Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, Global Edition

ERIC J. SIMON is a professor in the Department of Biology and Health Science at New England College (Henniker, New Hampshire). He teaches introductory biology to science majors and non-science majors, as well as upper-level courses in tropical marine biology and careers in science. Dr. Simon received a B.A. in biology and computer science, an M.A. in biology from Wesleyan University, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University. His research focuses on innovative ways to use technology to increase active learning in the science classroom, particularly for non-science majors. Dr. Simon is also the author of the introductory biology textbook Biology: The Core and a coauthor of Campbell Biology: Concepts &Connections. JEAN L. DICKEY is Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina). After receiving her B.S. in biology from Kent State University, she went on to earn a Ph.D. in ecology and evolution from Purdue University. In 1984, Dr. Dickey joined the faculty at Clemson, where she devoted her career to teaching biology to non-science majors in a variety of courses. In addition to creating content-based instructional materials, she developed many activities to engage lecture and laboratory students in discussion, critical thinking, and writing, and implemented an investigative laboratory curriculum in general biology. Dr. Dickey is the author of Laboratory Investigations for Biology and is a coauthor of Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections. JANE B. REECE was Neil Campbell's longtime collaborator and a founding author of Campbell Essential Biology and Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology. Her education includes an A.B. in biology from Harvard University (where she was initially a philosophy major),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 postdoctoral 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). Dr. Reece's publishing career began in 1978 when she joined the editorial staff of Benjamin Cummings, and since then, she played a major role in a number of successful textbooks. She was the lead author of Campbell Biology and a founding author of Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections. NEIL A. CAMPBELL (1946-2004) combined the inquiring nature of a research scientist with the soul of a caring teacher. Over his 30 years of teaching introductory biology to both science majors and non science majors, many thousands of students had the opportunity to learn from him and be stimulated by his enthusiasm for the study of life. He is greatly missed by his many friends in the biology community. His coauthors remain inspired by his visionary dedication to education and are committed to searching for even better ways to engage students in the wonders of biology.

1 Learning About Life

CHAPTER THREAD

Swimming with the Turtles  

BIOLOGY AND SOCIETYA Passion for Life

The Scientific Study of Life

An Overview of the Process of Science

Hypotheses, Theories, and Facts   

Controlled Experiments  

THE PROCESS OF SCIENCEDo Baby Turtles Swim?  

Evaluating Scientific Claims

The Properties of Life

Major Themes in Biology

The Relationship of Structure to Function

Information Flow  

Pathways That Transform Energy and Matter

Interactions within Biological Systems  

Evolution   

EVOLUTION CONNECTIONTurtles in the Tree of Life

UNIT 1 CELLS

2 Essential Chemistry for Biology   

CHAPTER THREAD

Helpful Radiation  

BIOLOGY AND SOCIETYNuclear Medicine   

Some Basic Chemistry   

Matter: Elements and Compounds   

Atoms

THE PROCESS OF SCIENCEHow Effective Is Radiation in Treating Prostate Cancer?

Chemical Bonding and Molecules

Chemical Reactions  

Water and Life

Water  

Acids, Bases, and pH 

EVOLUTION CONNECTIONRadioactivity as an Evolutionary Clock 

3 The Molecules of Life    

CHAPTER THREAD

Lactose Intolerance   

BIOLOGY AND SOCIETYGot Lactose?

Organic Compounds  

Carbon Chemistry

Giant Molecules from Smaller Building Blocks

Large Biological Molecules  

Carbohydrates

Lipids 

Proteins  

Nucleic Acids 

THE PROCESS OF SCIENCEDoes Lactose Intolerance Have a Genetic Basis?   

EVOLUTION CONNECTIONThe Evolution of Lactose Intolerance in Humans

4 A Tour of the Cell

CHAPTER THREAD

Humans Versus Bacteria   

BIOLOGY AND SOCIETYAntibiotics: Drugs That Target Bacterial Cells

The Microscopic World of Cells   

The Two Major Categories of Cells

An Overview of Eukaryotic Cells

Membrane Structure

The Plasma Membrane   

Cell Surfaces  

THE PROCESS OF SCIENCEHow Was the First 21st-Century Antibiotic Discovered?

The Nucleus and Ribosomes: Genetic Control of the Cell   

The Nucleus

Ribosomes   

How DNA Directs Protein Production  

The Endomembrane System: Manufacturing and Distributing Cellular Products

The Endoplasmic Reticulum

The Golgi Apparatus  

Lysosomes   

Vacuoles   

Chloroplasts and Mitochondria: Providing Cellular Energy

Chloroplasts

Mitochondria  

The Cytoskeleton:...