Free download Understanding Biology (4th edition) written by Kenneth A. Mason, Tod Duncan and Jonathan B. Losos in pdf.
According to the writers, “Understanding Biology fits well into this ever-changing environment in two main ways. First, the book is the result of a thorough analysis using a variety of sources to determine what is actually being taught in most majors biology courses across the country.
This allowed us to produce a book that goes against the trend of encyclopedic textbooks yet still has all of the material, in the appropriate depth, required for a majors biology course. This helps to reduce cost, and makes the text less intimidating for students.
The second way that Understanding Biology is ideal for the new landscape is that it was designed from the beginning using our knowledge of how people learn. There is a strong emphasis on concepts over disconnected facts, and an organization that provides the student with a clear path to success in learning difficult material.
Each chapter begins with a Learning Path that introduces the major concepts for the chapter. Then within each section, larger concepts are broken down into more specific supporting concepts. Each of these secondary concepts comes with a learning objective that tells students what they should be able to do after completing the section.
Each section has a brief review with a question to help students think about the concepts. This organization, and more important, the content, allows us to focus on promoting student understanding.
The end-of-chapter material includes a review aligned with the organization of the chapter, and assessment based on a modified version of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Understand, Apply, Synthesize questions.”
Contents
Part I: The Molecular Basis of Life
- The Science of Biology
- The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water
- The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Part II: Biology of the Cell
- Cell Structure
- Membranes
- Energy and Metabolism
- How Cells Harvest Energy
- Photosynthesis
- Cell Communication
- How Cells Divide
Part III: Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
- Patterns of Inheritance
- The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- DNA: The Genetic Material
- Genes and How They Work
- Control of Gene Expression
- Biotechnology
- Genomics
Part IV: Evolution
- Genes Within Populations
- The Evidence for Evolution
- The Origin of Species
Part V: The Diversity of Life
- Systematics and Phylogeny
- Prokaryotes and Viruses
- Protists
- Fungi
- Plants
- Animal Diversity
- Vertebrates
Part VI: Plant Form and Function
- Plant Form
- Flowering Plant Reproduction
- The Living Plant
Part VII: Animal Form and Function
- The Animal Body and How It Moves
- The Nervous System
- Fueling the Body’s Metabolism
- Maintaining Homeostasis
- Reproduction and Development
Part VIII: Ecology and Behavior
- Behavioral Biology
- Ecology of Individuals and Populations
- Community Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics
- The Living World
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