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The 11th Edition of the best-sellingBiology: A Global Approach, Global Edition,sets students on the path to success in biology through its clear and engaging narrative, superior skills instruction, innovative use of art and photos, and fully integrated media resources to enhance teaching and learning.



To engage learners in developing a deeper understanding of biology, the 11th Edition challenges them to apply their knowledge and skills to a variety of new hands-on activities and exercises in the text and online.Content updates throughout the text reflect rapidly evolving research, and new learning tools include Problem-Solving Exercises, Visualizing Figures, Visual Skills Questions, and more.



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MasteringBiology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Interactive, self-paced tutorials provide individualized coaching to help students stay on track. With a wide range of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult concepts.

Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition, Global Edition

• Cover Page


• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• Brief Contents


• Detailed Contents


• 1 Biology and Its Themes


• Inquiring About Life


• CONCEPT 1.1 The study of life reveals unifying themes


• Theme: New Properties Emerge at Successive Levels of Biological Organization


• Theme: Life?s Processes Involve the Expression and Transmission of Genetic Information


• Theme: Life Requires the Transfer and Transformation of Energy and Matter


• Theme: From Molecules to Ecosystems, Interactions Are Important in Biological Systems


• CONCEPT 1.2 The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life


• Classifying the Diversity of Life


• Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection


• The Tree of Life


• CONCEPT 1.3 In studying nature, scientists make observations and form and test hypotheses


• Exploration and Observation


• Forming and Testing Hypotheses


• The Flexibility of the Scientific Process


• A Case Study in Scientific Inquiry: Investigating Coat Coloration in Mouse Populations


• Experimental Variables and Controls


• Theories in Science


• CONCEPT 1.4 Science benefits from a cooperative approach and diverse viewpoints


• Building on the Work of Others


• Science, Technology, and Society


• The Value of Diverse Viewpoints in Science


• UNIT 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY


• Interview: Lovell Jones


• 2 Atoms and Molecules


• A Chemical Connection to Biology


• CONCEPT 2.1 Matter consists of chemical elements in pure form and in combinations called compounds


• Elements and Compounds


• The Elements of Life


• Case Study: Evolution of Tolerance to Toxic Elements


• CONCEPT 2.2 An element?s properties depend on the structure of its atoms


• Subatomic Particles


• Atomic Number and Atomic Mass