E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth Unit 5: Plant Physiology

E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth #5

by Edward O. Wilson

Designed to give students a deep understanding of the central topics of introductory biology, E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth is a captivating iBooks Textbook presented as a seven-unit collection. In this fifth unit, we examine how plants adapt to survive in a vast variety of unique environments. We explore plant structures—as well as how plants endure different environmental conditions, interact and compete with other species, and reproduce. Each unit of the engagingly interactive E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth features video, photo galleries, and Multi-Touch images and illustrations that inspire students to study, enjoy, and help protect the wonders of life on Earth.

Available exclusively as an Apple iBook.

Genres: Biology

113 pages, ebook

First published July 8, 2014

About the author

Edward Osborne Wilson, sometimes credited as E.O. Wilson, was an American biologist, researcher, theorist, and author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, a branch of entomology. A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, Wilson is known for his career as a scientist, his advocacy for environmentalism, and his secular-humanist ideas pertaining to religious and ethical matters. He was the Pellegrino University Research Professor in Entomology for the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is a Humanist Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not find this as interesting as the preceding books in the series, but that is probably because I am not interested in plants as much as I am in other organisms. Still, there are several things I learned from this book. It is worth the read.

[Harris Silverman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful and serious introduction to biology. More of a text book than a popular narrative.