Biology: Investigating Life on Earth (The Jones and Bartlett Bookmark Series in Biology)

This exciting new edition of Avila's popular biology textbook offers current, accurate, clearly written and well organized information, including seven new chapters. Written for introductory biology courses, this text represents the philosophy that an understanding of the principles of biology from a cellular perspective is key to a biological literacy and a full appreciation of the many intricacies of life. Written for introductory biology courses, this text presents the philosophy that an understanding of the principles of biology from a cellular perspective is the key to biological literacy and a full appreciation of the many intricacies of life. This edition includes seven new chapters. Context rather than content is emphasized throughout