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Exploring the Science of Life
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Biological Science: exploring the science of life responds to the key needs of lecturers and their students by placing a clear central narrative, carefully-structured active learning, and confidence with quantitative concepts and scientific enquiry central to its approach.

Written by a team of dedicated and passionate academics, and shaped by feedback from over 55 institutions, its straightforward narrative, reinforced by key concept overview videos for every chapter, communicate key ideas clearly: the right information is provided at the right time, and at the right depth.

Its pause and think features, self-check quizzes, and graded end of chapter questions, augmented by flashcards of key terms, directly support active learning. The combination of narrative text and learning features promote a rich, active learning experience: read, watch, and do.

Its combination of Quantitative Toolkits, Scientific Process panels, and the Life and its Exploration chapters provide more insight and support than any other general biology text; they prepare students to engage with this quantitative and experimental discipline with confidence, and set them on a path for success throughout their future studies.

With coverage that spans the full scale of biological science - from molecule to ecosystem - and with an approach that fully supports flexible, self-paced learning, Biological Science: exploring the science of life will set you on a path towards a deeper understanding of the key concepts in biology, and a greater appreciation of biology as a dynamic experimental science.

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Biological Science: exploring the science of life is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.

The enhanced ebook is enriched with features that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

- Key concepts videos support students from the start of every chapter and as they make their way through every Module.
- Self-check questions at the end of each chapter section give students quick and formative feedback, building their confidence and comprehension as they study and revise.
- Quantitative skills video screencasts help students to master the foundational skills required by this discipline.
- Interactive figures give students the control they need to step through, and gain mastery over, key concepts.
- Per-chapter flashcard glossaries help students to recall the key terms and concepts on which further study can be built.


Contents:

Life and its Exploration: Foundational Principles
Topic 1: Scientific enquiry
Topic 2: The emergence of life on Earth
Topic 3: Defining Life
Topic 4: Evolutionary processes
Topic 5: The diversity, organisation, and classification of life
Quantitative Toolkits
Quantitative Toolkit 1: Understanding data
Quantitative Toolkit 2: Size and scale
Quantitative Toolkit 3: Describing data
Quantitative Toolkit 4: Ratio and proportion
Quantitative Toolkit 5: Understanding samples
Quantitative Toolkit 6: Designing experiments
Quantitative Toolkit 7: Assessing patterns
Quantitative Toolkit 8: Formulae and equations
Quantitative Toolkit 9: Rates of change
Module 1 LIFE AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
1: Building blocks: molecules and macromolecules
2: Energy: powering biochemical processes
3: Information: genes and genomes
4: Mendelian genetics
5: Reading the genome: gene expression and protein synthesis
6: Proteins and proteomes
7: Metabolism: energy capture and release from food
8: Molecular tools and techniques
Module 2 LIFE AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL
9: Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
10: Cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
11: Microbial diversity
12: The growth, measurement, and visualisation of cells
13: Microbes in life: harnessing their power
14: Microbes as agents of infectious disease
15: Viruses
Module 3 THE HUMAN ORGANISM: TISSUES, ORGANISMS, AND SYSTEMS
16: Physiology overview
17: Communication and control 1: introducing the nervous and endocrine systems
18: Communication and control 2: sensory systems
19: Communication and control 3: controlling organ systems
20: Muscle and movement
21: Cardiovascular system
22: Respiratory system
23: Exercise physiology
24: Renal system
25: Digestive system
26: Reproductive system
27: Immune system
Module 4 ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT
28: The structure of living organisms
29: Body plans
30: Interaction with the external environment
31: Movement, locomotion, and migration
32: Defence against predation and invasion
33: Reproduction and development
Module 5 ORGANISMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
34: Fundamental concepts: ecology, evolution, species, and speciation
35: Genes: evolutionary change in alleles, genotypes, and phenotypes
36: Populations: quantifying demographics and modelling change
37: Communities: species interactions and biodiversity metrics
38: Ecosystems: abiotic interactions and environmental processes
39: Challenges: key threats to ecosystems
40: Solutions: managing, conserving, and restoring ecosystems


PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9780198783701
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: April, 2022
Pages: 296
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Biochemistry

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