num_pages: 848
description:  A Guide to the Natural World remains the only book written and illustrated from the ground up for those with little knowledge of biology. The Third Edition retains its best features—rich, full-color art, an accessible writing style, and a full complement of digital resources—while substantially updating the content throughout to emphasize the relevancy of biology to readers' lives. A seven-part organization covers essential atoms, molecules, and cells; energy and its transformation; how life goes genetics; life's organizing evolution and the diversity of life; a bounty that feeds us plants; what makes the organism tick? animal anatomy and physiology; and the living world as a ecology and behavior. For the promotion of biological literacy—to make individuals aware that they need it to participate in the workforce, make everyday decisions, and make informed choices at the ballot box.
language: English
title: Biology: A Guide to the Natural World
titlecomplete: Biology: A Guide to the Natural World
genres: Biology, Textbooks, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 86
publisher: Benjamin Cummings