Biology.
- 9th ed., International ed. / Eldra P. Solomon, Linda R. Berg, Diana W. Martin.
- Pacific Grove, Calif. : Andover : Brooks/Cole ; Cengage Learning [distributor], 2010.
- 1376 p.
Previous ed.: 2008. Includes index.
Part 1.The organization of life -- 1.A view of life -- 2.Atoms and molecules: the chemcial basis of life -- 3.The chemistry of life: organic compounds -- 4.Organization of the cell -- 5.Biological membranes -- 6.Cell communication -- Part 2.Energy transfer through living systems -- 7.Energy and metabolism -- 8.How cells make ATP: energy-releasing pathways -- 9.Photosynthesis: capturing light energy -- Part 3: The continuity of life: genetics -- 10.Chromosomes, mitosis, and meiosis -- 11.The basic principles of heredity -- 12.DNA: the carrier of genetic information -- 13.Gene expression -- 14.Gene regulation -- 15.DNA technology genomics -- 16.Human genetics and the human genome -- 17.Developmental genetics -- Part 4.The continuity of life: evolution -- 18.Introduction to Darwinian evolution -- 19.Evolutionary change in populations -- 20.Speciation and macroevolution -- 21.The origin and evolutionary history of life -- 22.The evolution of primates -- Part 5.The diversity of life -- 23.Understanding diversity; systematics -- 24.Viruses and subviral agents -- 25.Bacteria and archawa -- 26.Protists -- 27.Seedless plants -- 28.Seed plants -- 29.The fungi -- 30.An introduction to animal diversity -- 31.Sponges, cnidarians, ctenophores, and protostomes -- 32.The deuterostomes.
This integrated, inquiry-based learning system guides students through every chapter. The ninth edition offers expanded integration of the text's three guiding themes of biology - evolution, information transfer and energy for life.