xl, 1263, [155] pages : 29 cm Campbell Biology is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text's hallmark values - accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning - have made it the most successful college introductory biology book for eight consecutive editions Revised edition of: Biology / Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece. 8th ed. c2009 Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction -- Themes in the study of life. -- Unit 1. The chemistry of life. -- 2. The chemical context of life. -- 3. Water and life. -- 4. Carbon and the molecular diversity of life. -- 5. The structure and function of large biological molecules. -- Unit 2. The cell. -- 6. A tour of the cell. -- 7. Membrane structure and function. -- 8. An introduction to metabolism. -- 9. Cellular respiration and fermentation. -- 10. Photosynthesis. -- 11. Cell communication. -- 12. The cell cycle. -- Unit 3. Genetics. -- 13. Meiosis and sexual life cycles. -- 14. Mendel and the gene idea. -- 15. The chromosomal basis of inheritance. -- 16. The molecular basis of inheritance. -- 17. From gene to protein. -- 18. Regulation of gene expression. -- 19. Viruses. -- 20. Biotechnology. -- 21. Genomes and their evolution. -- Unit 4. Mechanisms of evolution. -- 22. Descent with modification: a Darwinian view of life. -- 23. The evolution of populations. -- 24. The origin of species. -- 25. The history of life on Earth. -- Unit 5. The evolutionary history of biological diversity -- 26. Phylogeny and the tree of life -- 27. Bacteria and archaea -- 28. Protists. -- 29. Plant diversity 1: How plants colonized land. -- 30. Plant diversity 2: The evolution of seed plants -- 31. Fungi. -- 32. An overview of animal diversity -- 33. An introduction to invertebrates -- 34. The origin and evolution of vertebrates -- Unit 6. Plant form and function. -- 35. Plant structure, growth, and development -- 36. Resource acquisition and transport in vascular plants -- 37. Soil and plant nutrition -- 38. Angiosperm reproduction and biotechnology -- 39. Plant responses to internal and external signals. -- Unit 7. Animal form and function. -- 40. Basic principles of animal form and function. -- 41. Animal nutrition -- 42. Circulation and gas exchange -- 43. The immune system -- 44. Osmoregulation and excretion. -- 45. Hormones and the endocrine system. -- 46. Animal reproduction -- 47. Animal development. -- 48. Neurons, synapses, and signaling. -- 49. Nervous systems. -- 50. Sensory and motor mechanisms. -- 51. Animal behavior -- Unit 8. Ecology. -- 52. An introduction to ecology and the biosphere. -- 53. Population ecology. -- 54. Community ecology. -- 55. Ecosystems and restoration ecology. -- 56. Conservation biology and global change