This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content, which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. About the book Key Concepts : Each chapter in the 11th Edition is organized around a manageable framework of three to six Key Concepts that provide the context for supporting details, helping students distinguish the forest from the trees. · The Key Concepts at the beginning of the chapter orient students to the main ideas of the chapter. · Numbered Concept Heads keep students focused on the main ideas as they move through the chapter and make it easy for instructors to assign selected sections. · Concept Check Questions at the end of each section provide a hierarchical framework for self-assessment. · The Summary of Key Concepts , which includes summary diagrams and questions, refocuses students on the main points. NEW! Content Updates: Carefully selected content updates throughout the text reflect rapidly evolving research in the fields of: · Genomics · Gene editing technology (CRISPR) · Microbiomes · Impacts of climate change across the biological hierarchy · Significant revisions have been made to Unit 8, The Ecology of Life, including a deeper integration of evolutionary principles. Course Themes : · Five fundamental themes that mirror the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education report and run through all areas of biology--Evolution, Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, and Interactions--are introduced in Chapter 1 and recur throughout the text. A Write about a Theme question in every Chapter Review reinforces how the chapter content relates to one of these common “big ideas” of biology. · Evolution is the core theme of this text, introduced in Chapter 1. Every chapter includes at least one section that explicitly focuses on evolutionary aspects of the content, highlighted by an Evolution banner. (Since the chapters in Unit 4, Evolution, and Unit 5, The Diversity of Life, are all about evolution, these chapters do not have Evolution banners.) Every Chapter Review includes an Evolution Connection Question. · The impact of genomics and gene editing across biology is explored throughout the 11th Edition. Examples show students how our ability to sequence DNA and proteins rapidly and inexpensively is transforming every subfield of biology, from cell biology to physiology to ecology. o The basic steps of gene expression are shown in Chapter 1, providing students with an understanding of how genes determine the characteristics of an organism from the beginning of their study of biology. o Chapter 5 concludes with the concept, “Genomics and proteomics have transformed biological inquiry and applications,” which includes a Make Connections Figure, “Contributions of Genomics and Proteomics to Biology.” o Examples show how biology is being revolutionized by DNA and protein sequence analysis, such as human origins research in Chapter 34, microbiome coverage in Chapter 42, and virus history identification in Chapter 47. o CRISPR gene editing is covered in Chapters 19, 26, and 27. Skill Development and Practice : The 11th Edition engages students by challenging them to apply their knowledge