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Achieve All-in-One for Phelan, What is Life? A Guide to Biology (with Physiology) 5e with Lab Simulations 2.0 (1-Term Access)

Fifth  Edition©2024  Jay Phelan; Macmillan Learning

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Table of Contents

Contents of Phelan, What is Life?
Chapter 1 Scientific Thinking
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Biology: Atoms, molecules, and their roles in supporting life
Chapter 3 Molecules of Life
Chapter 4 Cells
Chapter 5 From the sun to you in just two steps
Chapter 6 DNA and Gene Expression
Chapter 7 Biotechnology
Chapter 8 Chromosomes and Cell Division
Chapter 9 Genes and Inheritance
Chapter 10 Evolution and Natural Selection
Chapter 11 Evolution and Behavior
Chapter 12 The Origin and Diversification of Life on Earth
Chapter 13 Animal Diversification
Chapter 14 Plant and Fungi Diversification
Chapter 15 Microbe Diversification  
Chapter 16 Population Ecology
Chapter 17 Ecosystems and Communities
Chapter 18 Conservation and Biodiversity
Chapter 19 Plant Structure and Nutrient Transport
Chapter 20 Growth, Reproduction, and Environmental Responses in Plants
Chapter 21 Introduction to Animal Physiology
Chapter 22 Circulation and Respiration
Chapter 23 Nutrition and Digestion
Chapter 24 Nervous and Motor Systems
Chapter 25 Hormones
Chapter 26 Reproduction and Development
Chapter 27 Immunity and Health

Contents of Achieve Lab Simulations for Biology 2.0
Introduction to Lab Simulations
Scientific Method - Mouse
Basic Microscopy
Staining
Acids, Bases, and pH Buffers
Cell Structure and Function
Diffusion and Osmosis
Expanded Diffusion and Osmosis
Biological Molecules
Enzymes

 

Jay Phelan

Jay Phelan teaches biology at UCLA, where he has taught introductory biology in large lectures for majors and nonmajors for fifteen years. He received his PhD in evolutionary biology from Harvard in 1995, and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Yale and UCLA. His primary area of research is evolutionary genetics, and his original research has been published in Evolution, Experimental Gerontology, and the Journal of Integrative and Comparative Biology, among others. His research has been featured on Nightline, CNN, the BBC, and NPR; in Science Times and Elle; and in more than a hundred newspapers. He is the recipient of more than a dozen teaching awards.  With Terry Burnham, Jay is the coauthor of the international best-seller Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food—Taming Our Primal Instincts. Written for the general reader, Mean Genes explains in simple terms how knowledge of the genetic basis of human nature can empower individuals to lead more satisfying lives. Writing for a nonscientific audience has honed Phelan’s writing style to one that is casual and inviting to students but also scientifically precise.

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