Biology A Global Approach

About this book

Setting the standard for excellence, accuracy, and innovation Biology: A Global Approach delivers a trusted, accurate, current, and pedagogically innovative experience that guides students to a true understanding of biology. The author team advances Neil Campbell's vision of meeting and equipping students at their individual skill levels by developing tools, visuals, resources, and activities that encourage participation and engage students in their learning. Known for strategically integrating text and artwork, this trusted course solution works hand in hand with Mastering Biology to reinforce key concepts, build scientific skills, and promote active learning.

Contents

1 Biology and Its Themes

Unit 1 The Role of Chemistry in Biology
2 Atoms and Molecules
3 The Chemistry of Water
4 Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
5 Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
6 Energy and Life

Unit 2 Cell Biology
7 Cell Structure and Function
8 Cell Membranes
9 Cellular Signaling
10 Cell Respiration
11 Photosynthetic Processes
12 Mitosis

Unit 3 The Genetic Basis of Life
13 Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
14 Mendelian Genetics
15 Linkage and Chromosomes
16 Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
17 Expression of Genes
18 Control of Gene Expression
19 DNA Technology
20 The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4 Evolution
21 How Evolution Works
22 Phylogenetic Reconstruction
23 Microevolution
24 Species and Speciation
25 Macroevolution

Unit 5 The Diversity of Life
26 Introduction to Viruses
27 Prokaryotes
28 The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
29 Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
30 Seed Plants
31 Introduction to Fungi
32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
33 Invertebrates
34 Vertebrates

Unit 6 Plants: Structure and Function
35 Plant Structure and Growth
36 Transport in Vascular Plants
37 Plant Nutrition
38 Reproduction of Flowering Plants
39 Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7 Animals: Structure and Function
40 The Animal Body
41 Chemical Signals in Animals
42 Animal Digestive Systems
43 Animal Transport Systems
44 Animal Excretory Systems
45 Animal Reproductive Systems
46 Development in Animals
47 Animal Defenses Against Infection
48 Electrical Signals in Animals
49 Neural Regulation in Animals
50 Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8 The Ecology of Life
51 An Overview of Ecology
52 Behavioral Ecology
53 Populations and Life History Traits
54 Biodiversity and Communities
55 Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
56 Conservation and Global Ecology

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Biography

Lisa A. Urry (Chapter 1 and Units 1, 2, and 3) is Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department at Mills College in Oakland, California, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating from Tufts University with a double major in biology and French, Lisa completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. She has published a number of research papers, most of them focused on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Lisa has taught a variety of courses, from introductory biology to developmental biology and senior seminar. As a part of her mission to increase understanding of evolution, Lisa also teaches a nonmajors course called Evolution for Future Presidents and is on the Teacher Advisory Board for the Understanding Evolution website developed by the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lisa is also deeply committed to promoting opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities in science.

Michael L. Cain (Units 4, 5, and 8) is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who is now writing full-time. Michael earned a joint degree in biology and math at Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State University and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, he taught a wide range of courses, including 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 speciation in crickets. Michael is also the lead author of an ecology textbook.

Steven A. Wasserman (Unit 7) is Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned his A.B. in biology from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in biological sciences from MIT. Through his research on regulatory pathway mechanisms in the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has contributed to the fields of developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. As a faculty member at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and UCSD, he has taught genetics, development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. He currently focuses on teaching introductory biology. He has also served as the research mentor for more than a dozen doctoral students and more than 50 aspiring scientists at the undergraduate and high school levels. Steve has been the recipient of distinguished scholar awards from both the Markey Charitable Trust and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. In 2007, he received UCSD's Distinguished Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching.

Peter V. Minorsky (Unit 6) is Professor of Biology at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches introductory biology, evolution, ecology, and botany. He received his A.B. in biology from Vassar College and his Ph.D. in plant physiology from Cornell University. He is also the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College. His research interests concern how plants sense environmental change. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy College.

The head of the author team for recent editions of Campbell Biology, Jane B. Reece was Neil Campbell's longtime collaborator. Earlier, Jane taught biology at Middlesex County College and Queensborough Community College. She holds an A.B. in biology from Harvard University, an M.S. in microbiology from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in bacteriology from the University of California, Berkeley. Jane's research as a doctoral student and postdoctoral fellow focused on genetic recombination in bacteria. Besides her work on the Campbell textbooks for biology majors, she has been an author of Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Campbell Essential Biology, and The World of the Cell.

Neil A. Campbell (1946-2004) combined the investigative nature of a research scientist with the soul of an experienced and caring teacher. He earned his M.A. in zoology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in plant biology from the University of California, Riverside, where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001. Neil published numerous research articles on desert and coastal plants and how the sensitive plant (Mimosa) and other legumes move their leaves. His 30 years of teaching in diverse environments included introductory biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college's first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. He was a visiting scholar in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. Neil was the lead author of Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Campbell Essential Biology, and Campbell Biology.