Biology: The Student-Friendly Biology Textbook We want beginning students to experience learning biology as an exciting journey of discovery. We present the workings of science and the contributions of scientists whose discoveries not only expand our knowledge of biology but also help shape and protect the future of our planet. Biology provides insight into what science is, how scientists work, what scientists have contributed, and how scientific knowledge affects daily life.
Since the first edition of Biology, we have worked very hard to present the principles of biology in an integrated way that is accurate, interesting, and conceptually accessible to students. In this eleventh edition of Biology, we continue this tradition. We also continue to present biology in an inquiry-based framework. Some professors interpret inquiry as a learning method that takes place in the laboratory as students perform experiments.
While laboratory research is certainly an integral part of inquiry-based learning, inquiry is also a way of learning in which students actively pursue knowledge outside the laboratory. In the eleventh edition of Biology, we further integrate inquirybased learning into the textbook, as discussed in the following sections. By helping students make such connections, we facilitate their mastery of general concepts. The combined effect of an engaging writing style, interesting and exciting features, and our well-tested Learning System provides the ingredients for students to succeed in their study of biology.
This system provides the student with the learning strategies needed to integrate biological concepts and demonstrate mastery of these concepts. Learning biology is challenging because it requires learning many new terms and facts that must then be integrated into the framework of biological principles.
To help students focus on important principles and concepts, we provide Learning Outcomes for the course and Learning Objectives for each major section of every chapter. At the end of each section, we provide Checkpoint questions based on the Learning Objectives so that students can assess their level of understanding of the material presented in the section.
At the end of each chapter, we include a Summary: Focus on Learning Objectives that is organized around the Learning Objectives and emphasizes key terms in context. Questions include Know and Comprehend multiple-choice exercises as well as a variety of questions that encourage the student to Apply and Analyze and Evaluate and Synthesize the topics in the chapter.
Students are directed to www. See the Resources for Students section of the Preface for details. Key Experiment figures emphasize the scientific process in both classic and modern research. These figures encourage students to evaluate investigative approaches that scientists have taken.
Examples include Figures , , and Key Point figures state important concepts in process diagrams of complex topics. Examples include Figures , , , , and Many of the Key Point figures have numbered parts that show sequences of events in biological processes or life cycles. To help students focus on important principles and concepts, we provide Learning Outcomes for the course and Learning Objectives for each major section of every chapter.
At the end of each section, we provide Review Questions based on the Learning Objectives so students can assess their level of understanding of the material presented in the section.
At the end of each chapter, we include a Summary: Focus on Learning Objectives that is organized around the Learning Objectives. The Summary is followed by Test Your Understanding questions including multiple-choice exercises and diagram labeling and Critical Thinking questions. Throughout the book, students are directed to CengageNOW, a powerful online diagnostic tool that helps students assess their study needs and master the chapter objectives. Aft er taking a pretest on CengageNOW, students receive feedback based on their answers as well as a Personalized Study Plan with links to animations and other resources keyed to their specific learning needs.
This edition expands the number of Key Experiment figures, which encourage students to evaluate investigative approaches that scientists have taken. Key Experiment figures emphasize the scientific process in both classic and modern research; examples include Figures , , , , and Also expanded in this edition are Key Point figures, in which important concepts are stated in process diagrams of complex topics; examples include Figures , , , , and Many of the Key Point figures have numbered parts that show sequences of events in biological processes or life cycles.
We use symbols and colors consistently throughout the book to help students connect concepts. For example, the same four colors and shapes are used throughout the book to identify guanine, cytosine, adenine, and thymine.
Similarly, the same colors are used consistently in illustrations and tables to indicate specific clades of organisms. Examples include Figures , , and Th ese boxes also provide a forum for discussing some interesting topics in more detail, such as the smallest ancient humans, ancient plants and coal formation, hydrothermal vent communities, and declining amphibian populations.
The Review questions are based on the section Learning Objectives. For example, paragraphs describing blood circulation through the body or the steps by which cells take in certain materials are followed by a Sequence Summary listing the sequence of structures or steps.
Many tables are color-coded. This summary provides a review of the material, and because selected key terms are boldfaced in the summary, students learn vocabulary words within the context of related concepts.
Test Your Understanding consists of multiple-choice questions, some of which are based on the recall of important terms, whereas others challenge students to integrate their knowledge. Thought-provoking Critical Th inking questions encourage the student to apply the concepts just learned to new situations or to make connections among important concepts.
Each chapter has one or more Evolution Link questions in the Critical Thinking section. Many chapters contain one or more Analyzing Data questions that require students to actively interpret experimental data presented in the chapter. The Glossary is especially useful because it is extensively cross-referenced and includes pronunciations for many terms.
Th e vertical blue bar along the margin facilitates rapid access to the Glossary.
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