Biology: Concepts and Investigations

2 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-07-131554-8
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1875 g

Book Description: This new non-majors biology textbook offers an engaging writing style, strong focus on scientific inquiry and evolution, an emphasis on applications and a superior pedagogical system within a concepts format.

Content: This text takes a concepts approach, with up-to-date content delivered at a nonmajors level. Each chapter is built around a set of core concepts.

Authorship: This is the only single-authored, non-majors text written by a Ph.D. biologist, who is an active, award-winning teacher from a well-respected research university.

Scientific Inquiry: This text emphasizes science as a process and how scientists do their work.

Evolution: Evolution is the central theme of the text and addressed in multiple ways throughout.

Media: This text includes a multitude of media assets include learning outcomes, animations, videos, and quizzing.

Applications: The text several features that highlight the relevance of topics to readers, including an opening essay, Burning Questions boxed readings, Can You Relate boxed readings, and applications woven throughout all chapters in the narrative.

Art/Visuals: This text includes a brand new art program with a 3-dimensional look and feel, using consistent color and style throughout.

Pedagogy: Leaning tools in this text include two-page chapter openers, numbered concepts, boxed readings, Mastering Concepts questions at the end of major sections, and substantive end-of-chapter assessment material.

About the Author: Marielle Hoefnagels is assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches nonmajors courses in biology and microbiology, and a course on fungi for advanced botany and microbiology majors. She earned her B.S. in environmental science from the University of California at Riverside, her M.S. in soil science from North Carolina State University, and her Ph.D. in Botany and Plant Pathology from Oregon State University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoefnagels, Marielle

Hoefnagels, Mariëlle

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Unit 1: Science, Chemistry, and Cells1. The Scientific Study of Life2. The Chemistry of Life 3. Cell Structure and Function4. The Energy of Life5. Photosynthesis6. How Cells Release EnergyUnit 2: Biotechnology, Genetics, and Inheritance7. DNA Structure and Gene Function8. DNA Replication, Mitosis, and the Cell Cycle9. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis10. Patterns of InheritanceUnit 3: The Evolution of Life11. The Forces of Evolutionary Change12. Evidence of Evolution 13. Speciation and Extinction14. The Origin and History of LifeUnit 4: The Diversity of Life15. Viruses16. Bacteria and Archaea17. Protists18. Plants19. Fungi20. AnimalsUnit 5: Plant Life21. Plant Form and Function22. Plant Nutrition and Transport23. Reproduction and Development of Flowering Plants Unit 6: Animal Life24. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems25. The Nervous System26. The Senses27. The Endocrine System28. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems29. The Circulatory System30. The Respiratory System31. Digestion and Nutrition32. Regulation of Temperature and Body Fluids33. The Immune System34. Animal Reproduction and DevelopmentUnit 7: The Ecology of Life35. Animal Behavior36. Population Ecology37. Communities and Ecosystems38. The Biosphere39. Preserving Biodiversity

Über Autor(innen)

Hoefnagels, Mariëlle
Mariï¿lle Hoefnagels is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and the Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches courses in introductory biology, mycology, and science writing. She has received the University of Oklahoma General Education Teaching Award and the Longmire Prize (the Teaching Scholars Award from the College of Arts and Sciences). She has also been awarded honorary memberships in several student honor societies. Dr. Hoefnagels received her BS in environmental science from the University of California at Riverside, her MS in soil science from North Carolina State University, and her PhD in plant pathology from Oregon State University. Her dissertation work focused on the use of bacterial biological control agents to reduce the spread of fungal pathogens on seeds. In addition to authoring Biology: The Essentials and Biology: Concepts and Investigations, her recent publications have focused on creating investigative teaching laboratories and integrating technology into introductory biology classes. She also maintains a blog on teaching nonmajors biology, and she frequently gives presentations on study skills and related topics to student groups across campus.