The glossary at the end of each chapter immediately reinforces the terms necessary for student comprehension of concepts. The glossary at the end of the text serves as a single resource for essential terminology used throughout. You will notice that phonetic spellings follow most glossary entries. The Fry Readability Graph was used to verify the appropriateness of the language level for an introductory biology course. Boldface type is used to focus student attention on a key term when it is first defined in the text.
Italic type emphasizes important terms, phrases, names, and titles.
Classroom Testing Software, a computerized test bank of the test items in the instructor's manual, is available in Windows and Macintosh formats. Answers to the objective questions are provided in an appendix to allow for immediate feedback. The study guide is available through your college bookstore. The transparencies are taken from the text and represent the important figures that merit extra visual review and discussion. This is a study tool that your students must have, so they receive it free.