Biology, 6/E
Neil A. Campbell, University of California, Riverside
Jane B. Reece, Berkeley, California

ISBN-10: 0805366245
ISBN-13: 9780805366242

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2002
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 1175 pp
Status: Out of Print

Suggested retail price: $142.67
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With Biology , Sixth Edition, authors Neil Campbell and Jane Reece have once again crafted a synthesis of modern biology that you and your students can depend on for clear explanations, innovative illustrations, and scientific accuracy. Here are just a few of the improvements that make the most widely-adopted science textbook better than ever.

  • The Campbell/Reece brand of current content — The authors have thoroughly updated each of the book's eight units to reflect our evolving understanding of life at its many levels, from molecules to ecosystems. You can count on Campbell and Reece to make topics as diverse as the Human Genome Project and the revolution in systematics accessible to your students without oversimplification. Other examples of updated content include HIV as a research model in evolutionary biology, the role of cell-signaling pathways in plant responses, new frontiers in neurobiology, and experimental approaches that are advancing ecology.
  • The added expertise of leading scientists — To assure accurate representation of each field of biology, a team of stellar specialists worked with the authors in updating selected chapters. These contributors include ecologist Charles Krebs (University of British Columbia), science historian Garland Allen (Washington University, St. Louis), neuroscientist Deric Bownds (University of Wisconsin), physiological ecologist Mark Chappell (University of California, Riverside), plant biologist Linda Graham (University of Wisconsin), plant physiologist Peter Minorsky (Vassar College), immunologist Mary Jane Niles (University of San Francisco), and evolutionary biologist Mark Ridley (Oxford University).
  • New “Guided Tour” diagrams — New to Biology, Sixth Edition is an innovative design breakthrough that explicitly guides students through the more challenging figures. Guided Tour diagrams succinctly explain key structures, functions, and steps of processes within the figure, reducing the need to look back and forth between legend and art. It's as if an instructor were looking over the student's shoulder and clarifying each part of a figure! Guided Tour commentary is set in blue, making it easy to differentiate these explanations from ordinary labels and keeping the figure itself clear and uncluttered.
  • An even greater emphasis on the process of science — The authors have created a new Chapter 1 that uses fresh examples to introduce students to science as a way of knowing the world of life. Examples of the process of science are highlighted throughout the book, and each chapter includes a “Process of Science” question that encourages students to experience science. Media activities give students additional practice with analysis of data and other science skills. And eight new interviews with renowned researchers humanize science as a social activity.
  • An evolution theme more pervasive than ever — Greater emphasis on evolution in Chapter 1, many new sections throughout the book that provide an evolutionary perspective for diverse topics, and evolution questions for students to answer at the ends of all chapters are examples of how the authors have strengthened evolution as the theme that integrates Biology , Sixth Edition.
  • Enriched chapter reviews — Countering the trend to make textbooks lighter by reducing the learning tools available to students at the ends of chapters, the authors have made the chapter reviews in Biology , Sixth Edition more robust and effective than ever. In addition to the excellent chapter summaries and thoughtful multiple choice questions of earlier editions, the chapter reviews now include short-answer questions and several categories of questions designed to catalyze student inquiry.
  • Campbell Image Presentation Library — Just one example of a media package that's better than ever, the new Campbell Image Presentation Library is a chapter-by-chapter visual archive that includes approximately 1600 photos (from both the text and additional sources), all of the textbook's art and tables with and without labels in several convenient formats (pdf and jpeg or gif), over 100 animations, and 60 video clips. All of the diverse images — art, animations, photos, and videos — are organized by chapter. File names include figure numbers and a brief description. The art, photos, and tables are also provided as PowerPoint slides. In addition, a prepared PowerPoint lecture with art, photos, and text is available.
  • Integrated media for students — Media references at the end of each chapter direct students to a wealth of additional learning opportunities. The CD-ROM and web site included with each book contain over 300 activities and videos, a Process of Science investigation for each chapter, applications, case studies, interactive chapter reviews, objectives, word roots, key terms, several forms of assessment for each chapter (Pre-Test, Activities Quiz, Chapter Quiz, Essay Questions), a glossary with pronunciations, and the Campbell Biology interviews. In addition, the web site provides access to the Biology Tutor Center, web links, news, Syllabus Manager, and the Image Library. These materials are also included in the following course management systems: CourseCompass™, BlackBoard, and WebCT.



 1. Introduction: Ten Themes in the Study of Life.

I. THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE.

 2. The Chemical Context of Life.

 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment.

 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life.

 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules.

 6. An Introduction to Metabolism.

II. THE CELL.

 7. A Tour of the Cell.

 8. Membrane Structure and Function.

 9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.

10. Photosynthesis.

11. Cell Communication.

12. The Cell Cycle.

III. GENETICS.

13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles.

14. Mendel and the Gene Idea.

15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance.

16. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance.

17. From Gene to Protein.

18. Microbial Models: The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria.

19. The Organization and Control of Eukaryotic Genomes.

20. DNA Technology and Genomics.

21. The Genetic Basis of Development.

IV. MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION.

22. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life.

23. The Evolution of Populations.

24. The Origin of Species.

25. Phylogeny and Systematics.

V. THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

26. Early Earth and the Origin of Life.

27. Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity.

28. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity.

29. Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land.

30. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants.

31. Fungi.

32. Introduction to Animal Evolution.

33. Invertebrates.

34. Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity.

VI. PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION.

35. Plant Structure and Growth.

36. Transport in Plants.

37. Plant Nutrition.

38. Plant Reproduction and Development.

39. Control Systems in Plants.

VII. ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION.

40. An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function.

41. Animal Nutrition.

42. Circulation and Gas Exchange.

43. The Body's Defenses.

44. Controlling the Internal Environment.

45. Chemical Signals in Animals.

46. Animal Reproduction.

47. Animal Development.

48. Nervous Systems.

49. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms.

VIII. ECOLOGY.

50. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere.

51. Behavioral Biology.

52. Population Ecology.

53. Community Ecology.

54. Ecosystems.

55. Conservation Biology.

    Neil Campbell and Jane Reece's BIOLOGY remains unsurpassed as the most successful majors biology textbook in the world. This text has invited more than 4 million students into the study of this dynamic and essential discipline.

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    Campbell & Reece
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    • The best-selling biology textbook in the world just got better!

     

    Neil Campbell and Jane Reece’s BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text’s hallmark values—accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning—have made Campbell/Reece the most successful book for students and instructors for seven consecutive editions.

    • Campbell/Reece is used in 2 out of 3 introductory biology courses for majors.
    • More than 6 million students have benefitted from BIOLOGY’s clear explanations, carefully crafted artwork, and student-friendly narrative style.
    • 65 percent of all doctors and biological scientists in the United States under the age of 40 began their study of biology with this book.

    For the Eighth Edition, new coauthors have joined with those from previous editions to infuse this proven text with new ideas while upholding its hallmark values. Their collaboration has produced the authoritative introduction to biology, told with a unified voice and vision.

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Neil A. Campbell has taught general biology for 30 years, and with Dr. Reece, has coauthored Biology, Sixth Edition, the most widely used text for biology majors. His enthusiasm for sharing the fun of science with students stems from his own undergraduate experience. He began at Long Beach State College as a history major, but switched to zoology after general education requirements "forced" him to take a science course. Following a B.S. from Long Beach, he earned an M.A. in Zoology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside.

He has published numerous articles on how certain desert plants thrive in salty soil and how sensitive plant (Mimosa) and other legumes move their leaves. His diverse teaching experiences include courses for non-biology majors at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the first Outstanding Professor Award in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside, which recognized him as the university's Distinguished Alumnus for 2001. In addition to Biology, Sixth Edition, he is coauthor of Essential Biology.

Jane B. Reece has worked in biology publishing since 1978, when she joined the editorial staff of Benjamin Cummings. Her education includes an A.B. in Biology from Harvard University, an M.S. in Microbiology from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of California, Berkeley. At UC Berkeley and later as a post-doctoral fellow in genetics at Stanford University, her research focused on genetic recombination in bacteria. Dr. Reece taught biology at Middlesex County College (New Jersey) and Queensborough Community College (New York). During her 12 years as an editor at Benjamin Cummings, she played major roles in a number of successful textbooks. Subsequently, she was a coauthor of The World of the Cell, Third Edition, with W. M. Becker and M. F. Poenie. With Dr. Campbell, she coauthors Biology, Sixth Edition, and Essential Biology.


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