Campbell Biology in Focus. Urry L.A. et al.

2nd ed. — Pearson Education, 2017. — 1105 p.

Campbell Biology in Focus is the best-selling “short” textbook for the introductory college biology course for science majors. Every unit takes an approach to streamlining the material that best fits the needs of instructors, based on surveys, curriculum initiatives, reviews, discussions with hundreds of biology professors, careful analyses of course syllabi, and the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report. The Second Edition builds on the Campbell hallmark standards of accuracy, clarity, and pedagogical innovation, going beyond this foundation to help students make connections visually across chapters, interpret real data from research, and synthesize their knowledge. The accompanying digital resources include new, mobile-friendly tools that help instructors teach challenging topics better than ever before; integrate the eText with videos and animations; and allow students to test, learn, and retest until they achieve mastery of the content.

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BRIEF CONTENTS
1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology 46
Chemistry and Cells
3 The Chemical Context of Life 66
4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life 87
5 A Tour of the Cell 116
6 Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling 144
7 An Introduction to Metabolism 166
8 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation 185
9 Photosynthesis 205
10 The Cell Cycle 226
Genetics
10 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles 244
11 Mendel and the Gene Idea 258
12 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance 280
13 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance 297
14 Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein 322
15 Regulation of Gene Expression 347
16 Development, Stem Cells, and Cancer 365
17 Viruses 386
Evolution
18 Genomes and Their Evolution 401
19 Descent with Modification 423
20 Phylogeny 439
21 The Evolution of Populations 457
22 The Origin of Species 478
23 Broad Patterns of Evolution 496
The Evolutionary History of Life
24 Early Life and the Diversification of Prokaryotes 518
25 The Origin and Diversification ofEukaryotes 541
26 The Colonization of Land 564
27 The Rise of Animal Diversity 589
Plant Form and Function
28 Plant Structure and Growth 619
29 Resource Acquisition, Nutrition, and Transport in Vascular Plants 637
30 Reproduction and Domestication of Flowering Plants 663
31 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals 683
Animal Form and Function
32 The Internal Environment of Animals: Organization and Regulation 707
33 Animal Nutrition 732
34 Circulation and Gas Exchange 750
35 The Immune System 777
36 Reproduction and Development 795
37 Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling 816
38 Nervous and Sensory Systems 834
39 Motor Mechanisms and Behavior 858
Ecology
40 Population Ecology and the Distribution of Organisms 884
41 Species Interactions 911
42 Ecosystems and Energy 930
43 Global Ecology and Conservation Biology 950