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Lisa A. Urry (Chapter 1 and Units 1–3) is Professor of Biology at Mills College. After earning a B.A. at Tufts University, she completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lisa has conducted research on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Deeply committed to promoting opportunities in science for women and underrepresented minorities, she has taught courses ranging from introductory and developmental biology to an immersive course on the U.S./Mexico border.

Michael L. Cain (Units 4, 5, and 8) is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who is now writing full-time. Michael earned an A.B. from Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State University, he taught introductory biology, ecology, evolution, botany, and conservation biology. Michael is the author of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include foraging behavior in insects and plants, long-distance seed dispersal, and speciation in crickets. He is also a coauthor of an ecology textbook.

Steven A. Wasserman (Unit 7) is Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned an A.B. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from MIT. Working on the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has done research on developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. Having taught genetics, development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, he now focuses on introductory biology, for which he has been honored with UCSD 's Distinguished Teaching Award.

Peter V. Minorsky (Unit 6) is Professor of Biology at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches introductory biology, ecology, and botany. He received his A.B. from Vassar College and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College; he is also the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. His research interests concern how plants sense environmental change. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy College.

Rebecca B. Orr (Ready-to-Go Teaching Modules, Interactive Visual Activities, eText Media Integration) is Professor of Biology at Collin College in Plano, Texas, where she teaches introductory biology. She earned her B.S. from Texas A&M University and her Ph.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Rebecca has a passion for investigating strategies that result in more effective learning and retention, and she is a certified Team-Based Learning Collaborative Trainer Consultant. She enjoys focusing on the creation of learning opportunities that both engage and challenge students.

Neil A. Campbell (1946–2004) earned his M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. His research focused on desert and coastal plants. Neil 's 30 years of teaching included introductory biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college 's first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. For many years he was also a visiting scholar at UC Riverside. Neil was the founding author of Campbell Biology.

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Brief Table of Contents

1. Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry

UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

1. The Chemical Context of Life
2. Water and Life
3. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
4. The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

UNIT 2: THE CELL

1. A Tour of the Cell
2. Membrane Structure and Function
3. An Introduction to Metabolism
4. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
5. Photosynthesis
6. Cell Communication
7. The Cell Cycle

UNIT 3: GENETICS

1. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
2. Mendel and the Gene Idea
3. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
4. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
5. Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
6. Regulation of Gene Expression
7. Viruses
8. DNA Tools and Biotechnology
9. Genomes and Their Evolution

UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION

1. Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
2. The Evolution of Populations
3. The Origin of Species
4. The History of Life on Earth

UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1. Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
2. Bacteria and Archaea
3. Protists
4. Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
5. Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
6. Fungi
7. An Overview of Animal Diversity
8. An Introduction to Invertebrates
9. The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates

UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION

1. Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
2. Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
3. Soil and Plant Nutrition
4. Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
5. Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION

1. Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
2. Animal Nutrition
3. Circulation and Gas Exchange
4. The Immune System
5. Osmoregulation and Excretion
6. Hormones and the Endocrine System
7. Animal Reproduction
8. Animal Development
9. Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
10. Nervous Systems
11. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
12. Animal Behavior

UNIT 8: ECOLOGY

1. An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
2. Population Ecology
3. Community Ecology
4. Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
5. Conservation Biology and Global Change