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Biology by Robert J. Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier, Linda Graham and Peter Stiling

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Brooker, Biology, balances core concepts with core skills to engage students in biology allowing them to build their knowledge base. In addition, the textbook centers around the goal of allowing students to develop critical thinking skills. An individual who is skillful in critical thinking can conclude a collection of information and discriminate between useful and less useful details to solve problems and make decisions. If a primary goal for your students is to understand biology and improve their critical thinking skills, Biology is an excellent choice.

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  • 1. An Introduction to Biology
  • 2. The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water
  • 3. The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules
  • Unit II Cell
  • 4. Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features
  • 5. Membrane Structure, Synthesis, and Transport
  • 6. An Introduction to Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
  • 7. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  • 8. Photosynthesis
  • 9. Cell Communication
  • 10. Multicellularity
  • Unit III Genetics
  • 11. Nucleic Acid Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure
  • 12. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level I: Production of mRNAs and Proteins
  • 13. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level II: Non-coding RNAs
  • 14. Gene Expression at the Molecular Level III: Gene Regulation
  • 15. Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer
  • 16. The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis
  • 17. Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance
  • 18. Epigenetics, Extranuclear Inheritance, and Linkage
  • 19. Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria
  • 20. Developmental Genetics
  • 21. Genetic Technologies and Genomics
  • Unit IV Evolution
  • 22. An Introduction to Evolution
  • 23. Population Genetics
  • 24. Origin of Species and Macroevolution
  • 25. Taxonomy and Systematics
  • 26. History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution
  • Unit V Diversity
  • 27. Archaea and Bacteria
  • 28. Protists
  • 29. Fungi
  • 30. Microbiomes: Microbial Systems On and Around Us
  • 31. Plants and the Conquest of Land
  • 32. The Evolution and Diversity of Modern Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
  • 33. An Introduction to Animal Diversity
  • 34. The Invertebrates
  • 35. The Vertebrates
  • Unit VI Flowering Plants
  • 36. An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function
  • 37. Flowering Plants: Behavior
  • 38. Flowering Plants: Nutrition
  • 39. Flowering Plants: Transport
  • 40. Flowering Plants: Reproduction
  • Unit VII Animals
  • 41. Animal Bodies and Homeostasis
  • 42. Neuroscience I: Cells of the Nervous System
  • 43. Neuroscience II: Evolution, Structure, and Function of the Nervous System
  • 44. Neuroscience III: Sensory Systems
  • 45. Musculoskeletal Systems and Locomotion
  • 46. Nutrition and Animal Digestive Systems
  • 47. Control of Energy Balance, Metabolic Rate, and Body Temperature
  • 48. Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
  • 49. Excretory Systems
  • 50. Endocrine Systems
  • 51. Animal Reproduction and Development
  • 52. Immune Systems
  • 53. Integrated Responses of Animal Organ Systems to a Challenge to Homeostasis
  • Unit VIII Ecology
  • 54. An Introduction to Ecology and Biomes
  • 55. Behavioral Ecology
  • 56. Population Ecology
  • 57. Species Interactions
  • 58. Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization on Large Scales
  • 59. The Ecological Impact of Humans
  • 60. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

About the Author

Robert J. Brooker

Rob Brooker (Ph.D., Yale University) received his B.A. in biology at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, in 1978. At Harvard, he studied lactose permease, the product of the lacY gene of the lac operon. He continues working on transporters at the University of Minnesota, where he is a Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and has an active research laboratory. At the University of Minnesota, Dr. Brooker teaches undergraduate courses in biology, genetics, and cell biology. In addition to many other publications, he has written two undergraduate genetics texts published by McGraw Hill.

Eric P. Widmaier

Eric P. Widmaier received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Endocrinology from the University of California at San Francisco.  His postdoctoral training was in endocrinology and physiology at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA.  He is currently Professor of Biology at Boston University.

Linda Graham

Linda Graham is Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She received her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has taught a nonmajors plant biology course each year for more than 20 years.  She also teaches courses on the biology of algae and bryophytes, contributes to an introductory biology course for majors, and has taught marine botany on a remote tropical island. 

Peter Stiling

Peter Stiling is a professor of biology at the University of South Florida at Tampa.  He has taught classes in ecology, environmental science, and community ecology, and in 1995 he received a teaching award in recognition of classroom excellence in these areas.  Dr. Stiling obtained his Ph.D. from University College, Cardiff, Wales, and completed postdoctoral research at Florida State University.  

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