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New!
‘Working with the Data' Exercises
In response to requests for more quantitative
exercises that help students learn how experimental
data is handled, we have created a new set of
exercises built from the original articles depicted
in the experiment figures in the textbook. These
exercises ask students to look at the real data
produced by the experiment in question and then
asks them to answer questions based on that data.
These new exercises help build quantitative skills
and encourage student interest in how scientists
work.
Click
here to View a Sample Exercise
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Interactive
Summaries that combine a review of important
concepts with links to all the key figures from
the chapter as well as all of the relevant animated
tutorials and activities. |
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Animated
Tutorials. Over 100 in-depth animated
tutorials present complex topics in a clear,
easy-to-follow format that combines a detailed
animation with an introduction, conclusion,
and quiz. Click below to Watch Sample Animated
Tutorials:
5.2
Active Transport
29.1
Life Cycle of a Conifer |
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Activities.
Over 120 interactive activities help the
student learn important facts and concepts in
a variety of ways, such as labeling steps in processes
or parts of structures, building diagrams, and
identifying different types of organisms. |
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Flashcards. For
each chapter of the book, there is a set of Flashcards
that allows the student to review all the key
terminology from the chapter. The student can
review the terms in the study mode, and then quiz
themselves on a list of terms. |
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New! Experiment
Links. New for the Eighth Edition,
each experiment featured in the textbook has a
corresponding treatment on the companion website.
Links to further information about the experiment,
further research that followed, and applications
derived from the research all help give the student
a better appreciation of the dynamic, experimental
nature of the science of biology, and of the real-world
implications of the experiments they are reading
about. |
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New! Interactive
Tree of Life lets you explore a wide
range of information about all the major groups
of organisms and their relationships to each other. |
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Interactive Quizzes.
Every question includes an image
taken from a figure from the textbook, thorough
feedback on both right and wrong answer choices,
references to textbook pages, and links to electronic
versions of book pages, where the related material
is highlighted for immediate reinforcement of
concepts. |
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Online Quizzes
test the student’s comprehension of the
chapter material, and the results are stored in
the online gradebook. |
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Key Terms.
The key terminology introduced in each chapter
is listed, with definitions and audio pronunciations
from the Glossary. |
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Suggested Readings.
For each chapter of the book, a list of suggested
readings is provided as a resource for further
study. |
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Glossary. The
language of biology is often difficult for students
taking introductory biology, so we have created
a full glossary with audio pronunciations. |
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Math for Life
(Dany Adams, The Forsyth Institute) Math for
Life is a collection of mathematical shortcuts
and references to help students with the quantitative
skills they need in the laboratory. |
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Survival Skills
(Jerry Waldvogel, Clemson University) Survival
Skills is a guide to more effective study
habits. Topics include time management, note taking,
effective highlighting, and exam preparation. |
