Biology: Life on Earth / Edition 10

by Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321729712
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	01/25/2013
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	696
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

TERRY AND GERRY AUDESIRK grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates, Gerry at Rutgers University and Terry at Bucknell University. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral students at the University of Washington’s marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system.

They are now emeritus professors of biology at the University of Colorado Denver, where they taught introductory biology and neurobiology from 1982 through 2006. In their research, funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, they investigated the mechanisms by which neurons are harmed by low levels of environmental pollutants and protected by estrogen.

Terry and Gerry are long-time members of many conservation organizations and share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, walking and horseback riding near their home outside Steamboat Springs, and singing in the community chorus. Keeping up with the amazing and endless stream of new discoveries in biology provides them with a continuing source of fascination and stimulation. They are delighted that their daughter Heather has become a teacher and is inspiring a new generation of students with her love of chemistry.

BRUCE E. BYERS is a Midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, where he is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches courses in evolution, ornithology, and animal behavior, and does research on the function and evolution of bird vocalizations.

Table of Contents

Biology Life on Earth, 12th Edition is available in 2 versions:

• Biology Life on Earth, 12th Edition includes Chapters 1-31
• Biology Life on Earth with Physiology, 12th Edition includes Chapters 1-46

1. An Introduction to Life on Earth

1. Atoms, Molecules, and Life
2. Biological Molecules
3. Cell Structure and Function
4. Cell Membrane Structure and Function
5. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell
6. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis
7. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

1. Cellular Reproduction
2. Meiosis: The Basis of Sexual Reproduction
3. Patterns of Inheritance
4. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
5. Gene Expression and Regulation
6. Biotechnology

1. Principles of Evolution
2. How Populations Evolve
3. The Origin of Species
4. The History of Life
5. Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity
6. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses
7. The Diversity of Protists
8. The Diversity of Plants
9. The Diversity of Fungi
10. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates
11. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates

1. Animal Behavior
2. Population Growth and Regulation
3. Community Interactions
4. Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems
5. Earth's Diverse Ecosystems
6. Conserving Earth's Biodiversity

1. Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body
2. Circulation
3. Respiration
4. Nutrition and Digestion
5. The Urinary System
6. Defenses Against Disease
7. Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The Endocrine System
8. The Nervous System
9. The Senses
10. Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton
11. Animal Reproduction
12. Animal Development

1. Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport
2. Plant Reproduction and Development
3. Plant Responses to the Environment