BIOLOGY: THE ESSENTIALS (ISE)

Biology: The Essentials epitomizes what the market has come to recognize as Mariëlle Hoefnagels’s distinct and student-friendly writing style. Mariëlle presents up-to-date information through What's the Point?, Why We Care, Burning Questions, Get the Picture, and Scientific Literacy features, which are pedagogical tools designed to demonstrate to readers that biology is everywhere. Survey the Landscape and Pull It Together concept maps illustrate the connections within each unit and chapter. Biology: The Essentials offers a broader and more conceptual introduction to biology, simplifying the more complex biological content to the essential elements that introductory students need.

• Unit 1: Science, Chemistry, and Cells

• 1. Scientific Study of Life
• 2. The Chemistry of Life
• 3. Cells
• 4. The Energy of Life
• 5. Photosynthesis
• 6. Respiration and Fermentation
• Unit 2: DNA, Inheritance, and Biotechnology
• 7. DNA Structure and Gene Function
• 8. DNA Replication, Binary Fission, and Mitosis
• 9. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
• 10. Patterns of Inheritance
• 11. DNA Technology
• Unit 3: Evolution and Diversity
• 12. Forces of Evolutionary Change
• 13. Evidence of Evolution
• 14. Speciation and Extinction
• 15. Evolution and Diversity of Microbial Life
• 16. Evolution and Diversity of Plants
• 17. Evolution and Diversity of Animals
• Unit 4: Ecology
• 18. Populations
• 19. Communities and Ecosystems
• 20. Preserving Biodiversity
• Unit 5: Plant Anatomy and Physiology
• 21. Plant Form and Function
• 22. Reproduction and Development of Flowering Plants
• Unit 6: Animal Anatomy and Physiology
• 23. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
• 24. The Nervous System and the Senses
• 25. The Endocrine System
• 26. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
• 27. The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
• 28. The Digestive and Urinary Systems
• 29. The Immune System
• 30. Animal Reproduction and Development