Biology: The Dynamic Science, 4th Edition

Russell/Hertz/McMillan, BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE 4e and MindTap teach Biology the way scientists practice it by emphasizing and applying science as a process. You learn not only what scientists know, but how they know it, and what they still need to learn. The authors explain complex ideas clearly and describe how biologists collect and interpret evidence to test hypotheses about the living world. Throughout, Russell and MindTap provide engaging applications, develop quantitative analysis and mathematical reasoning skills, and build conceptual understanding.

Table of Contents

Ch 1: Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
Ch 2: Life, Chemistry, and Water
Ch 3: Biological Molecules: The Carbon Compounds of Life
Ch 4: Cells
Ch 5: Membranes and Transport
Ch 6: Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions
Ch 7: Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
Ch 8: Photosynthesis
Ch 9: Cell Communication
Ch 10: Cell Division and Mitosis
Ch 11: Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction
Ch 12: Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance
Ch 13: Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics
Ch 14: DNA Structure and Replication
Ch 15: From DNA to Protein
Ch 16: Regulation of Gene Expression
Ch 17: Bacterial and Viral Genetics
Ch 18: DNA Technologies: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications
Ch 19: Genomes and Proteomes
Ch 20: Development of Evolutionary Thinking
Ch 21: Microevolution: Genetic Changes within Populations
Ch 22: Speciation
Ch 23: Paleobiology and Macroevolution
Ch 24: Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life
Ch 25: The Origin of Life
Ch 26: Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
Ch 27: Protists
Ch 28: Seedless Plants
Ch 29: Seed Plants
Ch 30: Fungi
Ch 31: Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes
Ch 32: Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives
Ch 33: The Plant Body
Ch 34: Transport in Plants
Ch 35: Plant Nutrition
Ch 36: Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants
Ch 37: Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment
Ch 38: Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology
Ch 39: Information Flow and the Neuron
Ch 40: Nervous Systems
Ch 41: Sensory Systems
Ch 42: The Endocrine System
Ch 43: Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements
Ch 44: The Circulatory System
Ch 45: Defenses against Disease
Ch 46: Gas Exchange: The Respiratory System
Ch 47: Animal Nutrition
Ch 48: Regulating the Internal Environment
Ch 49: Animal Reproduction
Ch 50: Animal Development
Ch 51: Ecology and the Biosphere
Ch 52: Population Ecology
Ch 53: Population Interactions and Community Ecology
Ch 54: Ecosystems and Global Change
Ch 55: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Ch 56: Animal Behavior
Appendix A: Answers
Appendix B: Classification System