Campbell Biology

Аннотация

In each chapter of this textbook, a framework of three to six carefully chosen Key Concepts provide context for supporting details, helping students distinguish the “forest” from the“ trees.” The numbered Key Concepts are presented at the beginning of the chapter and then serve as headings for each chapter section. Concept Check Questions at the end of each section provide a hierarchical framework for self-assessment that builds students’ confidence and then challenges them to push the limits of their understanding with several types of critical thinking questions. The Summary of Key Concepts at the end of the chapter refocuses students on the main points. CAMPBELL BIOLOGY also helps students organize and make sense of what they learn on a grander scale by emphasizing evolution and other unifying themes that pervade biology. These themes are introduced in Chapter 1 and integrated throughout the book