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ISE Understanding Biology (4th Edition) – eBook

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  • Authors: Kenneth Mason, Tod Duncan, Jonathan Losos
  • File Size: 540 MB
  • Format: PDF
  • Length: 1095 Pages
  • Publisher: McGraw Hill Ryerson; Fourth Edition
  • Publication Date: Jan. 2, 2023
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1265339023 , 1265344965
  • ISBN-13: 9781265339029, 9781265344962

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About The Author

Jonathan Losos

Jonathan Losos

Dr. Jonathan Losos is the  Curator of Herpetology at the Museum of Comparative Zoologya and a Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Professor Losos's research has focused on studying patterns of adaptive radiation and evolutionary diversification in lizards. The recipient of several awards including the prestigious Theodosius Dobzhansky and David Jordan Prizes for outstanding young evolutionary biologists, he has published more than 100 scientific articles.

Kenneth Mason

Dr. Kenneth A. Mason received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Washington, worked at the UC Berkeley, then pursued his PhD in Genetics at UC Davis. Mason has taught Microbial Genetics, Gentics, Microbiology, Introductory Biology, Advanced Molecular Genetics, and a Genetics Laboratory that he designed.

Tod Duncan

Tod Duncan

Dr. Tod Duncan is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. He currently teaches first-semester general biology and coordinates first and second-semester general biology laboratories. Previously, Professor Duncan taught general microbiology, virology, the biology of cancer, medical microbiology, and cell biology.

A concise and engaging biology textbook for biology majors, Understanding Biology 4th Edition (PDF), partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamentals concepts to help students better understand biology and focus on developing scientific skills. This approach utilizes the Vision and Change guidelines of Core Concepts and Core Skills while helping college students (Canadian, US, and Global) begin the process of becoming a scientist.

Part I The Molecular Basis of Life
1–The Science of Biology
2–The Nature of Moleculars and the Properties of Water
3–The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Part II The Biology of the Cell
4–Cell Structure
5–Membranes
6–Energy and Metabolism
7–How Cells Harvest Energy
8–Photosynthesis
9–Cell Communication
10–How Cells Divide
Part III Genetic and Molecular Biology
11–Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
12–Patterns of Inheritance
13–The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
14–DNA: The Genetic Material
15–Genes and How They Work
16–Control of Gene Expression
17–Biotechnology
18–Genomics
Part IV Evolution
19–Genes Within Populations
20–The Evidence for Evolution
21–The Origin of Species
Part V The Diversity of Life
22–Systematics and Phylogeny
23–Prokaryotes and Viruses
24–Protists
25–Fungi
26–Plants
27–Animal Diversity
28–Vertebrates
Part VI Plant Form and Function
29–Plant Form
30–Flowering Plant Reproduction
31–The Living Plant
Part VII Animal Form and Function
32–The Animal Biology and How It Moves
33–The Nervous System
34–Fueling the Body’s Metabolism
35–Maintaining Homeostasis
36–Reproduction and Development
Part VIII Ecology and Behavior
37–Behavioral Biology
38–Ecology of Individuals and  Populations
39–Community Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics
40–The Living World

Additional ISBNs for Understanding Biology  4E: 978-1265344962, 978-1265339029, 1266787682, 1266790446, 978-1266787683, 9781266787683, 978-1266790447, 9781266790447, 1266829180, 1265067929, 1266829210, 9781265067922, 978-1265067922, 978-1266829185, 9781266829185, 978-1266829215, 9781266829215

NOTE: This sale only includes the ebook Understanding Biology 4th Edition (International) in PDF. It is exactly the same as the US edition (apart from the cover), and also used in Canada. No access codes are included.

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