A general introduction to the fundamentals of biology, presented in the easily accessible self-instructional STG format. Coverage includes evolution, cell biology, metabolism, animal physiology, botany and ecology, in a readable, structured approach. Contains many helpful examples, problems and illustrations.
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A general introduction to the fundamentals of biology, presented in the easily accessible self-instructional STG format. Coverage includes evolution, cell biology, metabolism, animal physiology, botany and ecology, in a readable, structured approach. Contains many helpful examples, problems and illustrations.
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Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide,
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This review is from: Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide (Paperback)
Clear, succinct, explains everything really well. I wish all my texts were this easy to understand.
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Do not be misled by the generally high quality of Mr. Garber's previous work. The "self-teaching" guide is more vocabulary list than textbook. Critical missing features include (a) some notion of life as _process_ rather than a lengthy list of elements of cell anatomy, (b) poikilothermy appears in end-of-chapter questions, but the text does not compare it with homeothermy in any useful way, (c) comparative anatomy illustrations are not drawn to scale, making it difficult to make appropriate comparisons. The vocabulary lists and end-of-chapter multiple choice questions would save a first-year teaching assistant some time preparing for classes for non-majors. The book is not much help in acquiring a general understanding of the basic science.
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The evolution of life on Earth has involved the following sequence of events. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flagellated sperm cells, gastrovascular cavity, true algae, flame cells, association neurons, open circulatory system, sieve elements, closed circulatory system, cyclic photophosphorylation, multicellular algae, phloem cells, xylem cells, sieve tubes, vascular cambium, photosynthetic membranes, chlorophyll molecules Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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flagellated sperm cells, gastrovascular cavity, true algae, flame cells, association neurons, open circulatory system, sieve elements, closed circulatory system, cyclic photophosphorylation, multicellular algae, phloem cells, xylem cells, sieve tubes, vascular cambium, photosynthetic membranes, chlorophyll molecules Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature by Francis Crick on page 5
- Janice VanCleave's Guide to More of the Best Science Fair Projects by Janice VanCleave in Back Matter
- Geology: A Self-Teaching Guide by Barbara W. Murck on page 227
- Chemistry: Concepts and Problems: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) by Clifford C. Houk in Front Matter
- Environmental Science: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) by Barbara W. Murck on page 67
- Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) by Karl F. Kuhn in Front Matter
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