Biology Life on Earth with Physiology

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TERRY AND GERRY AUDESIRK grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates. 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 share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, walking near their home in Steamboat Springs, and attempting to garden at 7,000 feet in the presence of hungry deer and elk. They are long-time members of many conservation organizations. Their daughter, Heather, provides another welcome focus to their lives.

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’s been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches introductory biology courses for both nonmajors and majors; he also teaches courses in ornithology and animal behavior.

A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His current research focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day.

1. An Introduction to Life on Earth

Unit 1: THE LIFE OF THE CELL

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Life

3. Biological Molecules

4. Cell Structure and Function

5. Cell Membrane Structure and Function

6. Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

7. Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

8. Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

Unit 2: INHERITANCE

9. Cellular Reproduction

10. Meiosis: The Basis of Sexual Reproduction

11. Patterns of Inheritance

12. DNA: The Molecule of Heredity

13. Gene Expression and Regulation

14. Biotechnology

Unit 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE

15. Principles of Evolution

16. How Populations Evolve

17. The Origin of Species

18. The History of Life

19. Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity

20. The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses

21. The Diversity of Protists

22. The Diversity of Plants

23. The Diversity of Fungi

24. Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates

25. Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates

Unit 4. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY

26. Animal Behavior

27. Population Growth and Regulation

28. Community Interactions

29. Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems

30. Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems

31. Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity

Unit 5. ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

32. Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body

33. Circulation

34. Respiration

35. Nutrition and Digestion

36. The Urinary System

37. Defense Against Disease

38. Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The Endocrine System

39. The Nervous System

40. The Senses

41. Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton

42. Animal Reproduction

43. Animal Development

Unit 6. PLANT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

44. Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport

45. Plant Reproduction and Development

46. Plant Responses to the Environment

Biology Life on Earth, Eleventh Edition includes Chapters 1–30

Biology Life on Earth with Physiology, Eleventh Edition includes Chapters 1–46

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