Main description:

Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology with MasteringBiology(R), Fourth Edition, makes biology irresistibly interesting for non-majors biology students. This best-selling text, known for its scientific accuracy and currency, makes biology relevant and approachable with increased use of analogies, real world examples, more conversational language, and intriguing questions. Over 100 new MasteringBiology activities engage students outside of the classroom, plus new PowerPoint(R) presentations on issues like infectious disease and climate change offer a springboard for high-impact lectures. Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology...make biology irresistibly interesting.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Biology Today I. CELLS 2. Essential Chemistry for Biology 3. The Molecules of Life 4. A Tour of the Cell 5. The Working Cell 6. Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food 7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food II. GENETICS 8. Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells 9. Patterns of Inheritance 10. The Structure and Function of DNA 11. How Genes Are Controlled 12. DNA Technology III. EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY 13. How Populations Evolve 14. How Biological Diversity Evolves 15. The Evolution of Microbial Life 16. Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land 17. The Evolution of Animals IV. ECOLOGY 18. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere 19. Population Ecology 20. Communities and Ecosystems V. ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 21. Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function 22. Nutrition and Digestion 23. Circulation and Respiration 24. The Body's Defenses 25. Hormones 26. Reproduction and Development 27. Nervous, Sensory, and Motor Systems VI. PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 28. The Life of a Flowering Plant 29. The Working Plant