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Campbell Biology.

Intended for non-majors or mixed biology courses.   A conceptual framework for understanding the world of biology Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections continues to introduce pedagogical innovations, which motivate students not only to learn, but also engage with biology. This bestselling tex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Martha R.
Other Authors: Simon, Eric J., Dickey, Jean L., Hogan, Kelly A., Reece, Jane B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson Education Limited, 2018.
Edition:9th ed.
Subjects:
Biology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Brief Contents
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Authors
  • Preface
  • New Content
  • Acknowledgments
  • Reviewers
  • Acknowledgments for the Global Edition
  • Detailed Contents
  • 1 Biology: Exploring Life
  • Biology: The Scientific Study of Life
  • 1.1 What Is life?
  • 1.2 Biologists arrange the diversity of life into three domains
  • 1.3 Visualizing The Concept In life's hierarchy of organization, new properties emerge at each level
  • The Process of Science
  • 1.4 What is science?
  • 1.5 Hypotheses can be tested using controlled experiments
  • 1.6 Scientific Thinking Hypotheses can be tested using observational data
  • 1.7 The process of science is repetitive, nonlinear, and collaborative
  • 1.8 Connection Biology, technology, and society are connected in important ways
  • Five Unifying Themes in Biology
  • 1.9 Theme: Evolution is the core theme of biology
  • 1.10 Evolution Connection Evolution is connected to our everyday lives
  • 1.11 Theme: Life depends on the flow of information
  • 1.12 Theme: Structure and function are related
  • 1.13 Theme: Life depends on the transfer and transformation of energy and matter
  • 1.14 Theme: Life depends on interactions within and between systems
  • Chapter Review
  • Unit I The Life of the Cell
  • 2 The Chemical Basis of Life
  • Elements, Atoms, and Compounds
  • 2.1 Organisms are composed of elements, usually combined into compounds
  • 2.2 Connection Trace elements are common additives to food and water
  • 2.3 Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons
  • 2.4 Connection Radioactive isotopes can help or harm us
  • Chemical Bonds
  • 2.5 The distribution of electrons determines an atom's chemical properties
  • 2.6 Visualizing The Concept Covalent bonds join atoms into molecules through electron sharing
  • 2.7 Ionic bonds are attractions between ions of opposite charge.
  • 2.8 Hydrogen bonds are weak bonds important in the chemistry of life
  • 2.9 Chemical reactions make and break chemical bonds
  • Water's Life-Supporting Properties
  • 2.10 Hydrogen bonds make liquid water cohesive
  • 2.11 Water's hydrogen bonds moderate temperature
  • 2.12 Ice floats because it is less dense than liquid water
  • 2.13 Water is the solvent of life
  • 2.14 Scientists study the effects of rising atmospheric CO2 on coral reef ecosystems
  • 2.15 Scientific Thinking The chemistry of life is sensitive to acidic and basic conditions
  • 2.16 Evolution Connection The search for extraterrestrial life centers on the search for water
  • Chapter Review
  • Chapter Review
  • 3 The Molecules of Cells
  • Introduction to Organic Compounds
  • 3.1 Life's molecular diversity is based on the properties of carbon
  • 3.2 A few chemical groups are key to the functioning of biological molecules
  • 3.3 Cells make large molecules from a limited set of small molecules
  • Carbohydrates
  • 3.4 Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates
  • 3.5 Two monosaccharides are linked to form a disaccharide
  • 3.6 Connection Are we eating too much sugar?
  • 3.7 Polysaccharides are long chains of sugar units
  • Lipids
  • 3.8 Fats are lipids that are mostly energy-storage molecules
  • 3.9 Scientific Thinking Scientific studies document the health risks of trans fats
  • 3.10 Phospholipids and steroids are important lipids with a variety of functions
  • 3.11 Connection Anabolic steroids pose health risks
  • Proteins
  • 3.12 Proteins have a wide range of functions and structures
  • 3.13 Proteins are made from amino acids linked by peptide bonds
  • 3.14 Visualizing The Concept A Protein's functional shape results from four levels of structure
  • Nucleic Acids
  • 3.15 The nucleic acids DNA and RNA are information-rich polymers of nucleotides.
  • 3.16 Evolution Connection Lactose tolerance is a recent event in human evolution
  • Chapter Review
  • 4 A Tour of the cell
  • Introduction to the Cell
  • 4.1 Microscopes reveal the world of the cell
  • 4.2 The small size of cells relates to the need to exchange materials across the plasma membrane
  • 4.3 Prokaryotic cells are structurally simpler than eukaryotic cells
  • 4.4 Eukaryotic cells are partitioned into functional compartments
  • The Nucleus and Ribosomes
  • 4.5 The nucleus contains the cell's genetic instructions
  • 4.6 Ribosomes make proteins for use in the cell and for export
  • The Endomembrane System
  • 4.7 Many organelles are connected in the endomembrane system
  • 4.8 The endoplasmic reticulum is a biosynthetic workshop
  • 4.9 The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and ships cell products
  • 4.10 Lysosomes are digestive compartments within a cell
  • 4.11 Vacuoles function in the general maintenance of the cell
  • Energy-Converting Organelles
  • 4.13 Mitochondria harvest chemical energy from food
  • 4.14 A review of the structures involved in manufacturing and breakdown
  • 4.15 Evolution Connection Chloroplasts convert solar energy to chemical energy
  • 4.16 Mitochondria and chloroplasts evolved by endosymbiosis
  • The Cytoskeleton and Cell Surfaces
  • 4.16 The cell's internal skeleton helps organize its structure and activities
  • 4.17 Scientific Thinking Scientists discovered the cytoskeleton using the tools of biochemistry and microscopy
  • 4.18 Cilia and flagella move when microtubules bend
  • 4.19 The extracellular matrix of animal cells functions in support and regulation
  • 4.20 Three types of cell junctions are found in animal tissues
  • 4.21 Cell walls enclose and support plant cells
  • 4.22 Review: Eukaryotic cell structures can be grouped on the basis of four main functions
  • Chapter Review
  • 5 The Working Cell.
  • Membrane Structure and Function
  • 5.1 Visualizing The Concept Membranes are fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins with many functions
  • 5.2 Evolution Connection The spontaneous formation of membranes was a critical step in the origin of life
  • 5.3 Passive transport is diffusion across a membrane with no energy investment
  • 5.4 Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane
  • 5.5 Water balance between cells and their surroundings is crucial to organisms
  • 5.6 Transport proteins can facilitate diffusion across membranes
  • 5.7 Scientific Thinking Research on another membrane protein led to the discovery of aquaporins
  • 5.8 Cells expend energy in the active transport of a solute
  • 5.9 Exocytosis and endocytosis transport large molecules across membranes
  • Energy and the Cell
  • 5.10 Cells transform energy and matter as they perform work
  • 5.11 Chemical reactions either release or store energy
  • 5.12 ATP drives cellular work by coupling exergonic and endergonic reactions
  • How Enzymes Function
  • 5.13 Enzymes speed up the cell's chemical reactions by lowering energy barriers
  • 5.14 A specific enzyme catalyzes each cellular reaction
  • 5.15 Enzyme inhibition can regulate enzyme activity in a cell
  • 5.16 Many drugs, pesticides, and poisons are enzyme inhibitors
  • Chapter Review
  • 6 How Cells Harvestchemical Energy
  • Cellular Respiration: Aerobic Harvesting of Energy
  • 6.1 Photosynthesis and cellular respiration provide energy for life
  • 6.2 Breathing supplies O2 for use in cellular respiration and removes CO2
  • 6.3 Cellular respiration banks energy in ATP molecules
  • 6.4 The human body uses energy from ATP for all its activities
  • 6.5 Cells capture energy from electrons "falling" from organic fuels to oxygen
  • Stages of Cellular Respiration
  • 6.6 Overview: cellular respiration occurs in three main stages.
  • 6.7 Glycolysis harvests chemical energy by oxidizing glucose to pyruvate
  • 6.8 After pyruvate is oxidized, the citric acid cycle completes the energy-yielding oxidation of organic molecules
  • 6.9 Visualizing The Concept Most ATP production occurs by oxidative phosphor ylation
  • 6.10 Scientific Thinking Scientists have discovered heat-producing, calorie-burning brown fat In adults
  • 6.11 Review: each molecule of glucose yields many molecules of ATP
  • Fermentation: Anaerobic Harvesting of Energy
  • 6.12 Fermentation enables cells to produce ATP without oxygen
  • 6.13 Evolution Connection Glycolysis evolved early in the history of life on earth
  • Connections Between Metabolic Pathways
  • 6.14 Cells use many kinds of organic molecules as fuel for cellular respiration
  • 6.15 Organic molecules from food provide raw materials for biosynthesis
  • Chapter Review
  • 7 Photosynthesis:Using Light to Make Food
  • An Introduction to Photosynthesis
  • 7.1 Photosynthesis fuels the biosphere
  • 7.2 Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts in plant cells
  • 7.3 Scientists traced the process of photosynthesis using isotopes
  • 7.4 Photosynthesis is a redox process, as is cellular respiration
  • 7.5 Photosynthesis occurs in two stages, which are linked by atp and nadph
  • The Light Reactions: Converting Solar Energy to Chemical Energy
  • 7.6 Visible radiation absorbed by pigments drives the light reactions
  • 7.7 Photosystems capture solar energy
  • 7.8 Two photosystems connected by an electron transport chain convert light energy to the chemical energy of atp and nadph
  • 7.9 Visualizing The Concept The light reactions take place within the thylakoid membranes
  • The Calvin Cycle: Reducing CO2 to Sugar
  • 7.10 ATP and NADPH power sugar synthesis in the calvin cycle
  • 7.11 Evolution Connection Other methods of carbon fixation have evolved in hot, dry climates.
  • The Global Significance of Photosynthesis.

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