biology

Explore how animals have adapted to survive a variety of conditions and climates through metamorphosis.

Presents an illustrated chronology of 250 milestones in the history of biology. Discusses mummification, the coelacanth, agriculture, animal migration, natural selection, global warming, influential scientists, and the human genome project among other topics. Features full-color photographs for each entry, and further reading.

Take a close look at the science behind the life cycles of reptiles.

Take a close look at the science behind the life cycles of amphibians.

Contains a glossary of over 1,000 words related to biology; biographies of over 400 hundred scientists who had a significant impact on the field; a chronology of key developments and discoveries in biology; and a selection of tables, charts, diagrams, measurements, formulas, and calculations.

Explains the ubiquitous similarities, confounding terminology, and common misnomers that make plant and animal names so confusing.

Prepares students for the Advanced Placement Biology Test, providing a diagnostic test, in-depth subject review, "red alert" test-taking strategies, lab exercises, essay writing strategies, and three full-length practice tests.

Explains and describes the theory of Gaia, the proposal that the Earth and life upon it have evolved together in a linked process and are self-regulating--a living force in and of themselves.