Biology with MasteringBiology (8th
Edition) by Jane B. Reece
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Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life, The Chemical Context of Life,
Water and the Fitness of the Environment,
Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life, The Structure and Function
of Large Biological Molecules, A Tour of the Cell,

Membrane Structure and Function, An Introduction to Metabolism,
Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy,
Photosynthesis, Cell Communication, The Cell Cycle, Meiosis and Sexual
Life Cycles, Mendel and the Gene Idea, The Chromosomal Basis of
Inheritance, The Molecular Basis of Inheritance, From Gene to Protein,
Control of Gene Expression,
Viruses, Biotechnology, Genomes and Their Evolution, Descent with
Modification: A Darwinian View of Life, The Evolution of Populations, The
Origin of Species, The History of Life on Earth, Phylogeny and the Tree of
Life, Bacteria and Archaea,
Protists, Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land, Plant Diversity II:
The Evolution of Seed Plants, Fungi, An Introduction to Animal Diversity,
Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plant Structure, Growth, and Development,
Transport in Vascular Plants,
Soil and Plant Nutrition, Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology,
Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals,
Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function, Animal Nutrition,
Circulation and Gas Exchange, The Immune System,
Osmoregulation and Excretion, Hormones and the Endocrine System,
Animal Reproduction, Animal Development,
Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling, Nervous Systems, Sensory and
Motor Mechanisms, Animal Behavior, An Introduction to Ecology and the
Biosphere, Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystems,
Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology.
For readers interested in learning the basics of Biology.
Personal Review: Biology with MasteringBiology (8th Edition)
by Jane B. Reece
Some Pros about this book:
1. Change is good and the help of co-authors has made this book much
better than previous editions.
2. This book will provide students well rounded knowledge of most
biological concepts.
3. Up to date (considering date of publication).
4. Genetics section is superior compared even to Genetics textbooks.
5. Embryology is well discussed or at least mentioned in almost every
chapter.
6. Systems biology made simple to understand (almost like reading a
Histology or Anatomy and Physiology text)

7. Plant biology well discussed.
8. Research Method boxes made very easy to understand.
9. Diagrams are succinct and easy to read; most have labeled processes.
10. The order of chapters is for the most part good... go from 1 to 56.
(Reader should consider joining discussions on plants rather than reading
straight through the book though...)
Some Cons about this book:
1. This book constantly refers to a certain "enzyme" or "protein" without
giving its name.
a. you could find these in any well-rounded Genetics text.
2. Biotechnology and Genomic Evolution chapters are kind of dull, simply
because of the amount of information presented.
a. Probably a con of any book discussing those two topics.
3. Text makes the reader refer to other chapters quite often. This makes
the book shorter but sometimes confusing.
I would recommend this book for anyone to read, especially to students
studying Biology in pre-professional programs who do not use this book at
their university.
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