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Biology: A Guide to the Natural World with mybiology", 4/E
David Krogh

ISBN-10: 0132254379
ISBN-13: 9780132254373

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper Bound with PIN; 856 pp
Published: 01/18/2008
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David Krogh’s fluent writing style guides students through the natural world of biology using relevant examples, clearly-developed illustrations, and interesting analogies that resonate with students.

Intended for Introductory Biology courses, every aspect of Biology: A Guide to the Natural World was written and illustrated to guide students through biological concepts and develop their sense of scientific literacy. It is recognized as a book that students enjoy reading. The Fourth Edition builds upon the text’s popular strengths–an accessible and engaging writing style, up-to-date content, a clear illustration program, a robust media package, and a complete selection of instructor and student resources.

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An accessible writing style walks students step by step through complex biological processes and captures their interest with analogies from everyday life, history, art, and literature.
Science as a way of learning essays present science as a process, highlights how our knowledge has been acquired, and demonstrates the logic of evolutionary thinking.
This text encourages students to think like scientists and "do" science wherever possible; helps students develop sound thinking and reasoning skills that can be applied to any subject.
A strong illustration program features guided figures and clear three-dimensional detail; key information has been expanded from the text into the illustrations.
Coverage of current topics relates biology to relevant issues including global warming, human population growth, the dangers of suntans, etc.
Web Animations lead students through a series of biological-related concepts with animations, interactive exercises, and quizzes for review of difficult concepts.
Instructor Resource CD-ROM gives instructors access to all of their resources in one place; includes animations, an image bank containing every illustration and most of the photos from the text, PowerPoint^®lecture and art slides, the Test Bank, Instructor's Guide, BioFlix animations, Discovery videos, and BLAST animations.

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BioFlix animations and tutorials, available on the Instructor Resource CD-ROM and the student website, correlate to sections within chapters and illustrate important information.These student tools cover the most difficult biology topics with 3-D, movie-quality animations, labeled slide shows, carefully constructed student tutorials, study sheets, and quizzes that support all types of learners. Topics include Tour of An Animal Cell, Tour of A Plant Cell, Membrane Transport, Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, Mitosis, Meiosis, DNA Replication.
"So Far . . ." questions are interspersed through the body of a chapter to give students a checkpoint and moment to reflect on what they have been reading.
“The Process of Science” essays discuss contemporary research and topics of interest to students and replace the “How Did We Learn” essays
Human Evolution (Chapter 20) is now an entire chapter, in addition to the History of Life chapter (Chapter 19).
Circulation, respiration, digestion, and urination are now divided into two chapters–Circulation and respiration (29), and a second chapter on digestion, nutrition, and urination (30).
Population and ecology are now divided into two chapters–one on populations (33) and one on communities (34).

Table of Contents

1. Science as a Way of Learning: A Guide to the Natural World

2. Fundamental Building Blocks: Chemistry, Water, and pH

3. Life’s Components: Biological Molecules

4. Life’s Home: The Cell

5. Life’s Border: The Plasma Membrane

6. Life’s Mainspring: An Introduction to Energy

7. Vital Harvest: Deriving Energy from Food

8. The Green World’s Gift: Photosynthesis

9. Genetics and Cell Division

10. Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis

11. The First Geneticist: Mendel and His Discoveries

12. Units of Heredity: Chromosomes and Inheritance

13. Passing On Life’s Information: DNA Structure and Replication

14. How Proteins Are Made: Genetic Transcription, Translation, and Regulation

15. The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be: Biotechnology

16. An Introduction to Evolution Charles Darwin, Evolutionary Thought, and the Evidence for Evolution

17. The Means of Evolution: Microevolution

18. The Outcomes of Evolution: Macroevolution

19. A Slow Unfolding: The History of Life on Earth

20. Arriving Late, Traveling Far: The Evolution of Human Beings

21. Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, and Protists: The Diversity of Life 1

22. Fungi and Plants: The Diversity of Life 2

23. Animals: The Diversity of Life 3

24. The Angiosperms: An Introduction to Flowering Plants

25. The Angiosperms: Form and Function in Flowering Plants

27. Communication and Control: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

28. Defending the Body: The Immune System

29. Transport and Exchange 1: Blood and Breath

30. Transport and Exchange 2: Digestion, Nutrition, and Elimination

31. An Amazingly Detailed Script: Animal Development

32. How the Baby Came to Be: Human Reproduction

33. An Interactive Living World 1: Populations in Ecology

34. An Interactive Living World 2: Communities in Ecology

35. An Interactive Living World 3: Ecosystems and Biomes

36. Animals and Their Actions: Animal Behavior

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Introductory Biology (non-majors/mixed) (Biology & Microbiology)

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David Krogh has been writing about science for 24 years in newspapers, magazines, books, and for educational institutions. He is the author of Smoking: The Artificial Passion, an account of the pharmacological and cultural motivations behind the use of tobacco, which was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science and Technology. In 1994, he began work on what would become Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, and in 1999 he completed its first edition. Since then, he has produced three more editions of A Guide to the Natural World along with a second textbook, A Brief Guide to Biology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and history from the University of Missouri.

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Blackboard Student Access Kit for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Paper Package | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321564820 | ISBN-13: 9780321564825
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MasteringBiology with Pearson eText for Biology: Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2010 | Benjamin Cummings | Electronic Package | Available
ISBN-10: 0321676130 | ISBN-13: 9780321676139
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MasteringBiology™ for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2010 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321676149 | ISBN-13: 9780321676146
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mybiology™ with Pearson eText for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Electronic Package | Available
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mybiology™ for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0132254808 | ISBN-13: 9780132254809
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mybiology™ with E-book for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Electronic Package | Available
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MasteringBiology with Pearson eText Student Access Kit for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Access Card Package | Instock
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WebCT Student Access Kit for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | Access Code Card | Instock (Additional assembly time required)
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PowerPoint® Presentations (Download only) for Current Issues in Biology, Vols. 1-6
Scientific American
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0321586352 | ISBN-13: 9780321586353

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TestGen® Computerized Test Bank for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
©2009 | Benjamin Cummings | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0132254867 | ISBN-13: 9780132254861

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mybiology™ for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
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mybiology™ for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
Krogh
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Biology: A Laboratory Guide to the Natural World, 2/E
Krogh, Richardson & Richardson
©2005 | Benjamin Cummings | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131449354 | ISBN-13: 9780131449350
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Biology Labs Online Cardiovascular Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321572009 | ISBN-13: 9780321572004
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Biology Labs Online Demography Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321572025 | ISBN-13: 9780321572028
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Biology Labs Online Enzyme Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321571991 | ISBN-13: 9780321571991
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Biology Labs Online Evolution Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321572017 | ISBN-13: 9780321572011
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Biology Labs Online Fly Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321572076 | ISBN-13: 9780321572073
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Biology Labs Online Leaf Lab
Desharnais & Bell
©2008 | Benjamin Cummings | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0321572068 | ISBN-13: 9780321572066
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Biology Labs Online Pedigree Lab
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ISBN-10: 0321572033 | ISBN-13: 9780321572035
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Biology Labs Online Translation Lab
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ISBN-10: 032157205X | ISBN-13: 9780321572059
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Current Issues in Biology Volume 1
Scientific American
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Current Issues in Biology Volume 2
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Current Issues in Biology Volume 6
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Science, Evaluating Online Resources with Research Navigator
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mybiology™ for Biology: A Guide to the Natural World, 4/E
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