Biological Science, Global Edition + Mastering Biology with Pearson eText, 6th edition

  • Scott Freeman
  • Kim Quillin
  • Lizabeth Allison
  • Michael Black
  • Greg Podgorski
  • Emily Taylor

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This pack contains 1 copy of Biological Science, Global Edition + 1 printed access card to Mastering Biology with eText.

For introductory courses for biology majors.

Uniquely engages biology students in active learning, scientific thinking, and skill development.

Scott Freeman’s Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental evidence, and its dedication to active learning. Science education research indicates that true mastery of content requires a move away from memorisation towards active engagement with the material in a focused, personal way. Biological Science is designed to equip students with strategies to assess their level of understanding and identify the types of cognitive skills that need improvement.

With the 6th Edition, content has been streamlined with an emphasis on core concepts and core competencies from the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report. The text’s unique BioSkills section is now placed after Chapter 1 to help students develop key skills needed to become a scientist, new “Making Models” boxes guide learners in interpreting and creating models, and new “Put It all Together” case studies conclude each chapter and help students see connections between chapter content and current, real-world research questions. New, engaging content includes updated coverage of global climate change, advances in genomic editing, and recent insights into the evolution of land plants.

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Table of contents

  • 1. Biology and the Tree of Life
  • BioSkills
  • I. THE MOLECULAR ORGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
  • 2. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
  • 3. Protein Structure and Function
  • 4. Nucleic Acids and the RNA World
  • 5. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
  • 6. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
  • II. CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
  • 7. Inside the Cell
  • 8. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
  • 9. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  • 10. Photosynthesis
  • 11. Cell-Cell Interactions
  • 12. The Cell Cycle
  • III. GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
  • 13. Meiosis
  • 14. Mendel and the Gene
  • 15. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
  • 16. How Genes Work
  • 17. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
  • 18. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
  • 19. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
  • 20. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology and Beyond
  • 21. gGenes, Development, and Evolution
  • IV. EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
  • 22. Evolution by Natural Selection
  • 23. Evolutionary Processes
  • 24. Speciation
  • 25. Phylogenies and the History of Life
  • V. THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
  • 26. Bacteria and Archaea
  • 27. Protists
  • 28. Green Algae and Land Plants
  • 29. Fungi
  • 30. An Introduction to Animals
  • 31. Protostome Animals
  • 32. Deuterostome Animals
  • 33. Viruses
  • VI. HOW PLANTS WORK
  • 34. Plant Form and Function
  • 35. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
  • 36. Plant Nutrition
  • 37. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
  • 38. Plant Reproduction and Development
  • VII. HOW ANIMALS WORK
  • 39. Animal Form and Function
  • 40. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
  • 41. Animal Nutrition
  • 42. Gas Exchange and Circulation
  • 43. Animal Nervous Systems
  • 44. Animal Sensory Systems
  • 45 Animal Movement
  • 46. Chemical Signals in Animals
  • 47. Animal Reproduction and Development
  • 48. The Immune System in Animals
  • VIII. ECOLOGY
  • 49. An Introduction to Ecology
  • 50. Behavioral Ecology
  • 51. Population Ecology
  • 52. Community Ecology
  • 53. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
  • 54. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

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