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A succinct and inviting text focused on central concepts, \u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Biology\u003c\/em\u003e helps students connect fundamental principles while challenging them to develop and hone critical thinking skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 An Introduction to Biology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT I Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water\u003cbr\u003e3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT II Cells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features\u003cbr\u003e5 Membranes: The Interface Between Cells and Their Environment\u003cbr\u003e6 How Cells Utilize Energy\u003cbr\u003e7 How Cells Capture Light Energy via Photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e8 How Cells Communicate with Each Other and with the Environment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT III Genetics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 The Information of Life: DNA and RNA Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure \u003cbr\u003e10 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes I: Transcription and Translation\u003cbr\u003e11 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes II: Non-coding RNAs \u003cbr\u003e12 The Control of Genetic Information via Gene Regulation \u003cbr\u003e13 Altering the Genetic Material: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer\u003cbr\u003e14 How Eukaryotic Cells Sort and Transmit Chromosomes: Mitosis and Meiosis\u003cbr\u003e15 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring I: Patterns That Follow Mendel’s Laws \u003cbr\u003e16 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring II: Epigenetics, Linkage, and Extranuclear\u003cbr\u003eInheritance\u003cbr\u003e17 The Simpler Genetic Systems of Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea\u003cbr\u003e18 Genetic Technologies: How Biologists Study Genes and Genomes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT IV Evolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19 Evolution of Life I: How Populations Change from Generation to Generation \u003cbr\u003e20 Evolution of Life II: The Emergence of New Species \u003cbr\u003e21 How Biologists Classify Species and Study Their Evolutionary Relationships\u003cbr\u003e22 The History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT V Diversity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23 Diversity of Microbial Life: Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi\u003cbr\u003e24 Microbiomes: Microbial Systems on and Around Us \u003cbr\u003e25 Plant Evolution: How Plant Diversification Changed Planet Earth\u003cbr\u003e26 Invertebrates: The Vast Array of Animal Life Without a Backbone \u003cbr\u003e27 Vertebrates: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT VI Flowering Plants\u003cbr\u003e28 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function\u003cbr\u003e29 How Flowering Plants Sense and Interact with Their Environments \u003cbr\u003e30 How Flowering Plants Obtain and Transport Water, Mineral Nutrients, and Organic Compounds\u003cbr\u003e31 How Flowering Plants Reproduce and Develop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT VII Animals \u003cbr\u003e32 General Features of Animal Bodies, and Homeostasis as a Key Principle of Animal Biology\u003cbr\u003e33 Neuroscience I: The Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems\u003cbr\u003e34 Neuroscience II: How Sensory Systems Allow Animals to Interact with the Environment\u003cbr\u003e35 How Muscles and Skeletons Are Adaptations for Movement, Support, and Protection\u003cbr\u003e36 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Transporting Solutes and Exchanging Gases\u003cbr\u003e37 Digestive and Excretory Systems: Maintaining Nutrient, Water, and Energy Balance and Removing Waste \u003cbr\u003e38 How Endocrine Systems Influence the Activities of All Other Organ Systems\u003cbr\u003e39 The Production of Offspring: Reproduction and Development \u003cbr\u003e40 Immune Systems: How Animals Defend Against Pathogens and Other Dangers\u003cbr\u003e41 An Example of a System-Wide Response to a Challenge to Homeostasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT VIII Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e42 Behavioral Ecology: The Struggle to Find Food and Mates and to Pass on Genes\u003cbr\u003e43 Population Growth and Species Interactions\u003cbr\u003e44 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization at Large Scales\u003cbr\u003e45 Biomes: How Climate Affects the Distribution of Species on Earth\u003cbr\u003e46 The Age of Humans\u003cbr\u003e47 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scorpio Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43466044244027,"sku":"9CF4DR-6330","price":99.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0369\/1895\/1995\/files\/1777476089778NWU824470MSSZYNG1EVG.jpg?v=1779811341","url":"https:\/\/www.scorpiobookstore.com\/products\/principles-of-biology-4th-edition-by-robert-brooker-9781266135828-usedlikenew-114f-8dcc8","provider":"Scorpio Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}