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Biology: The Essentials by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

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Biology: The Essentials epitomizes what the market has come to recognize as Mariëlle Hoefnagels’s distinct and student-friendly writing style. Mariëlle presents up-to-date information through What's the Point?, Why We Care, Burning Questions, Get the Picture, and Scientific Literacy features, which are pedagogical tools designed to demonstrate to readers that biology is everywhere. Survey the Landscape and Pull It Together concept maps illustrate the connections within each unit and chapter. Biology: The Essentials offers a broader and more conceptual introduction to biology, simplifying the more complex biological content to the essential elements that introductory students need.

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  • Unit 1: Science, Chemistry, and Cells
  • 1. Scientific Study of Life
  • 2. The Chemistry of Life
  • 3. Cells
  • 4. The Energy of Life
  • 5. Photosynthesis
  • 6. Respiration and Fermentation
  • Unit 2: DNA, Inheritance, and Biotechnology
  • 7. DNA Structure and Gene Function
  • 8. DNA Replication, Binary Fission, and Mitosis
  • 9. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
  • 10. Patterns of Inheritance
  • 11. DNA Technology
  • Unit 3: Evolution and Diversity
  • 12. Forces of Evolutionary Change
  • 13. Evidence of Evolution
  • 14. Speciation and Extinction
  • 15. Evolution and Diversity of Microbial Life
  • 16. Evolution and Diversity of Plants
  • 17. Evolution and Diversity of Animals
  • Unit 4: Ecology
  • 18. Populations
  • 19. Communities and Ecosystems
  • 20. Preserving Biodiversity
  • Unit 5: Plant Anatomy and Physiology
  • 21. Plant Form and Function
  • 22. Reproduction and Development of Flowering Plants
  • Unit 6: Animal Anatomy and Physiology
  • 23. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
  • 24. The Nervous System and the Senses
  • 25. The Endocrine System
  • 26. The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
  • 27. The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
  • 28. The Digestive and Urinary Systems
  • 29. The Immune System
  • 30. Animal Reproduction and Development

About the Author

Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Mariëlle Hoefnagels is Professor Emerita in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, where she taught courses in introductory biology, mycology, and science writing. She also frequently gave presentations on study skills and related topics to student groups across campus. She received the University of Oklahoma General Education Teaching Award, the Longmire Prize (the Teaching Scholars Award from the College of Arts and Sciences), and the Holden Faculty Award (to recognize outstanding faculty who teach freshmen and sophomores). She was also awarded honorary memberships in several student honor societies. Dr. Hoefnagels received her BS in environmental science from the University of California at Riverside, her MS in soil science from North Carolina State University, and her PhD in plant pathology from Oregon State University. Her dissertation work focused on the use of bacterial biological control agents to reduce the spread of fungal pathogens on seeds. In addition to authoring Biology: The Essentials and Biology: Concepts and Investigations, her scholarly publications focused on creating investigative teaching laboratories and integrating technology into introductory biology classes. She also maintains a blog on teaching nonmajors biology.

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