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Biology: Concepts and Connections

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Concepts & Connections, 6/e continues to be the most accurate, current, and pedagogically effective book on the market. This extensive revision builds upon the book’s best-selling success with exciting new and updated features. KEY TOPICS : THE LIFE OF THE CELL, The Chemical Basis of Life, The Molecules of Cells, A Tour of the Cell, The Working Cell, How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy, Using Light to Make Food, The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance, Patterns of Inheritance, Molecular Biology of the Gene, How Genes Are Controlled, DNA Technology and Genomics, How Populations Evolve, The Origin of Species, Tracing Evolutionary History, The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Prokaryotes and Protists, Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land, The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity,The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity, Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function, Nutrition and Digestion, Gas Exchange, Circulation, The Immune System, Control of Body Temperature and Water Balance, Hormones and the Endocrine System, Reproduction and Embryonic Development, Nervous Systems, The Senses, How Animals Move, Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development, Plant Nutrition and Transport, Control Systems in Plants, The An Introduction to Earth's Diverse Environments, Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems, Conservation and Restoration Biology. For all readers interested in learning the basics of biology.

928 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

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July 4, 2025
Not my favorite intro to bio book. Descriptions and ideas lack the complexity I was looking for. Good for high schoolers, not for undergrads.
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February 3, 2013
I really like this textbooks layout and diagrams. It was a skillfully put together project. It also helps that I got it for free ;)
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463 reviews35 followers
December 5, 2017
Read for Biol 1001. Should have used quizlet more than I did. Only got through the first 9 chapters in class.
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44 reviews
October 17, 2022
did not read all but it definitely took a huge chunk of my time
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May 13, 2025
I liked it- it did good job at breaking down complex topics and relating them to real world scenarios.
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5 reviews
October 4, 2007
haha..its finaLs na, and of course im reading my biology book. :) though quite obsolete (i think they're already at 7th edition?) i still get to read it like everyday..ahehe..go nah.
i wouldnt recommend u to read this edition since ive read the 4th and 5th editions, and so many changes have been made already, since science is so dynamic..!
reading the book,and the topics related to my majors now..ive learned about the physiological activities of the plant and animal cells; membrane polarization; evolutionary origin of the human species; the different kinds of transport in the organelles of the cell; life cycles of so many pLants, and much more..! -nosebLeed!ahehe
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June 24, 2009
The material this book covers is fascinating! Cells, Biology, Chemistry, Molecules- I LOVE it! I think I'm a science geek. That would explain my severe love of microscopes..
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Back to school! I find I understand the material much better if:
1) I hear the info in lecture first and
2) I am walking and reading the material aloud to myself

I'm one of those kinesthetic learners. I'm setting up an elliptical machine in my house with a book stand so I can study at home and keep moving. If I keep this up I'll be a super model by the time I graduate haha

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351 reviews
May 9, 2017
Throughout the year I had to read almost this whole textbook. And it was painful, so of course I'm going to add it to my read list.

Some topics that are very complex were skipped over and simplified like crazy which didn't give me a very good understanding at all. Other topics that are fairly simple get a full two pages (their max for any one concept) when they hardly needed it. I did like how there were plenty of pictures and diagrams about the concepts they discussed.
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8 reviews
July 23, 2015
Still learning from this book. Tonight I learned about isotopes, ionic bonds and the attraction of negatively charged oxygen to positively charged hydrogen. Yeah, that's chemistry, but it's only one chapter, and apparantly it is necessary to the study of biology.
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70 reviews3 followers
November 15, 2008
Ini juga buku penuntun wajib buat mahasiswa Biologi, Apalagi yang baru masuk kuliah!
DEngan ilustrasinya yang banyak, belajar biologi akan sangat menarik dengan buku ini.
Konse-konsep yang di jelaskan juga mudah dipahami.
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October 30, 2010
It was an ok book. Everything was outlined well enough, although some points could have used a bit more explanation & the definitions seemed a little clunky to memorize. Still, it was an invaluable learning tool in my biology class.
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February 20, 2009
A highly recommended, updated, user-friendly, biology textbook for non-majors. Our high school currently uses this book.
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41 reviews
May 19, 2015
super Dense but easy to follow and understand.
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