The Living Environment (New York Edition 2007) – Interactive Student Edition

"The Living Environment" provides comprehensive coverage of the required state standards to help meet the Regents exam. To aid student comprehension the conceptual presentation is organized around Themes, Big Ideas, and Main Ideas in biology. Themes are overarching concepts used throughout the entire book that help students make connections between various topics and concepts. Students will be able to see and understand how biology is related to all living things. Big Ideas found on the Unit Opener pages summarize each chapter and help students focus on the topics that relate to the themes. These Big Ideas are broken down into Main Ideas at the section level; the Main Ideas draw students' attention to more specific details. All of the Main Ideas of a chapter add up to the chapter's Big Idea.

CONTENT

Student Guide
Reading for Information
Scavenger Hunt
Investigation and Experimentation

Chapter 1 The Study of Life

Unit 1 Ecology
Chapter 2 Principles of Ecology
Chapter 3 Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Chapter 4 Population Ecology
Chapter 5 Biodiversity and Conservation

Unit 2 The Cell
Chapter 6 Chemistry in Biology
Chapter 7 Cellular Structure and Function
Chapter 8 Cellular Energy
Chapter 9 Cellular Reproduction

Unit 3 Genetics
Chapter 10 Sexual Reproduction and Genetics
Chapter 11 Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity
Chapter 12 Molecular Genetics
Chapter 13 Genetics and Biotechnology

Unit 4 History of Biological Diversity.
Chapter 14 The History of Life
Chapter 15 Evolution
Chapter 16 Primate Evolution
Chapter 17 Organizing Life’s Diversity

Unit 5 The Human Body
Chapter 18 Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems
Chapter 19 Nervous System
Chapter 20 Circulatory, Respiratory, and Excretory Systems
Chapter 21 Digestive and Endocrine Systems
Chapter 22 Human Reproduction and Development
Chapter 23 Immune System.

Student Resources
Skillbuilder Handbook
Reference Handbook
English/Spanish Glossary
Index
Credits