Life : the science of biology

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Life : the science of biology

David Sadava ... [et al.]

Sinauer , W.H. Freeman, c2011

9th, international ed

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Includes index

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Description

Innovative, authoritative, and captivating - Life is the most balanced experimentally-based biology text available. It offers an engaging and coherent presentation of the fundamentals of biology by describing the landmark experiments that revealed them. The ninth edition remains at the cutting edge of the subject through new authorship, new experimental content, more real-life examples, enhanced art, and new media tools. It also contains three new chapters on increasingly important topics: Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life, Genomes, and Interaction Ecology. The book is supported by a companion website (www.whfreeman.com/thelifewire9e), which offers a wide variety of study tools to help revise effectively: Interactive Summaries, Animated Tutorials, Activities, Interactive Tutorials, Working with Data, Experiment Links, Flashcards, Key Terms, Suggested Readings, Tree of Life, Glossary, Math for Life, Survival Skills, and a Statistics Primer.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis Part Two: Cells Part Three: Cells and Energy Part Four: Genes and Heredity Part Five: Genomes Part Six: The Patterns and Processes of Evolution Part Seven: The Evolution of Diversity Part Eight: Flowering Plants: Form and Function Part Nine: Animals: Form and Function Part Ten: Ecology

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  • NCID
    BB02399240
  • ISBN
    • 9781429254311
  • LCCN
    2009036693
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Sunderland, Mass.,Gordonsville, Va.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xliv, 1266, 2, 31, 6, 39 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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