Campbell Biology

Campbell Biology delivers a trusted, current and pedagogically innovative experience that has provided millions of students with a solid foundation in college-level biology and with a true understanding of biology. The author team advances Neil Campbell's original vision of equipping students such as you at individual skill levels with tools, visuals, resources, and activities that engage you in learning. This solution strategically integrates text and artwork to reinforce key concepts, build scientific skills and promote active learning. The 12th Edition meets your needs with new student-centered features, downloadable Reading Guide worksheets emphasizing key concepts, and a revised assessment program. This edition further supports you with new visual presentations of content and new study tools while engaging and guiding you in an active process of inquiry and learning

Table of Contents:
1.Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE 2.The Chemical Context of Life 3.Water and Life 4.Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life 5.The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules UNIT 2: THE CELL 6.A Tour of the Cell 7.Membrane Structure and Function 8.An Introduction to Metabolism 9.Cellular Respiration and Fermentation 10.Photosynthesis 11.Cell Communication 12.The Cell Cycle UNIT 3: GENETICS 13.Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles 14.Mendel and the Gene Idea 15.The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance 16.The Molecular Basis of Inheritance 17.Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein 18.Regulation of Gene Expression 19.Viruses 20.DNA Tools and Biotechnology 21.Genomes and Their Evolution UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION 22.Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life 23.The Evolution of Populations 24.The Origin of Species 25.The History of Life on Earth UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 26.Phylogeny and the Tree of Life 27.Bacteria and Archaea 28.Protists 29.Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land 30.Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants 31.Fungi 32.An Overview of Animal Diversity 33.An Introduction to Invertebrates 34.The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION 35.Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development 36.Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants 37.Soil and Plant Nutrition 38.Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology 39.Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION 40.Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function 41.Animal Nutrition 42.Circulation and Gas Exchange 43.The Immune System 44.Osmoregulation and Excretion 45.Hormones and the Endocrine System 46.Animal Reproduction 47.Animal Development 48.Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling 49.Nervous Systems 50.Sensory and Motor Mechanisms 51.Animal Behavior UNIT 8: ECOLOGY 52.An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere 53.Population Ecology 54.Community Ecology 55.Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology 56.Conservation Biology and Global Change

About the Author :
Lisa A. Urry (Units 1 and 2) is Gibbons Young Professor of Biology at Mills College. After earning a B.A. at Tufts  University, she completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lisa has conducted research on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Deeply committed to promoting  opportunities in science for women and underrepresented minorities, she has taught courses ranging from introductory and developmental biology to a nonmajors course called Evolution for Future Presidents. Michael L. Cain (Chapter 1 and Units 3, 4, and 7) is an ecologist and evolutionary bi-ologist who is now writing  full-time. Michael earned an A.B. from Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State University, he taught introductory biology, ecology, evolution, botany, and conservation biology. Michael is the author of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include  foraging behavior in insects and plants, long- distance seed dispersal, and spe-ciation in crickets. He is also a coauthor of an  ecology textbook. Steven A. Wasserman (Unit 6) is Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned an A.B. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from MIT. Working on the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has done research on develop-mental biology, reproduction, and immunity. Having taught genetics, development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, he now focuses on  introductory biology, for which he has been honored with UCSD’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Peter V. Minorsky (Unit 5) is Professor of Biology at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches introductory biology, ecology, and botany. He received his A.B. from Vassar College and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Peter taught at Kenyon  College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College; he is also the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. His research interests concern how plants sense environmental change. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching  Excellence at Mercy College. Rebecca B. Orr (Ready-to-Go Teaching Modules, eText Media Integration) is  Professor of Biology at Collin College in Plano, Texas, where she teaches introductory biology. She earned her B.S. from Texas A&M University and her Ph.D. from University of Texas South-western Medical Center at Dallas. Rebecca has a passion for  investigating strategies that result in more effective learning and retention, and she is a certified Team-Based Learning Collaborative Trainer Consultant. She enjoys focusing on the creation of learning oppor-tunities that both engage and challenge students. Neil A. Campbell (1946–2004) earned his M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. His research focused on desert and coastal plants. Neil’s 30 years of teaching included introductory biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley  College, where he  received the college’s first Outstanding Professor Award. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of California, Riverside. Neil was the founding  author of Campbell  Biology, upon which this book is based.