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~ (Author) "From bacteria to bats, toadstools to trees, whippoorwills to whales-the diversity of the living world boggles the mind..." (more)
Key Phrases: will complement your learning, cyclic electron pathway, eudicot stem, United States, Comparative Animal Biology, The Online Learning Center (more...)
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Dr. Sylvia Mader, a well-known author in the field of biology, has written numerous biology textbooks for McGraw-Hill.

Biology is now a tightly knit text that covers the concepts and principles of biology from the structure and function of the cell to the organization of the biosphere. It draws upon the entire world of living things to bring out an evolutionary theme that is introduced from the start. The concept of evolution is necessary to understanding the unity and diversity of life and serves as a background for the study of ecological principles. Modern ecological problems, including the biodiversity crisis, are stressed throughout the text.



About the Author

Dr. Sylvia Mader is the best-selling author of introductory biology textbooks. Other books she has authored for WCB include: Inquiry Into Life, Human Biology, Introduction to Biology, and Understanding Human Anatomy & Physiology.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 1024 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 8 edition (January 22, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0072418826
  • ISBN-13: 978-0072418828
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.2 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #304,581 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From bacteria to bats, toadstools to trees, whippoorwills to whales-the diversity of the living world boggles the mind. Read the first page
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will complement your learning, cyclic electron pathway, eudicot stem, becoming daughter chromosomes, eudicot root, zygospore fungi, sac body plan, multiregional continuity hypothesis, outer capsid composed, polar spindle fibers, unattached earlobes, dorsal tubular nerve cord, labeling exercises, discontinuous feeders, seedless vascular plants, clam abundance, disperse offspring, incomplete digestive tract, mature male gametophyte, kinetochore spindle fibers, primary tissue layer, practice quizzes, remaining phyla, xylem transports water, hydrogen ions flow
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Comparative Animal Biology, The Online Learning Center, Thinking Scientifically, Understanding the Terms, Genetic Basis of Life, South America, Practice Problems, Health Focus, Science Focus, North America, Ecology Focus, Charles Darwin, Nobel Prize, New World, New York, Connecting the Concept, Southern Hemisphere, Human Genome Project, Old World, Department of Agriculture, Indian Ocean, Northern Hemisphere, Additional Genetics Problems, Comparison of Meiosis
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4.0 out of 5 stars Simple, March 28, 2000
This review is from: Biology (Paperback)
Mader's "Biology" makes every thing simple with its easy-to-understand language and figures. Great EM shots, summarized tables, and applied examples are a few of the several features of the book. Also, summaries at the end of each section and chapter make it easy to reveiw what you have read in a short time. In addition, I have to note that the book is very simple. i.e. College students may need more detailes, although this book is very useful to them!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for college/pre-college students, March 26, 1999
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Brilliant photography, logical arrangement of topics, outstanding illustrations, and well-written text combine to make this text an outstanding tool in the classroom, or as a resource. Features include: main ideas emphasized in boxes within text; challenging content written for easy comprehension; chapters introduced with clear objectives and concluded with detailed summary; information presented in logical flow; chapter assessment by essay, multiple-choice, and critical-thinking questions; detailed index and glossary.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Student Review, June 8, 2009
Used it to pass entrance test at Jr. college to get into A&P w/o taking BIO 101. Used chapters 1-25. I passed!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Biology
This book is well written and organized. It is useful for the course which I am currently taking at our local community college
Published 8 months ago by M. S. Lambert

3.0 out of 5 stars For non science people
This book is vary basic, definitely for people who have no background in biology. I'm not sure what level she was writing for, because especially in the beginning it was like she... Read more
Published on September 21, 2007 by S. Barnum

1.0 out of 5 stars Vague and Disappointing
It's too boring and basic for my taste. I wanted a more advanced textbook. Alot of people say that this book was okay, but for me, I give it a 1/5. Read more
Published on June 2, 2006 by Cutesy!Pie

3.0 out of 5 stars Boring But Understandable
Like most biology books full of big words and irrelevent terms this 4th edition biology book by Mader was quite easy for me to understand the scientific terms considering this was... Read more
Published on August 26, 1999

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