Campbell's Biology, 13th edition

Lisa A. Urry
, Peter V. Minorsky
, Kerry L Hull
, Rebecca B. Orr

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Campbell Biology delivers a proven, current, absorbing experience that guides you to a true understanding of biology. The authors carry on Neil Campbell's original vision: to provide the tools, visuals, resources, and activities that will help you succeed in your general biology course.

The 13th Edition offers new Practice Applying Your Learning question sets in each unit. New and updated content includes updates in gene editing and stem cell research; artificial intelligence and its role in bioinformatics and medical diagnosis; global climate and population changes; SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanded discussions of emerging and zoonotic pathogens; and much more.

ISBN-13: 9780135455890

Subject: Biology

Category: Biology for majors

1. Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry

UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

Interview: Kristi Anseth
2. The Chemical Context of Life
3. Water and Life
4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
5. The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

UNIT 2: THE CELL

Interview: Julie Theriot
6. A Tour of the Cell
7. Membrane Structure and Function
8. Introduction to Metabolism
9. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
10. Photosynthesis
11. Cell Communication
12. The Cell Cycle

UNIT 3: GENETICS

Interview: Pardis Sabeti
13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
14. Mendel and the Gene Idea
15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
16. he Molecular Basis of Inheritance
17. Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
18. Regulation of Gene Expression
19. Viruses
20. DNA Tools and Biotechnology
21. Genomes and Their Evolution

UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION

Interview: Neil H. Shubin
22. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
23. The Evolution of Populations
24. The Origin of Species
25. The History of Life on Earth

UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Interview: Casey Dunn
26. Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
27. Bacteria and Archaea
28. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
29. Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
30. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
31. Fungi
32. An Overview of Animal Diversity
33. An Introduction to Invertebrates
34. The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates

UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION

Interview: Ernesto Gianoli
35. Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
36. Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
37. Soil and Plant Nutrition
38. Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
39. Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION

Interview: Adrienne Bratcher
40. Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
41. Animal Nutrition
42. Circulation and Gas Exchange
43. The Immune System
44. Osmoregulation and Excretion
45. Hormones and the Endocrine System
46. Animal Reproduction
47. Animal Development
48. Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
49. Nervous Systems
50. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
51. Animal Behavior

UNIT 8: ECOLOGY

Interview: Elisa Bonnacorso
52. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
53. Population Ecology
54. Community Ecology
55. Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
56. Conservation Biology and Global Change

APPENDICES

A. Answers
B. Classification of Life
C. A Comparison of the Light Microscope and the Electron Microscope
D. Scientific Skills Review
E. Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes for Learning Vocabulary