Outlines & Highlights for Marine Biology by Castro & Huber (Cram101 Textbook Outlines) [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 1428803327 | ISBN-13: 978-1428803329 | Publication Date: June 21, 2006 | Edition: 4

Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!  Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9780070121973

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• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: AIPI; 4 edition (June 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1428803327
• ISBN-13: 978-1428803329
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, inaccurate waste of money, January 12, 2007

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Patricia D. Miller (Gualala, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outlines & Highlights for Marine Biology by Castro & Huber (Cram101 Textbook Outlines) (Paperback)

It's implied that this is a paperback version of Castro and Huber's "Marine Biology," when it most definitely is not. The definitions, presumably to help one understand the text's terms, are often laughably inaccurate in terms of marine bio, e.g.,"sinus" is defined as "a pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue..." when the word is used in the textbook to describe the Sinus Borealis, precursor to the Arctic Ocean. In a similar vein, "hot spots" are defined as "sites within a gene that mutate..." instead of hydrothermal vents. "Distribution" and "skin" are likewise erroneously (for marine bio) defined, and "Plate tectonics refers to the study of the global-scale movements of Earth's crust that have resulted in." Yes, that's the entire "definition." And these are just from Chapter Two! The glossary in the back of the real textbook is more than adequate, and much better than this so-called "ultimate student resource tool." The company was also impossible to reach, which we tried to do, in an honest attempt to inform them of their product's inaccuracies. Who needs the wrong definitions, especially when you then doubt all the definitions! Save your money.