E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth Unit 2: Guided Tour of the Living Cell

E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth #2

by Edward O. Wilson

Designed to give students a deep understanding of the central topics of introductory biology, E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth is a captivating iBooks Textbook presented as a seven-unit collection. In this second volume, we examine what happens inside cells, looking at how molecules and energy become life and exploring topics like metabolism, photosynthesis, and cell division. Each unit of the engagingly interactive E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth features video, photo galleries, and Multi-Touch images and illustrations that inspire students to study, enjoy, and help protect the wonders of life on Earth.

Exclusively available as an Apple iBook.

Genres: Biology, Science

179 pages, ebook

First published July 8, 2014

About the author

Edward Osborne Wilson, sometimes credited as E.O. Wilson, was an American biologist, researcher, theorist, and author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, a branch of entomology. A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, Wilson is known for his career as a scientist, his advocacy for environmentalism, and his secular-humanist ideas pertaining to religious and ethical matters. He was the Pellegrino University Research Professor in Entomology for the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is a Humanist Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Much of the material in this unit of the series I remember from college Cell Biology class, although extra details are included, which is good because I took Cell Biology in 1979. The graphics are nice, but there seem to be fewer than in Unit 1. Still, it is an enjoyable review.

[L. Pink · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it

[Harris Silverman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful and serious introduction to biology. More of a text book than a popular narrative.

[Fernando Fernandes · Rating 4 out of 5]