Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (August 21, 2024) © 2024

  • Neil A. Campbell University of California, Riverside
  • Lisa A. Urry Mills College at Northeastern University
  • Michael L. Cain New Mexico State University
  • Steven A. Wasserman University of California
  • Peter V. Minorsky Mercy College
  • Rebecca B. Orr Collin College

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Campbell Biology delivers a trusted, current and pedagogically innovative experience that has provided millions of students with a solid foundation in college-level biology and with a true understanding of biology. The author team advances Neil Campbell's original vision of equipping students at individual skill levels with tools, visuals, resources and activities that engage you in learning. This solution strategically integrates text and artwork to reinforce key concepts, build scientific skills and promote active learning.

The 12th Edition meets your needs with new student-centered features, downloadable Reading Guide worksheets emphasizing key concepts, and a revised assessment program. This edition further supports you with new visual presentations of content and new study tools while engaging and guiding you in an active process of inquiry and learning

Table of contents

  1. Biology and Its Themes

Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY

  1. Atoms and Molecules
  2. The Chemistry of Water
  3. Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity
  4. Biological Macromolecules and Lipids
  5. Energy and Life

Unit 2 Cell Biology

  1. Cell Structure and Function
  2. Cell Membranes
  3. Cellular Signaling
  4. Cell Respiration
  5. Photosynthetic Processes
  6. Mitosis

Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE

  1. Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis
  2. Mendelian Genetics
  3. Linkage and Chromosomes
  4. Nucleic Acids and Inheritance
  5. Expression of Genes
  6. Control of Gene Expression
  7. DNA Technology
  8. The Evolution of Genomes

Unit 4 Evolution

  1. How Evolution Works
  2. Phylogenetic Reconstruction
  3. Microevolution
  4. Species and Speciation
  5. Macroevolution

Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE

  1. Introduction to Viruses
  2. Prokaryotes
  3. The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes
  4. Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants
  5. Seed Plants
  6. Introduction to Fungi
  7. An Introduction to Animal Diversity
  8. Invertebrates
  9. Vertebrates

Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

  1. Plant Structure and Growth
  2. Transport in Vascular Plants
  3. Plant Nutrition
  4. Reproduction of Flowering Plants
  5. Plant Signals and Behavior

Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

  1. The Animal Body
  2. Chemical Signals in Animals
  3. Animal Digestive Systems
  4. Animal Transport Systems
  5. Animal Excretory Systems
  6. Animal Reproductive Systems
  7. Development in Animals
  8. Animal Defenses Against Infection
  9. Electrical Signals in Animals
  10. Neural Regulation in Animals
  11. Sensation and Movement in Animals

Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE

  1. An Overview of Ecology
  2. Behavioral Ecology
  3. Populations and Life History Traits
  4. Biodiversity and Communities
  5. Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems
  6. Conservation and Global Ecology

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