For decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice." Christine Evers has been providing tools for biology education for more than 20 years. Before becoming a textbook author, she provided content for Genentech’s Access Excellence website and developed digital course materials for a variety of publishers. She received her undergraduate education at SUNY Stony Brook and did graduate work at Yale University. Lisa Starr has been creating incredible art for the Starr biology textbooks since 1997 and began authoring the books in 2004. She has a passion for all things science, and particularly enjoys parsing complex scientific concepts into written and visual content that engages nonscientists. She has an education in chemistry and biochemistry and an extensive background in molecular biology-based research in both academic and industrial settings.

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• 1. Invitation to Biology.UNIT 1: HOW CELLS WORK.2. Molecules of Life.3. Cell Structure.4. Energy and Metabolism.5. Capturing and Releasing Energy.UNIT 2: GENETICS.6. DNA Structure and Function.7. Gene Expression and Control.8. How Cells Reproduce.9. Patterns of Inheritance.10. Biotechnology.UNIT 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY.11. Evidence of Evolution.12. Processes of Evolution.13. Early Life Forms and the Viruses.14. Plants and Fungi.15. Animal Evolution.UNIT 4: ECOLOGY16. Population Ecology.17. Communities and Ecosystems.18. The Biosphere and Human Effects.UNIT 5: HOW ANIMALS WORK.19. Animal Tissues and Organs.20. How Animals Move.21. Circulation and Respiration.22. Immunity.23. Digestion and Excretion.24. Neural Control and the Senses.25. Endocrine Control.26. Reproduction and Development.UNIT 6: HOW PLANTS WORK.27. Plant Form and Function.28. Plant Reproduction and Development.

For decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice." Christine Evers has been providing tools for biology education for more than 20 years. Before becoming a textbook author, she provided content for Genentech’s Access Excellence website and developed digital course materials for a variety of publishers. She received her undergraduate education at SUNY Stony Brook and did graduate work at Yale University. Lisa Starr has been creating incredible art for the Starr biology textbooks since 1997 and began authoring the books in 2004. She has a passion for all things science, and particularly enjoys parsing complex scientific concepts into written and visual content that engages nonscientists. She has an education in chemistry and biochemistry and an extensive background in molecular biology-based research in both academic and industrial settings.

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• 1. Invitation to Biology.UNIT 1: HOW CELLS WORK.2. Molecules of Life.3. Cell Structure.4. Energy and Metabolism.5. Capturing and Releasing Energy.UNIT 2: GENETICS.6. DNA Structure and Function.7. Gene Expression and Control.8. How Cells Reproduce.9. Patterns of Inheritance.10. Biotechnology.UNIT 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY.11. Evidence of Evolution.12. Processes of Evolution.13. Early Life Forms and the Viruses.14. Plants and Fungi.15. Animal Evolution.UNIT 4: ECOLOGY16. Population Ecology.17. Communities and Ecosystems.18. The Biosphere and Human Effects.UNIT 5: HOW ANIMALS WORK.19. Animal Tissues and Organs.20. How Animals Move.21. Circulation and Respiration.22. Immunity.23. Digestion and Excretion.24. Neural Control and the Senses.25. Endocrine Control.26. Reproduction and Development.UNIT 6: HOW PLANTS WORK.27. Plant Form and Function.28. Plant Reproduction and Development.

For decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice." Christine Evers has been providing tools for biology education for more than 20 years. Before becoming a textbook author, she provided content for Genentech’s Access Excellence website and developed digital course materials for a variety of publishers. She received her undergraduate education at SUNY Stony Brook and did graduate work at Yale University. Lisa Starr has been creating incredible art for the Starr biology textbooks since 1997 and began authoring the books in 2004. She has a passion for all things science, and particularly enjoys parsing complex scientific concepts into written and visual content that engages nonscientists. She has an education in chemistry and biochemistry and an extensive background in molecular biology-based research in both academic and industrial settings.

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• 1. Invitation to Biology.UNIT 1: HOW CELLS WORK.2. Molecules of Life.3. Cell Structure.4. Energy and Metabolism.5. Capturing and Releasing Energy.UNIT 2: GENETICS.6. DNA Structure and Function.7. Gene Expression and Control.8. How Cells Reproduce.9. Patterns of Inheritance.10. Biotechnology.UNIT 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY.11. Evidence of Evolution.12. Processes of Evolution.13. Early Life Forms and the Viruses.14. Plants and Fungi.15. Animal Evolution.UNIT 4: ECOLOGY16. Population Ecology.17. Communities and Ecosystems.18. The Biosphere and Human Effects.UNIT 5: HOW ANIMALS WORK.19. Animal Tissues and Organs.20. How Animals Move.21. Circulation and Respiration.22. Immunity.23. Digestion and Excretion.24. Neural Control and the Senses.25. Endocrine Control.26. Reproduction and Development.UNIT 6: HOW PLANTS WORK.27. Plant Form and Function.28. Plant Reproduction and Development.