Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780138224028 |
| eText ISBN | 9780138223885 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 8th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1300 |
Biological Science, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive postsecondary textbook written by Scott Freeman and published by Pearson for introductory biology courses. The text establishes core biological concepts for college and university students, while providing a curriculum resource for instructors and a reference for professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge of the discipline.
The material traverses key thematic areas starting with the chemical basis of life, cellular structure, enzyme metabolism, and genetic expression. It moves into evolutionary processes, speciation, and phylogenetic history, before examining the structural diversity of organisms from bacteria and viruses to land plants and animals. The final thematic arcs address plant and animal physiology, alongside population, community, and ecosystem ecology.
To reinforce comprehension, the text applies a discovery-based, student-centered framework that emphasizes active learning and higher-order thinking. This instructional methodology guides learners to engage directly with scientific evidence, making the volume suitable for standard multi-semester introductory biology sequences at higher education institutions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Biology: The Study of Life
Chapter 1: Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
Chapter 2: Protein Structure and Function
Chapter 3: Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
Chapter 4: An Introduction to Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
Chapter 1: Inside the Cell
Chapter 2: Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Chapter 10: Photosynthesis
Chapter 11: Cell–Cell Interactions
Chapter 12: The Cell Cycle
Chapter 1: Meiosis
Chapter 2: Mendel and the Gene
Chapter 3: DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
Chapter 4: How Genes Work
Chapter 5: Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
Chapter 6: Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
Chapter 7: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Chapter 8: The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
Chapter 9: Genes, Development, and Evolution
Chapter 1: Evolution by Natural Selection
Chapter 2: Evolutionary Processes
Chapter 3: Speciation
Chapter 4: Phylogenies and the History of Life
Chapter 1: Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 2: Diversification of Eukaryotes
Chapter 3: Green Algae and Land Plants
Chapter 4: Fungi
Chapter 5: An Introduction to Animals
Chapter 6: Protostome Animals
Chapter 7: Deuterostome Animals
Chapter 8: Viruses
Chapter 1: Plant Form and Function
Chapter 2: Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
Chapter 3: Plant Nutrition
Chapter 4: Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
Chapter 5: Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
Chapter 1: Animal Form and Function
Chapter 2: Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
Chapter 3: Animal Nutrition
Chapter 4: Gas Exchange and Circulation
Chapter 5: Animal Nervous Systems
Chapter 6: Animal Sensory Systems
Chapter 7: Animal Movement
Chapter 8: Chemical Signals in Animals
Chapter 9: Animal Reproduction and Development
Chapter 10: The Immune System in Animals
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Ecology
Chapter 2: Behavioral Ecology
Chapter 3: Population Ecology
Chapter 4: Community Ecology
Chapter 5: Ecosystems and Global Ecology
Chapter 6: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Chapter A: Answers
Chapter B: Periodic Table of Elements
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