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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, 8/E
Gerald Audesirk, University of Colorado, Denver
Teresa Audesirk, University of Colorado, Denver
Bruce E. Byers, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ISBN-10: 013195766X
ISBN-13: 9780131957664

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2008
Format: Cloth; 1008 pp
Published: 02/12/2007

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Known for its thorough coverage of diversity, animal physiology, ecology, and environmental issues, this comprehensive book engages students in asking and answering questions during the course.

Biology: Life on Earth helps instructors and students manage a wealth of scientific information in a manner that is both meaningful and long-lasting for students. The authors encourage students to learn according to their own style, and to relate this information to their own lives. In each chapter, the Eighth Edition of this trusted biology resource features significant content revisions as well as new figures and photographs.

Features

Clear, consistent organization: Learning aids throughout help students navigate and manage the information.

Chapter organizing system–Contains a consistent numbering format (from At A Glance, through major subheadings, and in Summary of Key Concepts) to lead students through each chapter from beginning to end.
Chapter-opening "At a Glance" sections–Brings together the chapter's major subheadings in an outline for instructors and students.
Major sections introduced as questions–Encourages students to find answers within the section, while minor subheadings are presented as summary statements that reflect content.
Summary of Key Concepts–Pulls together important concepts using the major subheadings as an organizing feature.

Engages and motivates students: Information is presented in a way that excites students to become scientifically literate.

Case Studies and Case Studies Revisited –Provides an innovative framework for students to learn and make connections between biological concepts and processes and how the material relates to everyday events.
to Life–This feature ends each chapter on a relevant note with short, informally written segments on subjects familiar to students. Example: "Health Food" (Chapter 2).
Earth Watch/Health Watch/Scientific Inquiry Essays – Introduces students to the exploration of key environmental and health related issues. Scientific Inquiry Essays emphasize how we know what we know.

Illustration program – Manages visual information with clarity, consistency, and maximum reader interest for students.

The art program has been thoroughly revised both for scientific accuracy and also pedagogical effectiveness.
Vibrant colors are used to better distinguish individual parts of a figure, to help engage the readers' interest, and to focus attention on the most important aspects of the illustration.
Multi-part figuresprovide easier navigation through the figure from one part to the next.
Captions are more concise and many now have questions included. "Talking boxes" provide clearer explanation of content.

New To This Edition

• Later treatment of physiology units – Moved further back in the text, to facilitate the two new versions of the Eighth Edition: with physiology and without.

• Entirely new chapter on conservation biology (Ch. 30) – Covers the important topics of biodiversity, causes of extinction, sustainability, and more.

• Approximately 40% new photos.

• New bioethics icons to call out essays that relate to this timely topic.

• Answers to figure caption questions – Now included at the end of the book.

• A fresh, new layout.

• Increased coverage of evolution in chapter 1.

• Reorganization of some chapters – Reverses the order of chapters 4 and 5–cell structure & function now comes before cell membranes.Chapter 19 has been split into two separate chapters (19 & 20). Enables the authors to spend more time on bacteria and archaea in Ch. 19 and more time on protists in Ch. 20.

Table of Contents

Brief Contents

1 An Introduction to Life on Earth 1

Unit One

The Life of a Cell

2 Atoms, Molecules, and Life

3 Biological Molecules

4 Cell Structure and Function

5 Cell Membrane Structure and Function

6 Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

7 Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

8 Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

Unit Two

Inheritance

9 DNA: The Molecule of Heredity

10 Gene Expression and Regulation

11 The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction

12 Patterns of Inheritance

13 Biotechnology

Unit Three

Evolution

14 Principles of Evolution

15 How Organisms Evolve

16 The Origin of Species

17 The History of Life

18 Systematics: Seeking Order Amidst Diversity

19 The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses

20 The Diversity of Protists

21 The Diversity of Plants

22 The Diversity of Fungi

23 Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates

24 Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates

Unit Four

Behavior and Ecology

25 Animal Behavior

26 Population Growth and Regulation

27 Community Interactions

28 How Do Ecosystems Work?

29 Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems

30 Conserving Life on Earth

Unit Five

Animal Anatomy and Physiology

31 Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body

32 Circulation

33 Respiration

34 Nutrition and Digestion

35 The Urinary System

36 Defenses Against Disease

37 Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The Endocrine System

38 The Nervous System and the Senses

39 Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton

40 Animal Reproduction

41 Animal Development

Unit Six

Plant Anatomy and Physiology

42 Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport

43 Plant Reproduction and Development

44 Plant Responses to the Environment

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

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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, 9/E
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Known for its thorough coverage of diversity, ecology, and environmental issues, this comprehensive book engages students with integrated, relevant case studies, and challenges them with thought-provoking questions throughout each chapter.

The fully revised Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, Ninth Edition, has the same friendly writing style appreciated by thousands of students, but with greater emphasis on engaging, real-world applications. New to this edition are “Case Study Continued” sections, which connect a chapter’s case study to relevant biological topics covered in the chapter, and “Have you ever wondered?” features that respond to commonly asked questions from students. Thoroughly revised illustrations and expanded critical thinking questions have been added to each chapter.

For courses not covering plant and animal anatomy & physiology, an alternate version–Biology: Life on Earth, Ninth Edition–is also available.
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Known for its thorough coverage of diversity, ecology, and environmental issues, this comprehensive book engages non-majors students with integrated, relevant case studies, and challenges them with thought-provoking questions throughout each chapter.

The fully revised Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology, Ninth Edition, has the same friendly writing style appreciated by thousands of students, but with greater emphasis on engaging, real-world applications. New to this edition are “Case Study Continued” sections, which connect a chapter’s case study to relevant biological topics covered in the chapter, and “Have you ever wondered?” features that respond to commonly asked questions from students. Thoroughly revised illustrations and expanded critical thinking questions have been added to each chapter and are supplemented by the powerful new MasteringBiology^®program that helps students make effective use of their study time outside of the classroom.

For courses not covering plant and animal anatomy & physiology, an alternate version—Biology: Life on Earth, Ninth Edition—is also available.

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Terry and Gerry Audesirk grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral students at the University of Washington's marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system.

Terry and Gerry are now professors of biology at the University of Colorado at Denver, where they have taught introductory biology and neurobiology since 1982. In their research lab, funded by the National Institutes of Health, they investigate the mechanisms by which neurons are harmed by low levels of environmental pollutants.

Terry and Gerry share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, running near their home in the foothills west of Denver, and attempting to garden at 7000 feet in the presence of hungry deer and elk. They are long-time members of many conservation organizations. Their daughter, Heather, has added another focus to their lives.

Bruce E. Byers, a midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He's been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches introductory biology courses for both nonmajors and majors; he also teaches courses in ornithology and animal behavior.

A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His current research focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day.

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