Sadava, Hillis, Heller, Berenbaum - Life: The Science of Biology (9th Ed) [Pdf - Eng]

David Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, May Berenbaum
Life: The Science of Biology
Ninth Edition



Details

Authors: David Sadava, David M. Hillis,
H. Craig Heller, May Berenbaum
Title: Life: The Science of Biology
Publication Date: October 15, 2009
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Pages: 1267
List Price: $105
File Format: PDF
File Size: 142 MB

Description

The science of biology evolves. The science classroom and lab evolve. In this edition, as always, Life: The Science of Biology evolves with them, in innovative, authoritative, and captivating ways.

From the First Edition to the present, Life has set the standard for being the most balanced experimentally-based introductory biology text. Life has always presented how we know (the process of science through experiments) as well as what we know (concepts and facts derived from these experiments). The new edition builds on this legacy, again teaching fundamental concepts and the latest developments by taking students step-by-step through the research that revealed them. To achieve this, all of the Ninth Edition’s innovations—new authorship, new and reorganized chapters, new experimental content, enhanced features, and art, and new media tools—are focused on giving students and instructors the best tools for bringing the best of biological research and applications into the introductory majors biology course.

Enduring Features

Balanced experimental coverage. Life stands out from the other introductory biology texts in that it is not simply a “laundry list” of facts, nor is it so filled with strings of experiments that it obscures the concepts students need to learn.
Cutting-edge content. Life has always broken new content ground and continues to do so in the Ninth Edition.
Innovative balloon art. Consistently praised as having the best illustration program in introductory biology, Life uses step-by-step illustrations with strategically placed balloon captions to guide students through experiments and biological processes with succinct, clear explanations.
The best media. Life continues to lead the pack with cutting-edge teaching and learning support, every component of which was created for this book alone. The new BioPortal provides a complete online gateway to all of the student and instructor resources available with Life. Extensive presentation resources allow great flexibility in incorporating engaging images, videos, and animations into the lecture. Newly updated and integrated assessment resources help instructors keep close track of student and class progress.

Table of Contents

PART ONE The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis

1. Studying Life
2. Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life
3. Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids
4. Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life

PART TWO Cells

5. Cells: The Working Units of Life
6. Cell Membranes
7. Cell Signaling and Communication

PART THREE Cells and Energy

8. Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
9. Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy
10. Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight

PART FOUR Genes and Heredity

11. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
12. Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes
13. DNA and Its Role in Heredity
14. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
15. Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine
16. Regulation of Gene Expression

PART FIVE Genomes

17. Genomes
18. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
19. Differential Gene Expression in Development
20. Development and Evolutionary Change

PART SIX The Patterns and Processes of Evolution

21. Evidence and Mechanisms of Evolution
22. Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
23. Species and Their Formation
24. Evolution of Genes and Genomes
25. The History of Life on Earth

PART SEVEN The Evolution of Diversity

26. Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic Domains
27. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
28. Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land
29. The Evolution of Seed Plants
30. Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and Plant Partners
31. Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans
32. Protostome Animals
33. Deuterostome Animals

PART EIGHT Flowering Plants: Form and Function

34. The Plant Body
35. Transport in Plants
36. Plant Nutrition
37. Regulation of Plant Growth
38. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
39. Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges

PART NINE Animals: Form and Function

40. Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
41. Animal Hormones
42. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
43. Animal Reproduction
44. Animal Development
45. Neurons and Nervous Systems
46. Sensory Systems
47. The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Function
48. Musculoskeletal Systems
49. Gas Exchange in Animals
50. Circulatory Systems
51. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
52. Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
53. Animal Behavior

PART TEN Ecology

54. Ecology and the Distribution of Life
55. Population Ecology
56. Species Interactions and Coevolution
57. Community Ecology
58. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
59. Conservation Biology