10th biology diversity edition life unity

The new edition offers a new Learning Roadmap in each chapter to help students gain a full understanding. Students are able to focus on key concepts, make connections to other concepts, and see where the material is leading. In this Tenth Edition of Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, the authors use the important connections among molecular structure, biological function, and evolution to encourage student understanding instead of memorization.

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. References to this work on external resources. Overview: Respected and loved by students and professors alike, Biology: The Unity And Diversity Of Life, Fourteenth Edition presents the key concepts and applications of biology in an engaging, logical, and clear manner.

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List this Seller's Books. Payment Methods accepted by seller. AbeBooks Bookseller Since: March 23, For example, Chapter 1 includes a preview of life's unity and diversity with an evolutionary perspective. Similar sections in Chapters 3, 5, and 6, on the structure and function of enzymes and other molecules, prepare students for chapters on cell structure and metabolism, genetics, evolution, anatomy, and physiology. This background prepares students to understand the power of comparative molecular studies in clarifying evolutionary relationships.

Connections essays 28 in all focus on this new integration of molecular structure, function, and evolution. The first essay 1. It shows how the theory of evolution by natural selection connects the two.

Other essays consider evolutionary interplays between infectious agents and their hosts; cloning and genetically engineered mammals, the evolution of life over the past 3. Improvements in the media package meet the high standards instructors have come to expect.