Biological Science

Exploring the Science of Life
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Jon Scott, Emeritus Professor of Bioscience Education, University of Leicester, Gus Cameron, Reader in Biomedical Science Education, School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Anne Goodenough, Professor in Applied Ecology, University of Gloucestershire, Dawn Hawkins, Reader, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Jenny Koenig, Assistant Professor in Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Martin Luck, Emeritus Professor of Physiological Education, University of Nottingham, Despo Papachristodoulou, Reader of Medical Education, King's College London, Alison Snape, Reader in Bioscience Education, King's College London, Kay Yeoman, Professor of Science Communication, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Mark Goodwin, Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester
A fresh approach to biology centred on a clear narrative, active learning, and confidence with quantitative concepts and scientific enquiry. Spanning the breadth of biological science and designed for flexible learning, it will give you a deeper understanding of the key concepts, and an appreciation of biology as a dynamic experimental science.
  • Life and its Exploration: Foundational Principles

  • Topic 1: Exploring the science of life

  • 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, ORGANS, 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 ORGANISMAL DIVERSITY: STRUCTURE, ADAPTATION, AND SURVIVAL

  • 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 ENVIRONMENTS

  • 34: Fundamental concepts: ecology, evolution, spec
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.

Digital formats and resources
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: 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.

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