Biology for the Informed Citizen Study Guide [Paperback]

Designed to work withBiology for the Informed Citizenby Donna M. Bozzone and Douglas S. Green, this Study Guide provides students with brief summaries and step-by-step analyses of each chapter, additional review questions, and thoughtful advice and study tips. The Study Guide is authored by Sharon Gilman, who is also the author of the book's test item file, a resource for instructors that includes over 1200 questions for easy student evaluation.Unit 1. The Scientific Study of LifeChapter 1. The Nature of Biology and EvolutionWhy Does Biology Matter to You?Chapter 2. The Nature of ScienceHow Do We Know How the World Works?Unit 2: Reproduction, Inheritance, and EvolutionChapter 3. Human DevelopmentHow Do Cells Make a Person?Chapter 4. Inheritance, Genes, and CharacteristicsDoes Disease Have a Genetic Basis?Chapter 5. CancerHow Can It Be Prevented, Diagnosed, and Treated?Chapter 6. ReproductionWhat Kind of Baby Is It?Chapter 7. Plants, Agriculture, and Genetic EngineeringCan We Create Better Plants and Animals?Chapter 8. Health Care and the Human GenomeHow Will We Use Our New Medical and Genetic Skills?Chapter 9. EvolutionHow Do Species Arise and Adapt?Chapter 10. The Evolution of DiseaseWhy Do We Get Sick?Unit 3: Interacting with NatureChapter 11. EcologyHow Do We Benefit from a Functional Ecosystem?Chapter 12. Biodiversity and Human AffairsHow Is the Human Race Like a Meteorite?Chapter 13. Human Population GrowthHow Many People Can a Single Planet Hold?Sharon Gilman is Associate Professor of Biology at Coastal Carolina University.Study guide forBiology for the Informed Citizen, amotivating case-study approach that focuses on the consequences of biology