that spark curiosity and connect complex concepts to everyday life, the real world is a central feature, not an aside.
- EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Students are introduced to the compelling discoveries of National Geographic Explorers from diverse backgrounds, enabling exploration of contemporary research.
- EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGY Dr. Peffer's 10+ years researching how students learn biology ensures that best practices from the educational research, including design elements and effective strategies for learning the material, facilitate student success.
- CLEAR AND VIBRANT ART PROGRAM Figures present complex topics in a readily understandable way, while the National Geographic partnership ensures that stunning visuals take center stage.
- CRITICAL THINKING Students are asked to problem-solve and draw conclusions with Digging into Data, a feature that provides them with a scaffolded opportunity to interpret scientific research.
- SCIENTIFIC LITERACY Help students understand that science is a process, not a set of facts, with the Process of Science feature, which highlights unexpected and exciting ways science works in the real world.
- CURRENT AND RELEVANT Each chapter details a scientific discovery, insight or phenomenon focused on current data, while providing tools to distinguish real science from pseudoscience and misinformation.
- INSPIRE CURIOSITY Spark students’ curiosity to learn more with interesting chapter openers focused on real world, thought-provoking questions relating to the unit theme and chapter.
UNIT 1 NUTRITION (Chemistry of life)
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Biology
Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life
Chapter 4: Energy Capture and Transformation
UNIT 2 CANCER (Cell Biology)
Chapter 5: The Secret Life of the Cell
Chapter 6: The Cell Cycle and Cancer
UNIT 3 HUMAN REPRODUCTION (Genetics)
Chapter 7: The Central Dogma
Chapter 8: Inheritance
Chapter 9: Biotechnology
UNIT 4 THE MYTH OF BIOLOGICAL RACE (Evolution)
Chapter 10: Evidence for Evolution
Chapter 11: Process of Evolution
Chapter 12: Results of Evolution: The Diversity of Life
UNIT 5 CLIMATE CHANGE (Ecology)
Chapter 13 Population Ecology
Chapter 14 Communities and Ecosystems
Chapter 15 Conservation Biology
Chapter 16 Survey of the Human Body
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