Biological Science with MasteringBiology (3rd Edition)

This pioneering book combines research-focused storytelling with the Socratic method to get students to think like practicing scientists. Each page of the book is designed in the spirit of active learning asking students to apply critical thinking skills as they learn key concepts. Accounts of real researchers designing and analyzing real experiments carefully punctuated by thoughtful questions and exercises train introductory students in the process of DOING biology. Biology and the Tree of Life Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life Protein Structure and Function Nucleic Acids and the RNA World An Introduction to Carbohydrates Lipids Membranes and the First Cells Inside the Cell Cell-Cell Interactions Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Photosynthesis The Cell Cycle Meiosis Mendel and the Gene DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair How Genes Work Transcription and Translation Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes Analyzing and Engineering Genes Genomics Principles of Development An Introduction to Animal Development An Introduction to Plant Development Evolution by Natural Selection Evolutionary Processes Speciation Phylogenies and the History of Life 28 Bacteria and Archaea Protists Green Plants Fungi An Introduction to Animals Protostome Animals Deuterostome Animals Viruses Plant Form and Function Water and Sugar Transport in Plants Plant Nutrition Plant Sensory Systems Signals and Responses Plant Reproduction Animal Form and Function Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals Animal Nutrition Gas Exchange and Circulation Electrical Signals in Animals Animal Sensory Systems and Movement Chemical Signals in Animals Animal Reproduction The Immune System in Animals An Introduction to Ecology Behavior Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystems Biodiversity and Conservation. Intended for those interested in studying the basics of biology.