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Concept 10.5 Fermentation and anaerobic respiration enable cells to produce ATP without the use of oxygen Key Concepts: Each chapter in the Eleventh Edition is organized around a manageable framework of three to six Key Concepts that provide the context for supporting details, helping students distinguish the forest from the trees. The third chapter, “Water and Life,” provides a more detailed examination of the properties of water and its role in biological systems. Students learn about the different types of chemical bonds that hold water molecules together, as well as the different properties of water that make it essential for life, such as its ability to dissolve and transport nutrients. Concept 52.3 Selection for individual survival and reproductive success can explain diverse behaviors

Concept 38.1 Flowers, double fertilization, and fruits are key features of the angiosperm life cycle Lisa Urry (Units 1-3) is a professor and developmental biologist, and recent Chair of the Biology Department, at Mills College. After graduating from Tufts University with a double major in Biology and French, Lisa completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental biology at MIT. She has published a number of research papers, most of them focused on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Lisa is also deeply committed to promoting opportunities for women in science education and research. Five fundamental themes that mirror the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report and run through all areas of biology—Evolution, Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, and Interactions—are introduced in Chapter 1 and recur throughout the text. A Write about a Theme question in every Chapter Review reinforces how the chapter content relates to one of these common “big ideas” of biology.

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Every chapter now includes at least one Inquiry figure that helps students understand the experimental basis of biological knowledge and model scientific thinking. Each Inquiry figure now references the Source of the article, encouraging students to extend their learning by exploring the primary literature. Selected Inquiry Figures direct students to read and analyze the original article in a new Inquiry in Action: Interpreting Scientific Papers supplement to the text. Concept 24.4 Speciation can occur rapidly or slowly and can result from changes in few or many genes o End-of-chapter Summary of Key Concepts Questions reinforce the main ideas of the chapter, while Test Your Understanding Questions prepare students for the kinds of questions they will see on exams and encourage higher-level thinking. The Test Your Understanding Questions are organized into three levels based on Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension, Application/Analysis, and Synthesis/Evaluation. Question types include multiple choice, Visual Skills: Draw It, Scientific Inquiry, Evolution Connection, Write About a Theme (Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, or Interactions), and Synthesize Your Knowledge. I'm not one to review textbooks used for school on Goodreads, but this one is good enough for me to make an exception. Concept 19.1 DNA sequencing and DNA cloning are valuable tools for genetic engineering and biological inquiry

Where the hell do I get off thinking I am expert enough to review a first-year textbook about biology? Eleven Make Connections Figures pull together content from different chapters and provide a visual representation of “big picture” relationships. NEW! Make Connections Figures include Figure 37.10, “Mutualism Across Kingdoms and Domains,” and Figure 56.29, “Climate Change Has Effects at All Levels of Biological Organization.” Make Connections Figure 18.27 on breast cancer has been expanded to illustrate the role of cell signaling in one type of breast cancer and its treatment. Concept 28.2 Excavates include protists with modified mitochondria and protists with unique flagellaConcept 6.2 The free-energy change of a reaction tells us whether or not the reaction occurs spontaneously Lisa Urry (Units 1-3, Chapters 2-21, and Chapter 47) is a professor at Mills College and was a major contributor

earned his M.A. in Zoology from UCLA and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside, where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001. Neil published numerous research articles on desert and coastal plants and how the sensitive plant ( Mimosa) and other legumes move their leaves. His 30 years of teaching in diverse environments included general biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernadino Valley College, where he received the college’s first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. Neil was a visiting scholar in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. In addition to his authorship of this book, he coauthored Biology: Concepts & Connections and Essential Biologywith Jane Reece. Neil died shortly after the initial planning of this revision. Concept 15.1 Morgan showed that Mendelian inheritance has its physical basis in the behavior of chromosomes: scientific inquiry University, and UC Berkeley, she began teaching at Mills College in Oakland, California, where she currently holds the Letts-Villard Content Updates: Carefully selected content updates throughout the text reflect rapidly evolving research in the fields of: Campbell BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text’s hallmark values― accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning―have made it the most successful college introductory biology book for eight consecutive editions.

Evolution is the core theme of this text, introduced in Chapter 1. Every chapter includes at least one section that explicitly focuses on evolutionary aspects of the content, highlighted by an Evolution banner. (Since the chapters in Unit 4, Mechanisms of Evolution, and Unit 5, The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity, are all about evolution, these chapters do not have Evolution banners.) Every Chapter Review includes an Evolution Connection Question. Building on the Key Concepts chapter framework of previous editions, Campbell BIOLOGY, Ninth Edition helps students keep sight of the “big picture” by encouraging them to: NEW - Interactive Visual Activities give students an engaging way to interact with Biology: A Global Approach’s powerful art program while deepening their understanding of biology. These are available in Pearson eText. Concept 43.2 Coordinated cycles of heart contraction drive double circulation in mammals Concept 43.3 Patterns of blood pressure and flow reflect the structure and arrangement of blood vessels By integrating text, art, and photos, Exploring Figures help students access information efficiently.

Concept 15.3 Linked genes tend to be inherited together because they are located near each other on the same chromosome The Test Your Understanding Questions are organized into three levels based on Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension, Application/Analysis, and Synthesis/Evaluation. Question types include Visual Skills: Draw It, Scientific Inquiry, Evolution Connection, Write About a Theme (Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, or Interactions), and Synthesize Your Knowledge.BioFlix ™ animations and 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, Protein Synthesis, Water Transport in Plants, How Neurons Work, Synapses, and Muscle Contraction.