Biological Science - Alison Snape

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Résumé :
Biological Science: Exploring the Science of Life responds to the key needs of lecturers and their students by placing a clear central narrative, carefully-structured active learning, and confidence with quantitative concepts and scientific enquiry central to its approach.

Written by a team of dedicated and passionate academics, and shaped by feedback from over 55 institutions, its straightforward narrative, reinforced by key concept overview videos for every chapter, communicate key ideas clearly: the right information is provided at the right time, and at the right depth.

Its pause and think features, self-check quizzes, and graded end of chapter questions, augmented by flashcards of key terms, directly support active learning. The combination of narrative text and learning features promote a rich, active learning experience: read, watch, and do.

Its combination of Quantitative Toolkits, Scientific Process panels, and the Life and its Exploration chapters provide more insight and support than any other general biology text...

Biographie:

• Life and its Exploration: Foundational Principles


• Topic 1: Exploring the science of life


• Topic 2: The emergence of life on Earth


• Topic 3: Defining Life


• Topic 4: Evolutionary processes


• Topic 5: The diversity, organisation, and classification of life


• Quantitative Toolkits


• Quantitative Toolkit 1: Understanding data


• Quantitative Toolkit 2: Size and scale


• Quantitative Toolkit 3: Describing data


• Quantitative Toolkit 4: Ratio and proportion


• Quantitative Toolkit 5: Understanding samples


• Quantitative Toolkit 6: Designing experiments


• Quantitative Toolkit 7: Assessing patterns


• Quantitative Toolkit 8: Formulae and equations


• Quantitative Toolkit 9: Rates of change


• Module 1 LIFE AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL


• 1: Building blocks: molecules and macromolecules


• 2: Energy: powering biochemical processes


• 3: Information: genes and genomes


• 4: Mendelian genetics


• 5: Reading the genome: gene expression and protein synthesis


• 6: Proteins and proteomes


• 7: Metabolism: energy capture and release from food


• 8: Molecular tools and techniques


• Module 2 LIFE AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL


• 9: Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells


• 10: Cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes


• 11: Microbial diversity


• 12: The growth, measurement, and visualisation of cells


• 13: Microbes in life: harnessing their power


• 14: Microbes as agents of infectious disease


• 15: Viruses


• Module 3 THE HUMAN ORGANISM: TISSUES, ORGANS, AND SYSTEMS


• 16: Physiology overview


• 17: Communication and control 1: introducing the nervous and endocrine systems


• 18: Communication and control 2: sensory systems


• 19: Communication and control 3: controlling organ systems


• 20: Muscle and movement


• 21: Cardiovascular system


• 22: Respiratory system


• 23: Exercise physiology


• 24: Renal system


• 25: Digestive system


• 26: Reproductive system


• 27: Immune system


• Module 4 ORGANISMAL DIVERSITY: STRUCTURE, ADAPTATION, AND SURVIVAL


• 28: The structure of living organisms


• 29: Body plans


• 30: Interaction with the external environment


• 31: Movement, locomotion, and migration


• 32: Defence against predation and invasion


• 33: Reproduction and development


• Module 5 ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS


• 34: Fundamental concepts: ecology, evolution, species, and speciation


• 35: Genes: evolutionary change in alleles, genotypes, and phenotypes


• 36: Populations: quantifying demographics and modelling change


• 37: Communities: species interactions and biodiversity metrics


• 38: Ecosystems: abiotic interactions and environmental processes


• 39: Challenges: key threats to ecosystems


• 40: Solutions: managing, conserving, and restoring ecosystems