| Author: |
George B. Johnson
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| Release at: | 2018 |
| Pages: | 897 |
| Edition: |
9th Edition
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| File Size: | 124 MB |
| File Type: | |
| Language: | English |
Description of The Living World 9th Edition
The Living World 9th Edition written by George B. Johnson is a great book for life and evolution studies available in ebook (PDF) free download. Biology is one of the most approachable of the sciences, yet many nonscience students look upon their first biology course with anxiety. Science courses are by their nature hard, these students believe, as they grit their teeth signing up for the course. A critical task facing any instructor, and any biology text for nonmajors, is to dispel this fear. Biology is in fact not difficult, and it is full of easy-to-grasp and fun ideas. No one who teaches biology today can fail to appreciate how important a subject it has become for our students. From global warming to stem cell initiatives to teaching “intelligent design” in classrooms, biology permeates the news and in large measures will define our students’ futures.
What the student needs right off the bat is a window into this world he or she is about to enter. In this 9th revision of The Living World, I have set out to address this issue head-on. Relevancy is the window. Every chapter of this revision is focused directly on the relevance of its content to today’s students. When the discussion of a topic is linked to a student’s own experience, it does not seem so unapproachable, and the utility of learning it is far easier to accept.
More than most subjects, biology is at its core a set of ideas, & if students can master these basic ideas, the rest comes easy. Unfortunately, while most of today’s students are very interested in biology, the many terms get in the way, standing as a wall between students and science. With this text, I have tried to turn those walls into windows, removing those barriers so that readers can peer in and join the fun. Analogies have been my tool. I have searched for simple analogies when writing The Living World, that relate the matter at hand to things we all know. As a science, analogies are not exact, but I do not count myself compromised. Analogies trade precision for clarity.
Content of The Living World 9th Edition
Chapter 0 Studying Biology 1
UNIT ONE THE STUDY OF LIFE
Chapter 1 The Science of Biology 15
UNIT TWO THE LIVING CELL
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Life 35
Chapter 3 Molecules of Life 51
Chapter 4 Cells 71
Chapter 5 Energy and Life 107
Chapter 6 Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy from the Sun 119
Chapter 7 How Cells Harvest Energy through Food 137
UNIT THREE THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE
Chapter 8 Mitosis 155
Chapter 9 Meiosis 173
Chapter 10 Foundations of Genetics 187
Chapter 11 DNA: The Genetic Material 221
Chapter 12 How Genes Work 239
Chapter 13 Genomics and Biotechnology 259
UNIT FOUR THE EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Chapter 14 Evolution and Natural Selection 287
Chapter 15 How We Living Things Name 325
Chapter 16 Prokaryotes: The First Single-Celled Creatures 343
Chapter 17 Protists: The Eukaryotes Advent 365
Chapter 18 Fungi Invade the Land 389
UNIT FIVE EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS
Chapter 19 The Animal Phyla Evolution 405
Chapter 20 History of the Vertebrates 445
Chapter 21 How Humans Evolved 471
UNIT SIX ANIMAL LIFE
Chapter 22 The Animal Body & How It Moves 485
Chapter 23 Circulation 509
Chapter 24 Respiration 527
Chapter 25 The Path of Food Through the Animal Body 541
Chapter 26 Maintaining the Internal Environment 559
Chapter 27 How the Animal Body Defends Itself 575
Chapter 28 The Nervous System 597
Chapter 29 The Senses 617
Chapter 30 Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body 633
Chapter 31 Reproduction and Development 649
UNIT SEVEN PLANT LIFE
Chapter 32 Evolution of Plants 673
Chapter 33 Plant Form and Function 693
Chapter 34 Plant Reproduction and Growth 711
UNIT EIGHT THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 35 Populations and Communities 731
Chapter 36 Ecosystems 757
Chapter 37 Behavior and the Environment 783
Chapter 38 Human Influences on the Living World 805
UNIT ONE THE STUDY OF LIFE
Chapter 1 The Science of Biology 15
UNIT TWO THE LIVING CELL
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Life 35
Chapter 3 Molecules of Life 51
Chapter 4 Cells 71
Chapter 5 Energy and Life 107
Chapter 6 Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy from the Sun 119
Chapter 7 How Cells Harvest Energy through Food 137
UNIT THREE THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE
Chapter 8 Mitosis 155
Chapter 9 Meiosis 173
Chapter 10 Foundations of Genetics 187
Chapter 11 DNA: The Genetic Material 221
Chapter 12 How Genes Work 239
Chapter 13 Genomics and Biotechnology 259
UNIT FOUR THE EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Chapter 14 Evolution and Natural Selection 287
Chapter 15 How We Living Things Name 325
Chapter 16 Prokaryotes: The First Single-Celled Creatures 343
Chapter 17 Protists: The Eukaryotes Advent 365
Chapter 18 Fungi Invade the Land 389
UNIT FIVE EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS
Chapter 19 The Animal Phyla Evolution 405
Chapter 20 History of the Vertebrates 445
Chapter 21 How Humans Evolved 471
UNIT SIX ANIMAL LIFE
Chapter 22 The Animal Body & How It Moves 485
Chapter 23 Circulation 509
Chapter 24 Respiration 527
Chapter 25 The Path of Food Through the Animal Body 541
Chapter 26 Maintaining the Internal Environment 559
Chapter 27 How the Animal Body Defends Itself 575
Chapter 28 The Nervous System 597
Chapter 29 The Senses 617
Chapter 30 Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body 633
Chapter 31 Reproduction and Development 649
UNIT SEVEN PLANT LIFE
Chapter 32 Evolution of Plants 673
Chapter 33 Plant Form and Function 693
Chapter 34 Plant Reproduction and Growth 711
UNIT EIGHT THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 35 Populations and Communities 731
Chapter 36 Ecosystems 757
Chapter 37 Behavior and the Environment 783
Chapter 38 Human Influences on the Living World 805
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